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Making of The Indian Constitution English 69
Making of The Indian Constitution English 69
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5 sub–committees:
a) North-East Frontier Tribal Areas
and Assam, Excluded and Partially Gopinath Bardoloi
Excluded Areas Sub-Committee
b) Excluded and Partially Excluded Area AV Thakkar
(other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee
c) Fundamental Rights sub-committee JB Kripalani
d) Minorities Sub-Committee HC Mookherjee
e) North West Frontier Tribal Areas
Minor Committees
1 Finance and Staff Committee: Rajendra Prasad
2 Credential Committee: Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
3 House Committee: B Pattabhi Sitaramayya
4 Order of Business Committee: KM Munshi
5 Ad-hoc Committee on the National Flag: Rajendra Prasad
6 Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly: GV Mavalankar
Drafting Committee
Amongst the most important committees of the Constituent Assembly, the most important
was the Drafting committee which was set up on 29th August 1947. The main aim of this
committee was the preparation of the draft of the new Constitution. The drafting committee
consists of seven members.
1. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (Father of the Constitution)
2. N. Gopalaswamy Ayyar
3. Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar
4. Syed Mohammad Saadullah
5. Dr. K.M Munshi
6. N. Madhava Rau (replaced B.L Mitter)
7. T.T Krishnamachari (replaced D.P. Khaitan)
The Drafting Committee took less than six months to prepare the draft, in all it sat for the
total of 141 days.
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