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COMMITTEES OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY stitution. Observing November 26 as the

Seventeen separate committees were constituted Constitution Day reflects the Union Govern-
ment’s thinking in that light, he said, adding
by the Constituent Assembly on various important
issues. Here is the list that the concept will evolve over time. “After
Independence when crores of people dreamt
Name of the Committee Chairman of moving ahead with new hopes and their
Committee on the Rules of Rajendra Prasad spirit was high despite adverse conditions
Procedure prevailing at that time, it was not an easy
Steering Committee Rajendra Prasad task to give a Constitution acceptable to all.
Finance and Staff Rajendra Prasad In a country which has more than a dozen
Committee religions, which has more than a hundred
Credential Committee Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar languages and more than 1,700 dialects,
House Committee B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya where people who have been living even in
Order of Business K.M. Munsi forests besides in cities and towns with their
Committee own faiths, it was not an easy task to bring
Ad hoc Committee on the Rajendra Prasad all of them on one platform and prepare this
National Flag
Committee on the G.V. Mavalankar historic document that respects their faiths,”
Functions of the the Prime Minister said on November 26,
Constituent Assembly 2017.
States Committee Jawaharlal Nehru Before the Constitution was adopted and
Advisory Committee on Vallabhbhai Patel implemented, India was governed by the
Fundamental Rights, Government of India Act, 1935, passed by
Minorities and Tribal and Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Excluded Areas THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY OF INDIA
Minorities Sub-Committee H.C. Mookherjee The Constituent Assembly first met on
Fundamental Rights J.B. Kripalani December 9, 1946, with 389 members cho-
Sub-Committee sen by indirect election by the members
North-East Frontier Tribal Gopinath Bardoloi of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies,
Areas and Assam Exluded as recommended by the Cabinet Mission
& Partially Excluded Areas
Sub-Committee Plan. On December 11, 1946, Dr Rajendra
Excluded and Partially A.V. Thakkar Prasad was appointed as the President and
Excluded Areas (Other than Harendra Coomar Mookerjee the Vice-Pres-
those in Assam) ident of the Constituent Assembly. After
Sub-Committee the Partition under the Mountbatten Plan
Union Powers Committee Jawaharlal Nehru of June 3, 1947, a separate Constituent
Union Constitution Jawaharlal Nehru Assembly was created for Pakistan. Thus
Committee representatives of some Provinces ceased
Drafting Committee B.R. Ambedkar
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