Major Committees
Chairman: Jawaharlal Nehru- Union Powers Committee,
- Union Constitution Committee,
- States Committee
- Expert Committee of the Congress (July 8, 1946): Chairman: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Purpose: To prepare material for the Constituent Assembly
- Members: M. Asaf Ali, K.M. Munshi, N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar, K.T. Shah, D.R. Gadgil, Humayun
- Kabir, K. Santhanam
Chairman: Dr Rajendra Prasad: Rules of Procedure Committee, Steering Committee.
Chairman: Sardar Patel
- Provincial Constitution Committee, Advisory Committee on FRs and Minorities & Tribal & Excluded Areas (had 5 Sub-committees)
- Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee - J.B. Kripalani
- Minorities Sub-Committee - H.C. Mukherjee
- North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee-Gopinath Bardoloi
- Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee - A.V. Thakkar
- North-West Frontier Tribal Areas Sub-Committee
7 Members: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Chairman),
- Members: N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar,
- Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar,
- Dr. K.M. Munshi,
- Syed Mohammad Saadullah,
- N. Madhava Rau (Replaced B.L. Mitter who resigned due to ill health),
- T.T. Krishnamachari (Replaced D.P. Khaitan who died in 1948).
- First Draft: Published in February 1948
- Public Feedback Period: Eight months
- Second Draft: Published in October 1948
- Total Meetings: 141 days
- Completion Time: Less than six months
Minor Committees
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad: Finance and Staff Committee, National Flag Committee.
- Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar: Credentials Committee.
- B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya: House Committee, Chief Commissioners’ Provinces Committee.
- Nalini Ranjan Sarkar (Non-member): Financial Provisions Committee.
- S.K. Dar (Non-member): Linguistic Provinces Commission.
- Jawaharlal Nehru: Draft Constitution Committee.
- Usha Nath Sen: Press Gallery Committee.
- S. Varadachari (Non-member): Citizenship Committee, Supreme Court Committee.
- Dr. K.M. Munshi: Order of Business Committee.
- G.V. Mavalankar: Functions of Constituent Assembly Committee.
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