Constituent Assembly and Making of the Constitution

On 26 November 1949, the last day of the 11th session, the constitution was adopted. Apart from these eleven sessions, one more meeting was held on 24 January, 1950 in which the members appended their signature. So, the nearest correct answer is option (c).

The Constituent Assembly had 11 sessions overs 2 years. 11 months and 18 days. On January 24, 1950, the Constituent Assembly held its final session. On that day, it adopted the national anthem, the national song and elected Dr. Rajendra Prasad as the first President of India.

The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held on 9 December 1946, when Dr. Rajendra Prasad was unanimously elected as its President.

Note: The First temporal Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly was Frank Anthony, who was nominated by the then temporal President Sachchidananda Sinha on 9 December, 1946. H.C. Mukherjee was the first permanent Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly.

• His primary responsibility was to prepare the initial drafts of the Constitution and provide expert legal and constitutional guidance to the Assembly.
• He studied various constitutions from around the world to inform the structure and content of the Indian Constitution. He prepared the initial draft in February 1948.
• Rau's work was foundational, providing the basis for the Drafting Committee, chaired by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, to refine and finalize the Constitution. While Dr. Ambedkar is widely recognized as the "Father of the Indian Constitution," Rau's contributions as the Constitutional Advisor were equally significant.

• His primary responsibility was to prepare the initial drafts of the Constitution and provide expert legal and constitutional guidance to the Assembly.
• He studied various constitutions from around the world to inform the structure and content of the Indian Constitution. He prepared the initial draft in February 1948.
• Rau's work was foundational, providing the basis for the Drafting Committee, chaired by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, to refine and finalize the Constitution. While Dr. Ambedkar is widely recognized as the "Father of the Indian Constitution," Rau's contributions as the Constitutional Advisor were equally significant.

The Indian Constitution was made by the Constituent Assembly, which came into existence as per the provisions of the Cabinet Mission of May 1946. Its task was to formulate a Constitution for facilitating the appropriate transfer of sovereign power from British authorities to Indian hands.

• 9 December 1946: The Constituent Assembly sat for the first time.
• 11 December 1946: Rajendra Prasad as President, Harendra Coomar Mookerjee and V.T. Krishnamachari as the Vice Presidents were elected, and B. N. Rau as Constitutional legal advisor was appointed.
• 13 December 1946: Jawaharlal Nehru introduced the famous "Objective Resolution" in the Assembly, which laid down the philosophy of the Constitution of India.
• 22 January 1947: The Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Assembly.
• July 1947-Indian Independence act, 1947: The Act made the following changes in the position of the Constituent Assembly:

The Assembly was given complete autonomy and the power to draft any Constitution it chose. The Act gave the Assembly the authority to annul or amend any law passed by the British Parliament regarding India. The Assembly was also given legislative authority. As a result, the Assembly was elected as India's first free Parliament (Dominion Legislature). Dr. Rajendra Prasad presided over meetings of the Assembly as the Constituent body, and G.V. Mavlankar presided over those of the Assembly as the Legislative body.

• July-October 1947: Preparation of the first draft by the Constitutional advisor, Constitutional Advisor started putting together the first draft of the Constitution by aligning the reports already discussed and adopted.
• 22 July 1947: The Constituent Assembly adopted the National flag.
• October 1947- February 1948: Deliberations in Drafting Committee and resultant draft Constitution, Drafting committee produced the draft Constitution by February 21, 1948, which contained 315 Articles and 8 Schedules.
• 4 November 1948-9 November 1948 (First reading): Drafting committee published the draft Constitution of India in February 1948. The draft was introduced in the Assembly in November 1948.
• 15 November 1948-17 October 1949 (Second reading): Clause-by-clause draft discussion was conducted in the Assembly.
• May 1949: The Constituent Assembly accepted and approved India's membership of the British Commonwealth.
• 14 November 1949-26 November 1949 (Third reading): The Assembly finished the third reading.
• 26 November 1949: The Constituent Assembly passed and adopted the Constitution of India.
• 24 January 1950: The Constituent Assembly elected Dr. Rajendra Prasad as the first President of India and, adopted the National anthem and National song.

On the same day the provisions relating to Citizenship, Interim Parliament and Temporary, Transitional and special provisions came into effect. The rest of the provisions came into effect on 26 January, 1950. Thus 26 January, 1950 is considered as the enforcement date of the whole Constitution.

On the same day the provisions relating to Citizenship, Interim Parliament and Temporary, Transitional and special provisions came into effect. The rest of the provisions came into effect on 26 January, 1950. Thus 26 January, 1950 is considered as the enforcement date of the whole Constitution.

On the same day the provisions relating to Citizenship, Interim Parliament and Temporary, Transitional and special provisions came into effect. The rest of the provisions came into effect on 26 January, 1950. Thus 26 January, 1950 is considered as the enforcement date of the whole Constitution.