Constitutional and administrative development 1858-1947
Constituent Assembly 1946 and the Indian Independence Act 1947
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- Cabinet Mission scheme: 389 seats, 296 for British India elected indirectly by provincial assemblies through single transferable vote by community, 93 nominated by princely states; first sitting 9 December 1946 with Sachchidananda Sinha, Rajendra Prasad permanent president
- Nehru's Objectives Resolution 13 December 1946, major committees and members such as K.C. Neogy, Drafting Committee under Ambedkar August 1947
- Act of 18 July 1947: two dominions from 15 August, end of paramountcy, Constituent Assemblies as sovereign legislatures, Governor-General as constitutional head, Secretary of State's office abolished
- Themes from NCERT Theme 12: vision of the Constitution, minorities and separate electorates debate, powers of the state, language question
Where to study
Themes in Indian History Part III, Class XII, Theme 12 Framing the Constitution: The Beginning of a New Era
- Theme 12 Framing the Constitution, pp. 1-29 (printed 316-344)
- Theme 12 Framing the Constitution, 1.1 The making of the Constituent Assembly, pp. 3-5 (printed 318-320)
- Theme 12 Framing the Constitution, 1.2 The dominant voices; 2. The Vision of the Constitution, pp. 5-7 (printed 320-322)
- Theme 12 Framing the Constitution, 3. Defining Rights; 4. The Powers of the State; 5. The Language of the Nation, pp. 12-25 (printed 327-340)
A Brief History of Modern India · Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum)
- ch. 35 Making of the Constitution for India
- ch. 25 Independence with Partition
Themes in Indian History Part III, Class XII, Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement: Civil Disobedience and Beyond
- Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement, 4. Quit India, p. 19 (printed 304)