Question

Which of the following were some of the problems that India needed to tackle post-independence?

• A. The demarcation of land boundaries on the eastern and western side of India needed to be fixed.
• B. Issues with public services, and the arrangement for civil servants and administrative staff had to be resolved.
• C. The reorganisation of the country's military forces.
• D. The country shouldered the responsibility of having to create a new constitution for its new neighbours.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

The reorganisation of the country's military forces.

In addition to challenges in the form of refugee settlement and ownership of assets and property, India also faced the following circumstances:

• The demarcation of land boundaries on the eastern and western side of the country needed to be resolved at the soonest.
• The reorganisation of the country's military forces was a pressing need at the time.
• There existed challenges in the form of debts and credits that needed to be looked at and resolved.
• In 1947, the country faced issues to do with its public services. Those pertaining to the arrangement for civil servants and administrative staff also had to be solved based largely on Vallabhbhai Patel's vision.