The document summarizes key aspects of the making of the Indian Constitution. It describes how the Objective Resolution was introduced by Nehru in 1946 and established the fundamental philosophy that guided the drafting of the Constitution. It also defines what a constitution is - the supreme law of the land that establishes the relationship between different levels of government and citizens. The composition of the Constituent Assembly that drafted the Constitution is also outlined, including that members were indirectly elected and some seats appointed, with the Congress gaining the most seats in the 1946 elections.

1. Making of
The Indian Constitution

2. Objective Resolution
• The Objective Resolution was introduced by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
on December 13, 1946. It established the fundamental philosophy
and guided the drafting of the Indian Constitution and later
transformed into the Preamble. The Constituent Assembly approved
this Resolution on January 22, 1947.

3. What Is Constitution Anyway?
• Almost everything we do is governed by some set of rules. There are
rules for games (like- soccer), for social clubs and for adults in the
workplace. There are also rules imposed by morality and custom that
play an important role in telling us what we should and should not do.
• Some rules that are made by the legislatures (also known as Lok
sabha/Rajya Sabha in India), for there own country, are called
“Law”.We need Laws in Society so our society can regulate and work
properly. They are designed to protect us and our property and to
ensure that everyone in society behaves the way that the community
expects them too. Laws tell us what to expect as a consequence or
results of our actions. Laws help to keep the society together. Without
laws there would be complete anarchy.

4. • In General-The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. All other
laws have to conform to the Constitution. The constitution contains
laws concerning the government and its relations with the people.A
constitution is concerned with 2 main aspects:-The relation between
the different levels of government and Between the government and
the citizens.

5. Role of the Constitution in the relationship between
Government and its people:-
• GOVERNMENT
• EXECUTIVE
• JUDICIARY
• LEGISLATIVE
• CONSTITUTION
• THE PEOPLE
• Makes Laws
• Interprets Laws
• Enforces Laws

6. Composition of the Constituent Assembly
• The total strength of the Constituent Assembly was to be 389. Of these, 296 seats were to be allotted to
British India and 93 seats to the princely states. Out of 296 seats allotted to British India, 292 members were
to be drawn from the eleven governors’ provinces and four from the four Chief Commissioners’ provinces,
one from each.
• Seats were to be distributed proportionally to the population of each province and princely state (or group
of states in the event of tiny states). One seat was supposed to be allocated for every million people.
• In accordance with their numbers, seats given to each British province were to be split among the three
main communities–Muslims, Sikhs, and General (all save Muslims and Sikhs).
• Members of each community were to elect their representatives in the provincial legislative assembly, and
voting was to be done using the proportional representation method with a single transferable vote.
• The princely states' representatives were to be chosen by the princely states' heads. As a result, it is
apparent that the Constituent Assembly was to be a body that was to be partially elected and partly
appointed. Furthermore, the members were to be elected indirectly by provincial assembly members, who
were elected on a limited franchise.
• In July-August 1946, elections to the Constituent Assembly (for 296 seats apportioned to the British Indian
Provinces) were held. The Indian National Congress gained 208 seats, the Muslim League 73, and the
remaining 15 seats went to tiny groupings and independents. The 93 seats given to princely states, however,
were not filled because they chose to boycott the Constituent Assembly.