Committees in Constituent Assembly of India

a. 1, 2, 4

b. 3, 4

c. 1, 2 and 3

d. All of the above

 

There were eight major committees and the others were minor committees.

The names of these committees and their chairmen are -

Major Committees

1. Union Powers Committee - Jawaharlal Nehru.
2. Union Constitution Committee - Jawaharlal Nehru.
3. Provincial Constitution Committee - Sardar Patel.
4. Drafting Committee - Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
5. Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas –Sardar Patel.

This committee had the following sub-committees :

a. Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee - J.B. Kripalani.
b. Minorities Sub-Committee - H.C. Mukherjee.
c. North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee - Gopinath Bardolo.i
d. Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee - A.V. Thakkar.
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.

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