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First Woman cabinet minister of INDIA

  1. Vijayalakshmi Pandit

  2. Rajkumari Amrita kau

  3. Sheila Dixit

  4. Sarojini Naidu
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Explanation

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur became India's first woman cabinet minister in 1947, serving in Jawaharlal Nehru's first cabinet as Health Minister. She was a freedom fighter and close associate of Gandhi. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was a diplomat (not cabinet minister), Sheila Dixit served much later as Chief Minister, and Sarojini Naidu was a governor.

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