The Constitution of India was drafted
by the Constituent Assembly. The Constituent Assembly held its first
sitting on the 9th December, 1946. It reassembled on the 14th August,
1947, as the sovereign Constituent Assembly for the Dominion of India. The
proposed Constitution had been outlined by various committees of the
Assembly like:
a) Union Constitution Committee
b) The Union Powers Committee
c) Committee on Fundamental Rights.
It was after a general discussion on the reports of these Committees that
the Assembly appointed a Drafting Committee on the 29th August, 1947. The
Drafting Committee, under the Chairmanship of Dr. Ambedkar, embodied the
decision of the Assembly with alternative and additional proposals in the
form of a 'Draft Constitution of India which was published in February,
1948. The Constituent Assembly next met in November, 1948, to consider the
provisions of the Draft, clause by clause. After several sessions the
consideration of the clauses or second reading was completed by the 17th
October, 1949. The Constituent Assembly again sat on the 14th November,
1949, for the third reading and finished it on the 26th November, 1949, on
which date the Constitution received the signature of the President of the
Assembly and was declared as passed. The provisions relating to
citizenship, elections, provisional Parliament, temporary and transitional
provisions, were given immediate effect, i.e., from November 26, 1949. The
rest of the Constitution came into force on the 26th January, 1950, and
this date is referred to in the Constitution as the Date of its
Commencement.
Preamble: WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA,
having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST
SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC...
Fundamental Rights: Indian
Government have provided six basic rights to every citizen India. So, as
to provide a democratic environment for the peopel of India to live in.
Here, we are describing each fundamental right in detail to help you in
understanding our constitution.
Fundamental Duties: These
Fundamental rights have been provided at the cost of some fundamental
duties. These are considered as the duties that must be and should be
performed by every citizen of India.
Official And Regional Languages Of India:
Subject to the provisions of articles 346 and 347, the Legislature of a
State may by law adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the
State or Hindi as the language or languages to be used for all or any of
the official purposes...
