Govind Ballabh Pant

Why in news?

• Shri Hardeep S Puri, MoS, (I/C), Housing and Urban Affairs presided over the Garlanding ceremony of the statue of Bharat Ratna pandit Govind Ballabh pant at Pandit Pant Marg, New Delhi.

About GB Pant:

• Govind Ballabh Pant (10 September 1887 – 7 March 1961) was an Indian freedom fighter and one of the architects of modern India.
• He was one of the foremost political leaders of United Provinces and a key player in the unsuccessful movement to establish Hindi as the national language of Indian Union.
• Post-Independence, he became the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh with leading policy priorities like abolishing the zamindari system, forest conservation, women’s rights, economic stability, and safeguarding the livelihoods of the most vulnerable groups.
• He later on also shouldered the responsibilities as Union Home Minister, focusing on the democratic empowerment of Indian citizens.
• Today, several Indian hospitals, educational institutions and foundations bear his name.
• Pant received India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in 1957.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following statements regarding Gobind Ballabh Pant:
1.He was an Indian national leader from West Bengal.
2.He was a leader of the Hindi movement in the post-independence period.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to Prelims Question