Various Committees of the Constituent Assembly

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
Chairman: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: Drafting 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).
Drafting Process
  • 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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