Constitution of India
464 Articles organised into 25 Parts and 12 Schedules make up the current Constitution.
Collection of Articles on specific themes e.g. Fundamental Rights under Part III.
Contains additional information that has not been included in any Articles.
Browse digitised, edited and paragraph-numbered versions of critical primary materials related to the Indian Constitution and its origins.
Pre-1946 documents drafted either as British-authored legislation to govern India, or aspirational political documents written by Indians, that greatly influenced the Constitution of India 1950.
Documents prepared by smaller groups of Constituent Assembly members which conducted preliminary research and advanced recommendations on specific constitutional topics.
Feedback and suggestions from groups, organizations, and individuals to the Constituent Assembly on India’s new Constitution.
Transcripts of 167 days of plenary debates that took place in the Constituent Assembly from 9 December 1946 to 24 January 1950.
Explore the individuals, institutions, and processes involved in drafting the Constitution of India 1950, including biographies of constitution framers, the work of institutions involved, and the various stages of the Constitution-making process. Trace the connections between these aspects of constitution-making and explore further using our curated list of primary materials and additional reading resources.
Learn about the early lives of the Constituent Assembly members, the role they played in India’s freedom movement and their contributions to constitution-making.
A stage-by-stage overview of how the Indian Constituent Assembly drafted the Constitution of India, along with links to primary and secondary resources to help you delve deeper. Be sure to check out our popular video on constitution-making!
The Constitution of India 1950 was drafted by the collective work of the following institutions:
Smaller groups of members appointed by the Constituent Assembly to conduct preliminary research and deliberate on specific aspects of the Constitution.
A 389-member body responsible for drafting India’s Constitution who came from diverse social, economic and political backgrounds.
An unofficial forum consisting of Assembly members belonging to the Indian National Congress that met on the side-lines of the Assembly.
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