Members of drafting committee : 

The names of the members of drafting committee are – 

1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 

2. Alladi Krishinaswami Ayyar 

3. M. Gopal Swami Ayangar 

4. Saiyed Mohammad Sadullah 

5. Dr. K.M. Munshi (the only Congress member) 

6. T.T. Krishnamachari 

7. N. Madhavarao.

Works of Drafting Committee: 

After passing a resolution, Drafting Committee was formed by the Constitution Assembly on August 19, 1947. Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was chosen its chair person, and the Drafting Committee was asigned with the responsibility to prepare the draft of the constitution. While deliberating upon the draft of the constitution, the assembly moved to discuss and dispose off as many as 2473 amendments out of a total 

The Constituent Assembly:

 Of 7635 tabled. The Drafting Committee played an important role in the making of the constitution. The committee proposed the draft constitution and put it up before the Constituent Assembly on February 21, 1948. The report was read three times in the Constituent Assembly, which is given below: 

1. First Reading: 

The first reading of the report started on November 4, 1948 and continued upto November 1948. Many amendments in drafting report were suggested after the publication of the draft. Again a specific edition was then published. 

2. Second Reading: 

The second reading started on November 15 and continued upto October 17, 1949. During this period 7653 amendments were presented, out of which 2473 were accepted for discussion. 

3. Third Reading: 

The third reading of the constitution started on November 14, 1949 and continued upto November 26, 1949. The constitution was passed and declared on 26 November, 1949. At that time 284 members out of total 299, were present in the Central Hall of the Assembly.

The process of the making of the constitution took 2 years 11 months and 18 days to be completed. During this period, 11 sessions were held and total 114 days were spent over the discussions on the drafting of the constitution. During this period, the constitutions of 60 countries were scrutinized.

After a long discussion and amendments, when the draft of the constitution was presented in the constituent assembly on November 26, 1949. there were 365 sections and 8 schedules in it, but 15 sections of the constitution i.e. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 372, 380, 388, 391, 392 and 393 were passed and applied on the same day 26 November, 1949.

Remaining part of the constitution was applied on January 26, 1950, as Indian National Congress had demanded total independence on January 26, 1930 and the day of 26 January was celebrated as the independence day till the time India got independence. The last meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on January 24, 1950 and on that very day Dr. Rajendra Prasad was made the first President of Free India.