On 3rd August (1947) names of the cabinet ministers were announced, with Dr Ambedkar as Minister for Law. Dr Ambedkar served as law minister from 3 August 1947 till 27th September 1951 but continued to participate in the Parliamentary debates till 10th October 1951 on the request of then Prime Minister Nehru.

Dr. Ambedkar being sworn in as Minister of Law in Jawaharlal Nehru’s Cabinet

Read the resignation letter of Dr Ambedkar here.

Dr Ambedkar was appointed as the chairman of the constitution drafting committee on August 29, 1947. As a law minister, he was the main person behind writing the constitution of India and passed many laws pertaining to religious, gender and caste equality during this period. Constitution of India is the longest written constitution of an independent country in the world.