How many committees were formed by the Constituent Assembly for the making of the Indian Constitution ?
Eight
The Constituent Assembly set up a number of committees, of which eight were the major committees that shaped the Constitution.
They were: (1) Union Powers Committee (Nehru), (2) Union Constitution Committee (Nehru), (3) Provincial Constitution Committee (Sardar Patel), (4) Drafting Committee (Dr. B.R. Ambedkar), (5) Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas (Patel), (6) Rules of Procedure Committee (Dr. Rajendra Prasad), (7) States Committee for negotiating with princely states (Nehru) and (8) Steering Committee (Dr. Rajendra Prasad).
Besides these, several minor committees (e.g. Finance and Staff, Credentials, House, Order of Business, Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag) also worked, but the major committees numbered eight, not one, five or seven.
Hence, the answer is Eight.
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