Mountbatten Plan (1947) in Indian History:
- Mountbatten arrived in India on March 22, 1947.
- Mountbatten became the last Viceroy of India, the last Governor General of India and first governor general of free India.
- Mountbatten proposed a plan to divide India.
- Clement Atlee announced the plan in the House of Commons on 2 June 1947, hence it came to be known as 3rd June Plan.
- Work of the demarcation of the boundaries was done by Radcliff . Hence the line is known as Radcliff line.
- The 3rd June Plan was given effect by the Indian Independence Act 1947.
- The dominion of Pakistan was inaugurated in Karachi on 14th August 1947. India became free on 15th 1947.
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