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Background:
• The last viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten was advised by Lord Clement Attlee to hand over the power by 1st June 1948.
• When Mountbatten reached India, he faced problems due to the conflicting demands of the two top parties of India.
• Muslim League wanted partition and Congress wanted the country to stay unified.
• When all actions to keep the country unified failed, Mountbatten worked out a partition plan.
• Congress and the Muslim League both gave their approval to the plan.
• On 3rd June 1947, the plan was issued after the approval of the British Government.
Salient Features of the Plan:
• On the midnight of 14 and 15 August 1947, India was divided into two different states.
• Government of India Act 1935 will be modified and adopted as a temporary constitution for India and Pakistan.
• A boundary commission will be set up to demarcate the boundaries of India and Pakistan.
• Financial and military assets will be divided among India and Pakistan.
• The Sindh Legislature will be given a right to vote for Pakistan.
• The NWFP’s future will be decided by a referendum.
• In Bengal and Punjab, the Muslim members in the legislative assembly will be given a right to vote for Pakistan i.e. they can join Pakistan.
• The future of Balochistan will also be decided by taking appropriate measures.
• The princely state rulers will be given an option to join India or Pakistan or remain independent.
Last Words:
The legislature representatives of the Indian National Congress, the Muslim League, and the Sikh community came to an agreement with Lord Mountbatten on what has come to be known as the 3 June Plan or Mountbatten Plan. This plan was the last plan for independence.
Indian Independence Act 1947
The June 3 Plan
Mountbatten Plan 1947
3rd June Plan
Third June Plan

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