The first President of the All India Trade Union Congress was ____.

The correct answer is Lala Lajpat Rai.

Key Points

All India Trade Union Congress:

• The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) is the oldest trade union federation in India.
• It is associated with the Communist Party of India.
• According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, AITUC had a membership of 14.2 million in 2013.
•  It was founded on 31 October 1920 with Lala Lajpat Rai as its first president.
• Until 1945 when unions became organised on party lines, it was the primary trade union organisation in India.
• The main purpose of labour unions is to give workers the power to negotiate for more favourable working conditions and other benefits through collective bargaining.
• The following are the objectives of a trade union:
  • To improve the economic lot of workers by securing them better wages.
  • To secure workers better working conditions.
  • To secure bonuses for the workers from the profits of the enterprise/organization.

Additional Information

• C Rajagopalachari
  • C. Rajagopalachari (1878-1972) was an Indian lawyer, writer and independence activist.
  • He was popular as Rajaji, C.R. and Mootharignar Rajaji.
  • He was the last Governor-General before India became a republic.
  • He is remembered for his contribution to the independence struggle as well as his intellectual and administrative prowess.
  • In 1954, he was honoured with India’s highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna.
• Chandra Shekhar Azad
  • ​Azad was born on 23rd July 1906 in the Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
  • Chandra Shekhar, then a 15-year-old student, joined a Non-Cooperation Movement in December 1921. As a result, he was arrested.
  • On being presented before a magistrate, he gave his name as "Azad" (The Free), his father's name as "Swatantrata" (Independence) and his residence as "Jail". Therefore, he came to be known as Chandra Shekhar Azad.
  • After the suspension of the non-cooperation movement in 1922 by Gandhi, Azad joined Hindustan Republican Association (HRA).
  • Most of the fund collection for revolutionary activities was done through robberies of government property. In line with the same, Kakori Train Robbery near Kakori, Lucknow was done in 1925 by HRA.
  • He died at Azad Park in Allahabad on 27th February 1931.
• Motilal Nehru
  • ​Pandit Motilal Nehru was a lawyer and politician who was born in the year 1861.
  • He was elected to United Provinces Council in 1909.
  • He was contemporary of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya.
  • He attended the Delhi Durbar in 1911 in honour of the visit of King George V.
  • Motilal was elected President of the United Province Congress in the year 1911.