According to Wade and Philips, "Constitution
means a document having a special legal sanctity which sets out the framework
and the principal functions of the organs of the Government of a State and
declares the principles governing the operation of those organs”.
·
The
idea of constitution of India was put forward by M. N. Roy in 1934.
·
It
was first demanded by the Indian National Congress in 1935.
·
The
Constitution of India was framed by a Constituent Assembly set up under the
Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946.
Constituent Assembly
·
The
Assembly consisted of 389 members representing provinces (292), states (93),
the Chief Commissioner Provinces (3) and Baluchistan (1).
·
First
meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on 9.12.1946 under the
Chairmanship of Dr. Sachidanand Sinha(Provisional Chairman)
·
Dr.
Rajendra Prasad was elected its Permanent Chairman on 11.12.1946.
·
The
Assembly made a substantial progress and adopted the "Objective
Resolution" moved by Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru,which later became the Preamble
of the Constitution.
·
B.N.Rao
was an Advisor to Constituent Assembly but he was not a member.
Drafting Committee
·
On
29th Aug, 1947, The Constituent Assembly set up 13 committees for
framing the constitution. On the basis of the reports of these committees, a
draft of the Constitution was prepared by a seven-member Drafting Committee
under the Chairmanship of Dr B R Ambedkar.
·
A
Draft Constitution was prepared by the committee and submitted to the Assembly
on 4 November 1947.
·
Draft
constitution was debated and over 2000 amendments were moved over a period of
two years.
·
Finally
on 26 Nov. 1949, the process was completed and Constituent assembly adopted the
constitution. 284 members signed the document and the process of constitution
making was complete.
·
On
26 Jan 1950, the Constitution of India became the law of all the States and territories of India.
·
Original
form of Constitution has 22 Parts and 8 Schedules
Important Committees
& its Chairmen
Committee
|
Chairman
|
Committee
for State Negotiation
|
Rajendra
Prasad
|
Committee
of Fundamental Rights & Minorities
|
Sardar
Patel
|
Drafting
Committee
|
B.
R. Ambedkar
|
Provincial
Constitution Committee
|
Sardar
Patel
|
Rules
of Procedure Committee
|
Rajendra
Prasad
|
The
Steering Committee
|
K.
M. Munshi
|
Union
Constitution Committee
|
J.
L. Nehru
|
Union
Power Committee
|
J.
L. Nehru
|
