INTRODUCTION
Planning is a task that requires intelligence, foresight and realistic approach. Framing a Constitution of a country brings a huge responsibility along with it. For this purpose, our constituent assembly decided to appoint 22 committees. Among these committees, 10 were related to procedural affairs and 12 dealt with substantive affairs.
List of major committees with their chairmen.
Name of the Committees | Chairman |
1.Committee on the Rules of Procedures | Rajendra Prasad |
2. Steering Committee | Rajendra Prasad |
3. Finance and Staff Committee | Rajendra Prasad |
4. Credential Committee | Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar |
5. House Committee | B. Pattabhisitaramayya |
6. Order of Business Committee | K.M Munshi |
7. Ad-hoc Committee on the National Flag | Rajendra Prasad |
8. Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly | G.V Mavlankar |
9. State Committee | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
10. Drafting Committee | B.R Ambedkar |
11. Minorities Sub-Committee | H.C Mukherjee |
12. Fundamental Rights sub committee | J.B Kripalani |
13. Advisory Committee on Fundament Rights, Minorities,Tribal and Exclude Areas | Vallabhbhai Patel |
14. Union Powers Committee | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
15. Union Constitution Committee | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
16. North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam | Gopinath Bardoloi |
17. Excluded and Partially Excluded Area | A.V Thakkar |
18. Provincial Constitution Committee | Vallabhbhai Patel |
DRAFTING COMMITTEE
- The committee that played a major role in the framing of the constitution was the Drafting Committee.
- A committee of 7 members was set up on 29 August 1947.
- It was headed by Dr B.R Ambedkar.
- The other six members were, Sayyad Mohammad Saadulla, Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar, N. Gopalaswami Ayyanger, B.L Mitter and D.P. Khaitan and K.M. Munshi.
- L Mitter was replaced by N. Madhav Rao.
- T Krishnamachari joined in after the death of D.P. Khaitan.
- For debates, over 7000 proposals were suggested while only 2473 proposals could be considered.
- It took around 114 days for the consideration of the draft.
- The Draft of the Constitution had 325 articles and 13 schedules initially.