Every year on 26 November, Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas is celebrated in India.
It is celebrated to commemorate the Constituent Assembly’s adoption of the Indian Constitution in 1949.
India’s Constitution is the longest-written constitution of any sovereign country in the world.
The Constituent Assembly of India enacted the Indian Constitution on November 26, 1949, and it came into effect on January 26, 1950.
On November 19, 2015, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment announced the Government of India’s plan to commemorate the 26 November each year as “Constitution Day” in order to promote constitutional principles among citizens.
Dr. B R Ambedkar, widely known as the Father of the Indian Constitution, was a well-known social reformer, politician, and jurist.
On August 29, 1947, he was assigned as the chairman of the constitution drafting committee.
As part of this effort to create awareness about constitutional ideals, the year-long “Hamara Samvidhan, Hamara Samman” campaign has been launched.
The year 2024 commemorates the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution, which took place on 26 November 1949 but came into force on 26 January 1950.
