The initial draft of the Indian Constitution prepared by the Constitutional Advisor, Sir B.N. Rau, underwent massive scanning. How many articles and schedules did that original initial draft contain before being submitted to the Drafting Committee?

Introduction, Making & Features of the Constitution — question ID 1184

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Explanation

Sir B.N. Rau prepared the very first draft of the Constitution in October 1947, which contained 243 Articles and 13 Schedules. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Drafting Committee then scrutinized this specific draft and expanded it, which eventually led to the 395 Articles framework presented to the Assembly.