Making Of The Constitution Flashcards
Constituent Assembly and making of the constitution
Idea for constituent assembly was given by Swaraj party in 1924.
The total number of Members of the constituent assembly was 385, of whom 93 were representative from States and 292 from the Provinces (British India)
After the partition of India number members of the constituent assembly came to 299, of whom 284 were actually present on the 26th November 1949 and signed in the finally approved Constitution of India.
How long Did it take the constituent assembly to finalise the constitution?
It took 2 years,11 months and 18 days for the constituent assembly to finalize the constitution.
The Principles of the constitution were outlined by various committees of the assembly.
The constituent assembly appointed the drafting committee with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the chairman on August 29 1947 to scrutinize the draft of the text of the Constitution of India prepared by the constitutional advisor B.N. Rao (Benegal Narsing Rao)
The first draft
The Drafting committee headed by Dr BR Ambedkar submitted a draft constitution of India to the President of the assembly on February 21 1948.
Final Draft
The Third and final reading of the draft was completed on November 26, 1949. On this date the signature of the President of the assembly was appended to it and the Constitution was declared as passed.
Constitution Day
26th November is observed as ‘Constitution day’ to celebrate 125th birth anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, the Government of India decided to observe Constitution day on 26 November w.e.f. 2015.
