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Major Committees:
1 | Union Powers Committee | Jawaharlal Nehru |
2 | Union Constitution Committee | Jawaharlal Nehru |
3 | Provincial Constitution Committee | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
4 | Drafting Committee | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar |
5 | Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
6 | Rules of Procedure Committee | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
7 | States Committee (Committee for Negotiating with States) | Jawaharlal Nehru |
8 | Steering Committee | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
Minor Committees:
1 | Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly | G.V. Mavalankar |
2 | Order of Business Committee | Dr. K.M. Munshi |
3 | House Committee | B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya |
4 | Ad-hoc Committee on the National Flag | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
5 | Special Committee to Examine the Draft Constitution | Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar |
6 | Credentials Committee | Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar |
7 | Finance and Staff Committee | Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
8 | Hindi Translation Committee | |
9 | Urdu Translation Committee | |
10 | Press Gallery Committee | |
11 | Committee to Examine the Effect of Indian Independence Act of 1947 | |
12 | Committee on Chief Commissioners’ Provinces | B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya. |
13 | Commission on Linguistic Provinces | |
14 | Expert Committee on Financial Provisions | |
15 | Ad-hoc Committee on the Supreme Court | S. Varadachariar. |
3. Working of the Constituent Assembly:
The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on December 9, 1946 that was boycotted by the Muslim League, which insisted on a separate state of Pakistan.