An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was

The Cripps Mission offered a post-war constitutional settlement that explicitly promised India Dominion status and the setting up of a constitution-making body to frame the new constitution after the Second World War, with implementation deferred until war’s end [1]. The mission’s draft thus envisioned an Indian Union with self-governing (dominion) status rather than immediate transfer of full sovereign independence; it was sent primarily to secure Indian cooperation for the British war effort by offering this future constitutional arrangement [2]. This promise of dominionhood and a post-war constituent process is the key distinguishing aspect of the Cripps proposals.

Sources

1. [1] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 7: Last Phase of Indian National Movement > Cripps Proposals > p. 86
2. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 22: Nationalist Response in the Wake of World War II > Cripps Mission > p. 442