>Constituent Assembly Committees: Navigating Key Issues in Shaping India’s Constitution
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These committees were instrumental in addressing key issues such as union powers, the union constitution, state negotiation, provincial constitution , fundamental rights , minorities, tribal and excluded areas, drafting the constitution, and establishing the rules of procedure .
Together, they worked meticulously to ensure that the <a title="INDIAN CONSTITUTION: DEMOCRACY, RIGHTS & DIVERSITY" Indian Constitution embodied the diverse aspirations and values of the newly independent nation.
In the constituent assembly, eight were major committees and the others were minor committees:
Major Committees Of Constituent Assembly |
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| Chairman | Committees |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | Union Powers Committee, Union Constitution Committee, States Committee. |
| Dr. Rajendra Prasad | Rules of Procedure Committee, Steering Committee. |
| Sardar Patel | Provincial Constitution Committee, Advisory Committee on FRs, Minorities & Tribal & Excluded Areas. |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | Drafting Committee. |
| The Drafting Committee was set up on 29th August 1947: It consisted of 7 members
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Chairman), N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar, Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar, Dr. K.M. Munshi, Syed Mohammad Saadullah, N. Madhava Rau (He replaced B.L. Mitter who resigned due to ill-health) T.T. Krishnamachari (He replaced D.P. Khaitan who died in 1948). |
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>Key Minor Committees of the Constituent Assembly: Shaping India’s Constitutional Landscape
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- Finance and Staff Committee: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- House Committee: B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
- Credentials Committee: Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
- Order of Business Committee: Dr. K.M.Munshi
- Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly: G.V. Mavalankar
- Committee on Chief Commissioners’ Provinces: B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
- Expert Committee on the Financial Provisions of the Union Constitution: Nalini Ranjan Sarkar(Not an Assembly Member)
- Linguistic Provinces Commission: S.K. Dar (Not an Assembly Member)
- Special Committee to Examine the Draft Constitution: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Press Gallery Committee: Usha Nath Sen
- Ad-hoc Committees of COnstitutional Assembly
- On the National Flag: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- On the Supreme Court: S. Varadachari (Not an Assembly Member)
- On Citizenship: S.Varadachari