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    The document provides background information on the making of the Indian Constitution between 1934-1950. It discusses how the idea of an Indian Constituent Assembly was first proposed in 1934 and finally accepted by the British in 1946. It outlines the key events in establishing the Assembly, including elections held in 1946 and its first meeting in December 1946. It also notes the Assembly had 284 members who signed the final Constitution over 2 years and 11 months of work divided over 11 sessions.

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    The document provides background information on the making of the Indian Constitution between 1934-1950. It discusses how the idea of an Indian Constituent Assembly was first proposed in 1934 and finally accepted by the British in 1946. It outlines the key events in establishing the Assembly, including elections held in 1946 and its first meeting in December 1946. It also notes the Assembly had 284 members who signed the final Constitution over 2 years and 11 months of work divided over 11 sessions.

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    The document provides background information on the making of the Indian Constitution between 1934-1950. It discusses how the idea of an Indian Constituent Assembly was first proposed in 1934 and finally accepted by the British in 1946. It outlines the key events in establishing the Assembly, including elections held in 1946 and its first meeting in December 1946. It also notes the Assembly had 284 members who signed the final Constitution over 2 years and 11 months of work divided over 11 sessions.

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    CONSTITUTION

    EXCLUSSIVE SSC MODULE 1/ CLASS 1

    Historical Background of Indian Constitution,


    Parts and Schedules
    By – Dept. of Political Science
    HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF INDIAN
    CONSTITUTION
    INDIAN CONSTITUTION

    ❑ Lengthiest, Written, Partly Rigid & Partly Flexible

    ❑ Adopted → 26th November, 1949

    ❑ Indian Constitution → Enforced → 26th January, 1950


    MAKING OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
    ❑ 1934 → M. N. Roy first put forwarded for an Indian Constituent
    Assembly

    ❑ 1935 → INC officially demanded for an independent Indian


    Constituent Assembly (ICA)

    ❑ August Offer, 1940 → Accepted by British Govt.


    MAKING OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
    ❑ Cripps's Mission, 1942 → Rejected by INC & Muslim League

    ❑ Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946 → 3 – member body - Accepted by INC &


    Muslim League

    ❑ July, 1946 → Indirect Elections were held in India to form ICA

    ❑ November, 1946 → ICA was formed on the basis of report of Cabinet


    Mission Plan
    MAKING OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
    ❑ 9th December, 1946 → 1st Meeting of ICA at Delhi / Chairman - Dr.
    Sachhidnanda Sinha

    ❑ 11th December, 1946 → Dr. Rajendra Prasad – Elected as Permanent Chairman of


    ICA

    ❑ Sri B. N. Rau → Legal Advisor of ICA

    ❑ Eight Major Committees of ICA


    MAKING OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
    ❑ Muslim League →Refused to cooperate with Congress in ICA / Demanded
    for Separate Assembly for Muslim India

    ❑ Mountbatten Plan/3rd June Plan, 1947 → Partition/ Separate CA for


    Pakistan

    ❑ Strength of ICA → Reduced to 299

    ❑ Finally → 284 Members of ICA signed Indian Constitution

    ❑ Indian Independence Act, 1947 → British PM Atlee declared British Rule


    in India would end by 30th June, 1948 / Following this order the Act was
    passed on 18th July, 1947
    MAKING OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
    ❑ Time Span for Making Indian Constitution → 2 Years 11 Months & 18 Days

    ❑ Total Number of Sessions → 11

    ❑ Total Expenditure → 64 Lakhs

    ❑ Original Indian Constitution → 22 Parts, 395 Articles & 8 Schedules

    ❑ Present Indian Constitution → 25 Parts, 470 (Approx) Articles & 12


    Schedules
    MODULE 1/ CLASS 2

    Historical Background of Indian Constitution,


    Parts and Schedules
    PARTS OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
    SCHEDULES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
    ❑ 1st → Names of States & UTs ❑ 7th → Division of Power between
    ❑ 2nd → Emoluments Centre & States
    ❑ 3rd → Oath ❑ 8th → Languages recognised by
    Indian Constitution (22)
    ❑ 4th → Seat allocation in RS from
    States & UTs ❑ 9th → Land Reforms & Abolition
    of Zamindari System
    ❑ 5th → Administration & Control
    of Scheduled Tribes ❑ 10th → Anti Defection Law (1985)
    ❑ 6th → Administration of Tribal ❑ 11th → Panchayats (29 Subjects)
    Areas of Assam, Meghalaya, ❑ 12th → Municipalities (18
    Tripura & Mizoram Subjects)
    Sources of Constitution
    Thank You
    See you next day

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