Parliament pays tribute to Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee on birth anniversary
On 6 July 2025 at Samvidhan Sadan, New Delhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla led floral tributes to Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary.
Summary
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes at the portrait of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee in Samvidhan Sadan, New Delhi, on his birth anniversary on 6 July 2025, joined by Union Ministers J P Nadda and Ashwini Vaishnaw and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh. Dr Mookerjee (1901â1953) became the youngest Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University in 1934 at the age of 33 and served as independent India's first Minister for Industry and Supply, establishing the Chittaranjan Locomotive Factory, the Sindri Fertilizer Corporation and the Hindustan Aircraft Factory (now HAL).
Key facts
- Tribute
- Samvidhan Sadan, 6 July 2025; led by Speaker Om Birla
- Life
- 1901â1953
- Firsts
- Youngest VC of Calcutta University (1934, age 33); independent India's first Minister for Industry and Supply
- PSUs
- Chittaranjan Locomotive Factory, Sindri Fertilizer Corporation, Hindustan Aircraft Factory (now HAL)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee served as independent India's first Minister of which portfolio?
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Correct answer: A â Industry and Supply
Lok Sabha Secretariat: Dr Mookerjee served as independent India's first Minister for Industry and Supply.
Which of the following public sector undertakings is NOT among the three credited to Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee in the Lok Sabha Secretariat's tribute of 6 July 2025?
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Correct answer: D â Bhilai Steel Plant
Lok Sabha Secretariat: he established three major PSUs: Chittaranjan Locomotive Factory, the Sindri Fertilizer Corporation and the Hindustan Aircraft Factory (now HAL). The Bhilai Steel Plant is not listed.