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...
