The Drafting Committee for framing the constitution was appointed on 29th August 1947.The committee comprised of a chairman and six other members. The committee members were:- Dr B. R. Ambedkar (Chairman), K M M unshi, Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, N Gopalaswami Ayyangar, B L Mitter,Md. Saadullah and DP Khaitan.