26/11/2022
Constitution Day of India is also known as Law Day or Samwidhan Divas of India and is observed on 26th November every year. The Constituent Assembly of India adopted and drafted the Constitution of India on 26th November 1949. This came into effect on 26th January 1950.
Constitution Day aims to bring awareness about the importance of the Constitution and Dr. B R Ambedkar (Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar), chairman of the drafting committee, is considered to be the chief architect of the Constitution of India. He is also called the “Father of the Indian Constitution”.
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on November 19th, 2015, notified the decision of the Government of India to celebrate this day as the “Constitution Day”, to promote values among citizens.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, was the President of the Constituent Assembly, took two years eleven months and seventeen days to complete the drafting of The Constitution for Independent India.
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