DMPQ: Congress ministries were formed in various province after elections in 1937. What were the provinces where congress ministries were formed. Outline the efforts of the ministries in the field of civil liberty.

Congress ministries were formed in Bombay, madras, Central provinces, Orissa, United Provinces, Bihar and later in NWPF and Assam also.  Even-though ministries had limited power congress ministries left no stone unturned to wards the social well being of the country.

The work under civil liberties:

• Laws giving emergency powers were repealed.
• Ban on illegal organisations, such as the Hindustan Seva dal and Youth leagues, and on certain books and journals was lifted.
• Press restrictions were lifted.
• News papers were taken out of the black lists.
• Confiscated arms and arms licences were restored.
• Police powers were curbed and CID stopped shadowing politicians.
• Political prisoners and revolutionaries were released, and deportation and internment orders were revoked.
• In Bombay lands confiscated during the Civil disobedience movement were restored.
• Pensions of officials associated with civil disobedience movement were restored.