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IdeaforaConstituentAssemblyfordraftingaconstitutionforIndiawasfirstprovidedbyBal
GangadharTilakin1895.In1934,thedemandforaconstituentassemblywasraisedforthefirsttime,
whichwaslaterbecameanOfficialDemandin1935.ThisdemandwasacceptedinAugust1940offer
bytheBritish.
TheconstituentassemblywasformedontherecommendationoftheCabinetMissionwhichvisited
Indiain1946
ThefirstmeetingofConstituentAssemblywasheldonDecember9,1946itstemporarypresident
wasDrSacchidanandSinha
ThesecondmeetingwasheldonDecember11,1946.ItspresidentwasDrRajendraPrasad.
TheObjectivesResolutionwaspassedunderchairmanshipofJ.L.Nehru.on13December,1946.
TheDraftofIndianConstitutionwaspresentedinOctober1947.PresidentoftheDrafting
CommitteewasBhimRaoAmbedkar
Thetotaltimeconsumedtopreparethedraftwas2years,11months,18days.
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TheConstituentassemblywastheFirstparliamentofIndependentIndia.
TheIndianConstitutionwasenactedonNovember26,1946andputintoforceonJanuary26,
1950.
Onthatday,theConstituentAssemblyceasedtoexist,transformingitselfintotheProvisional
ParliamentofIndiauntilanewParliamentwasconstitutedin1952
FunctionsperformedbyConstituentAssembly:
Enactingofordinarylaws
Adoptednationalflag2271947
Adoptednationalanthem24011950
Adoptednationalsong24011950
ElectedDr.RajendraPrasadfirstPresidentofIndia24011950
Factsaboutconstituentassembly
Had11sessionsover2years,11monthsand18days
Constitutionmakersvisited60countries.
TotalexpenditureRs64lakh
MajorCommittees
UnionPowersCommitteeJawaharlalNehru
UnionConstitutionCommitteeJawaharlalNehru
ProvincialConstitutionCommitteeSardarPatel
DraftingCommitteeDr.B.R.Ambedkar
AdvisoryCommitteeonFundamentalRightsandMinoritiesSardarPatel
ThiscommitteehadTwosubcommittes:
(a)FundamentalRightsSubCommitteeJ.B.Kripalani
(b)MinoritiesSubCommitteeH.C.Mukherjee
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RulesofProcedureCommitteeDr.RajendraPrasad
StatesCommittee(CommitteeforNegotiatingwithStates)JawaharlalNehru
SteeringCommitteeDr.RajendraPrasad

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