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Introduction:

Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of Independent India in the time period of 1964 to 1966. He previously served as the sixth home minister of India from 1961 to 1963. He was a great leader and a man of great integrity and competence.

Various contribution of Lal bahadur Shastri post – independence –

1. Minister of Police: As a Minister of Police in Uttar Pradesh, he started the use of waterjets instead of lathis to disperse unruly mobs.
2. Home minister – In 1961, he was appointed as Home Minister, and he appointed the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, which helps in managing the internal threats and preventing corruption.
3. Shastri formula – He formulated “Shastri Formula” which provided for use of three languages, later incorporated in the Official Language Act.
4. White revolution – He promoted the White Revolution, a national campaign to increase milk production. The National Dairy Development Board was established in 1965.
5. Green revolution – He also promoted the Green Revolution, to increase the food production in India, and make sure that food security is ensured in India.
6. Jai-Jawan, Jai Kisan – His slogan of Jai-Jawan, Jai kisan, inspired both the farmers and the soldiers. The farmers worked hard to ensure the food security in that situation of drought and famine, and the Soldiers protected the border areas and gave a befitting reply to Pakistan’s aggression in 1965.
7. Housing for the Poor: Shastri’s government launched the “Grow More Food” campaign, it asked urban residents to contribute towards agricultural production. The funds collected from this campaign were used to build homes for the poor and create better living conditions for them.
8. Sirimavo-Shastri Pact – In 1964, he signed an agreement with the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike, in concern with the status of Indian Tamils in Ceylon.
9. Tashkent declaration – He signed the Tashkent Declaration on 10 January 1966 with the Pakistan President, Muhammad Ayub Khan to end the 1965 war, this halted the tension in the border areas.

Conclusion:

Thus, above are his contributions in various fields which inspire new India as a nation to progress and be self-dependent, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna the India’s highest civilian award posthumously in 1966.

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