Role of constituent assembly in drafting of constitution

The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to write the Constitution of India. The
Constitution was framed by the Constituent Assembly and established under the Cabinet
Mission Plan
Functions of the Constituent Assembly

1. Framing the Constitution.

2. Enacting laws and involved in the decision making process.

3. It adopted the National flag on July 22, 1947.

4. It accepted and approved India's membership of the British Commonwealth in May 1949.

5. It elected Dr. Rajendra Prasad as the first President of India on January 24, 1950.

6. It adopted the National anthem on January 24, 1950.

7. It adopted the National song on January 24, 1950.

The Constituent Assembly of India was a body assembled with the sole purpose of drafting
and formulating the Constitution of India. The body was a sovereign entity partly elected and
partly nominated and its efforts paved the path for independent India.
MN Roy was the pioneer behind the idea of a Constituent Assembly. His idea was given
reality in 1935 by the Indian National Congress where they officially announced the
formation of a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India. The British
government accepted the demand for the formation of a Constituent Assembly through their
August Offer of 1940. The idea of the Constituent Assembly was finally established by the
provisions of the Cabinet Mission Plan.