Trivedi was born and raised in Kapadvanj in Kaira (now Kheda) District, then in the Bombay Presidency of British India and now in Gujarat.

His ministers were forced to work without offices, clerical staff or communication networks; with all telephone and telegraph lines only routed through Lahore, direct contact could not be made with Delhi.

The limited infrastructure soon complicated the government's response to the communal massacres which raged across the region during the autumn of 1947.

In addition, Trivedi faced severe difficulties in supporting the massive influx of Hindu and Sikh refugees flooding into East Punjab from Pakistan.

He also was a member of The Planning Commission of India [1] Archived 13 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine from 28 October 1957 till 1 December 1963; and was the deputy Chairperson of the Planning Commission of India [7] from 22 September 1963 till 2 December 1963, who served as the President of the Bharat Scouts and Guides from February 1967 to October 1973.