464 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
To succeed Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar as Commerce Member on his appointment as a Representative of India at the War Cabinet, Mr. N. R. Sarker.
As Member in charge of the Department of Education, Health and Lands in succession to Mr. Sarker, Sir Jogendra Singh.
As Member in charge of the Department of Labour in succession to Sir Firoz Khan Noon, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
The Portfolio of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief will in future be designated the “War” portfolio.
The new Defence Member will be responsible for the work at present discharged by the Defence Co-ordination Department, together with such other matters relating to the defence of India as are not included in the portfolios of “War” and “Civil Defence”.
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