Indian Constitution Day: 26 November

Indian Constitution Day: 26 November

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Category : Important Days Published on: November 26 2021

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  • Every year on November 26th, Constitution Day or 'Samvidhan Diwas' is observed to commemorate the adoption of the Indian Constitution.
  • The Constitution was enacted on November 26, 1949, and it came into force on January 26, 1950.
  • In 1947, Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, India's first law minister in the Congress-led government, was named head of the constitution drafting committee and charged with authoring the country's new constitution.
  • American historian Granville Seward Austin has described the Constitution drafted by Ambedkar as ‘first and foremost a social document’.

Important Takeaways

About Constitution

  • A constitution is described as a set of written regulations that are recognised by all members of a country's population. It determines the people's connection with the government.

Committees of the Constituent Assembly and its President

  • Drafting Committee – B. R. Ambedkar.
  • Union Power Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Union Constitution Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Provincial Constitution Committee – Vallabhbhai Patel
  • Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee – J. B. Kripalani
  • Rules of Procedure Committee – Rajendra Prasad
  • National Flag and HOC Committee – Rajendra Prasad
  • Committee for the function of the Constitution Assembly - G V Mavlankar
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