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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.