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(THE GIST OF PIB) Constitution Day

[December-2022]

PM to participate in Constitution Day celebrations in Supreme Court on 26th November.

India observes Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas on November 26 every year in order to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India.
On the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar, the Union Cabinet decided to celebrate November 26 as Constitution Day.

The Constituent Assembly adopted the present-day Constitution on November 26, 1949 but it was decided that it will come into effect after a gap of almost two months i.e. on January 26, 1950. During this two-month break, the members of the constituent assembly thoroughly read it in order to find any mistakes.
The Constituent Assembly met for two years, eleven months and eighteen days, a total of 166 days, before adopting the Constitution.
Initially, it had been written in both English and Hindi and had been signed by each member of the assembly.