Making of the Constitution

1. • It was established on August 29th 1947. • BR Ambedkar was its chairman. There were six other members- 1. KM Munshi 2. N Madhava Rau 3. TT Krishnamachari 4. Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar 5. N Gopalaswamy Ayyangar 6. Sayed Mohammad Saadula

2. • For the first time in 1934, Mr. N. Roy introduced the idea of a constituent meeting. • JL Nehru on behalf of INC also demanded the formation of the constituent assembly • The demand was accepted by the British government in 1940, what is called the August offer.

3. How does the idea of the constituent assembly come into being?

4. How was the constituent assembly composed?

4.1. • The total seats was 389, of which 296 were assigned to British India and 93 to the Princely States. • Of the 296 seats, 292 were from eleven of the governor's provinces and four of the chief commissioner's provinces.

5. How did the constitutional assembly function?

5.1. • On December 9th, 1946, the Assembly held its first meeting with 211 members. The Muslim league boycotted that. • Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was elected interim President of the Assembly. • On December 11, 1946, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected permanent president and SC Mukherjee vice president. • On December 13, 1946, JL Nehru presented the objective resolution to the assembly.

6. About Drafting Committee

7. What were other important functions of assembly?

7.1. • Adopted National Anthem on January 24, 1950. • Adopted National Flag on July 22nd, 1947. • Elected Dr Rajendra Prasad as first President of India on January 24th, 1950. • Adopted National Song on January 24th, 1950.

8. How long did it take to come up with the constitution?

8.1. • It took 2 years, 11 months and 18 days to develop the constitution into 11 sessions. • Total expense in forming the constitution was Rs 64 lakh.

9. When did the constitution come into effect?

9.1. • Last session of the constituent assembly was held on January 24th, 1950. • The constitution was implemented fully on January 26th, 1950. • The constituent assembly worked as provisional parliament from January 26th, 1950 till firat general elections 1951-52.

10. Why January 26th?

10.1. • January 26th was selected as the date of commencement of the constitution because on this day in 1930 Purna Swaraj day was celebrated.

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