Formation of the Indian Constitution and Drafting Committee Roles

Jun 11 2024 2 Min read #indian constitution

The British Government had proposed in the August 1940 offer regarding the constitution. In 1934 M.N. Roy has advocated the need for a constitution for India. Elections were held in the month of July 1946 for the establishment of a Constitution Drafting Committee in accordance with the recommendations of the Cabinet Committee. In this election, 296 people were elected from British India, while 93 were nominated from the native states.The representatives of the various categories of non-Constitution Drafting Committee are:

  1. Communist Somnath
  2. Anglo Indian: Prank Anthony
  3. Gurkha: Haribahadur
  4. Scheduled Caste: BR Ambedkar
  5. Christian: Princess Amrita Kaur, John Mathai
  6. Muslim: M. Ismail Khan
  7. Parsi: Minoosani, H.C. Modi
  8. Sikh: Hukumnasingh, Baladevsingh etc

Prominent women in the Constitution Drafting Committee:

  1. Sarojini Naidu
  2. Sucheta Kripalani
  3. Hans Menon
  4. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
  5. Princess Amrita Kaur

who represented Mysore,

  1. K. Chengalaraya Reddy
  2. K. Hanumanthaiya
  3. T. Siddalingaiah
  4. Krishnamurthy Rao
  5. Gurudev Reddy
  6. T. Chennai
  7. H. Siddhaveerappa

22 Committees were formed to deal with the drafting of the Constitution. The most important of these committees is the Drafting Committee. After the independence of India on August 29, 1947, Dr. B.R. A drafting committee was formed under the chairmanship of Ambedkar. It was due to the efforts of this committee that an excellent constitution was formed for India.

Constitution Drafting Committee

  1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  2. Alladi Ramaswamy Iyer
  3. N. Gopalaswami
  4. K.M. Munsi
  5. Muhammad Sadullah
  6. B.L. Mittal (after his death N. Madhavrao)
  7. D.V. Khetan (posthumously TT Krishna Rao) had advisory sub-committees to the Constitution Drafting Committee. Namely
    1. Subcommittee on Fundamental Rights
    2. Minority Sub-Committee
    3. North East Frontier Sub-Committee
    4. North-West Frontier Sub-Committee

12 sessions were called until the constitution was finalized. The period taken for this was two years, eleven. month and 18 days. About 2473 amendments were discussed. About 6½ crores have been spent. After thorough review, the draft constitution was ready in February 1948.

The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution on November 26, 1949. The Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950. January 26 was chosen to implement our constitution. Because January 26 is a day with its own historical significance. January 26, 1930 was celebrated as Purna Swaraj Day by the Indian National Congress. January 26 was chosen to commemorate the implementation of the Constitution of India.