Enactment of the Constitution:-
● The Constituent Assembly took 2 years, 11 months and 18 days to complete the Constitution.
● Some of the provisions related to citizenship, elections, provisional Parliament etc were given immediate effect.
● The Constitution, is adopted on 26th November, 1949, contained a Preamble, 395 Articles divided into 22 Parts and 8 Schedules. Presently, it has 448 Articles divided into 25 Parts and 12 Schedules.
● The enforcement of Constitution was delayed till 26th January because, in 1929, on this day Indian National Congress demanded Poorna Swaraj in Lahore Session, Chaired by JL Nehru.
● The Constitution came into force on 26th January, 1950, known as Republic Day of India. The Constituent Assembly adopted our National Flag on 22nd July, 1947. It was designed by Pingali Venkayya.
