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Constituent Assembly of India

The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to write the
Constitution of India. Following India's independence from Constituent Assembly of
British Government in 1947, its members served as the nation's India
first Parliament.

Who made the constitution? Constituent Assembly. There were

mainly 16 committees.

Several committees were formed under the Constituent Assembly

for the constitution. The list of major committees is as follows:

1. Committee on Procedure Rules, headed by * Rajendra Prasad. *

2. Steering Committee, headed by * Rajendra Prasad. *
3. Finance and Staff Committee, headed by * Rajendra Prasad. *
Seal of the Constituent Assembly.
4. Committee on Credentials, whose * Chairman-Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer.
*
Type
5. Housing Committee, headed by * B. Pattabhi Sitaramaiya. *
6. Committee on Steering, of which * Chairman-KM. Munshi. *
Type Unicameral
7. Ad hoc Committee on National Flag, headed by * Rajendra Prasad. *
8. Committee on the functioning of the Constituent Assembly, headed by
History
* G.V. Mavalankar. *
9. Committee on States, headed by * Jawaharlal Nehru. *
Founded 9 December 1946
10. Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and
Excluded Areas, headed by * Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. *
Disbanded 24 January 1950
11. Sub-Committee on Fundamental Rights, headed by * J.B. Kripalani. *
12. Subcommittee on North East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam's
Preceded by Imperial Legislative
Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas, headed by * Gopinath Bardoloi. * Council
13. Subcommittee on Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Excluding
the areas of Assam), with * Chairman-AV. Thakkar. * Succeeded by Parliament of India
14. Committee on Federal Powers, headed by * Jawaharlal Nehru. *
15. Federal Constitution Committee, headed by * Jawaharlal Nehru. * Leadership
16. Drafting Committee, headed by * BR. Ambedkar. *
President Dr. Rajendra
Prasad, INC
The documentary factual truth is that all the said committees
have done the work of constitution by working to the best of their Vice Harendra Coomar
ability. The reports of the committees described from serial 1 to Presidents Mookerjee
V. T.
serial 15 were discussed, discussed, debated and debated in the
Krishnamachari
Constituent Assembly. Finally, according to the issues on which
the Constituent Assembly agreed or the majority was in favor, the Structure
constitution was only written by the 7-member committee Seats 389 (Dec. 1946-June
headed by Dr. Ambedkar, mentioned on order 16. The
1947)
constitution was not produced by this committee.
299 (June 1947-Jan.
The biggest fact is that the committee for the determination of 1950)
fundamental rights was headed by Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel. Dr.
Ambedkar was not even a member of this committee. There is
representation of backward classes in fundamental rights article.
Constitutional representation (reservation) was made for the
purpose of equality of all sections of the country by abolishing the Political INC: 208 seats
Occupational Reservation. So that everyone's participation in groups
AIML: 73 seats
administration can be ensured at a high level.
Others: 15
An idea for a Constituent Assembly was proposed in 1934 by M. seats
N. Roy, a pioneer of the Communist movement in India and an
advocate of radical democracy. It became an official demand of
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