Describe the Cons

The Constituent Assembly was formally inaugurated on 9^th December, 1946, at the Parliament. 211 members participated in its first session.

a. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected the permanent chairman of the Constituent Assembly soon after.

b. Many committees were formed in order to make the constitution.

c. One of the most important committees was the Drafting Committee. It was formed in August 1947, and was chaired by Dr. Ambedkar (who was later referred to as the father of the Indian Constitution) and 7 other members with legal expertise. The draft they created was passed in the Constituent Assembly.

d. In February 1948, the Drafting Committee published its first draft after discussions with other committees. Then, the Indian people were given 8 months to discuss it and suggest ideas, and finally a revised version of the constitution was created, and was read out thrice in the assembly.

e. The final version of the Indian Constitution was framed on November 26, 1949, and it was finally adopted on January 26, 1950.

The Constituent Assembly thus took almost 3 years to frame the Constitution. It further accepted the tricolor of India, and the national song and anthem. It also elected Dr. Prasad as the first President of the country. The work of the Constituent Assembly has been critical to the foundation of India.