The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World

The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War

India should be granted complete independence.

India should be partitioned into two before granting independence.

India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth.

India should be given Dominion status.

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UPSC IAS – 2016

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The Cripps Plan, proposed by Sir Stafford Cripps in 1942 during World War II, envisaged that after the war, India would be granted Dominion status.

The Cripps Mission aimed to secure India’s full cooperation in the war effort by promising constitutional reforms after the war. The main proposal was the creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status, free to decide its relations with the Commonwealth.

The plan also included provisions for a Constituent Assembly to frame a new constitution, and importantly, offered provinces the right to opt-out of the proposed Indian Union and form separate Dominions, or join a separate Dominion. This ‘opt-out’ clause was significant as it implicitly acknowledged the possibility of partition. However, the plan was rejected by both the Indian National Congress (seeking immediate independence and unsatisfied with Dominion status and the partition possibility) and the Muslim League (seeking a clear commitment to Pakistan).

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