Indian Constitution Needs Change

 

Constitution of India-Needs Change

B. Yerram Raju

26^th November happens to gain importance because it has been declared as National Constituent Assembly Day. Ambedkar committee handed over the Constitution of India to be applied to Indian Union from January 26, 1947. This is also perhaps the day when it has to be re-written.

       PM Modi repeatedly mentions ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’(Self-reliant India) and ‘Viksit Bharat’(Developed India) and most of the Indian citizens swear by it by 2047. SBI Latest research report puts the growth rate of India at 7.5%. While the RBI’s monitory policy, September 2025 puts it at 7%, the fastest in the world. PM Modi re-emphasized in the latest G-20 summit in South Africa that governance and technology are the two issues that would shape the rest of the world. But will it be possible with a constitution of India that has 106 amendments and 75years of survival. It is time to walk the talk.

              Perhaps we end up with a negative answer. India needs a new constitution but with its preamble of Ambedkar intact.

     New constitution should have the following tenets:

1. Every MLC & MLA and every MP of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha need to be defined. The Election Commission of India(EC) should not grant ticket to any person who is in jail for whatever period in the name of ‘Freedom’.
2. Article 11 and 12 of the existing constitution should be re-written defining a ‘Public citizen’.
3. All the amendments (106) should be in a separate schedule.
4. A high level committee of twelve or fourteen  members should be constituted with the PM chairing it. Three members each should be drawn from the current independent arms of the Constitution: Legislature, Executive and Judiciary( they can be retired). There should be at least two private citizens of eminence. This committee (High level committee )should have 9 months’ time.
5. The draft New Constitution must be circulated for comments by every citizen within a month’s time.
6. The new draft must preserve and protect all the good tenets of Democracy , Legislature, Executive and Judiciary.
7. Judiciary reforms beg no delay. The law should be uniform across all courts.
8. Each law should be subject to ‘Regulatory Impact Assessment’ and the concerned Union Minister should table it in the first session of the Parliament.
9. During the past ten years several archaic British laws are amended/altered. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1883 should also be amended.
10. The following should have independent status away from the Parliament.

(i)                      RBI & Monetary Policy Committee.

(ii)                    Election Commission of India.

(iii)                 Controller and Auditor General.

(iv)                 Finance Commission.

11. The parties concerned must announce the budget for bonanzes for five years ahead of the polls.

Policies:

Policies should be subject to the New Constitution.

1. Industrial Policy
2. Manufacturing Policy
3. Irrigation Policy
4. Water Policy
5. Agricultural Policy
6. Employment Policy
7.  Education and Health Policies
8. Competition Policy and
9. Technology Policy
10. Energy Policy.

The concerned Union Minister must table it in the Parliament.

Kubinder Singh Sathe’s article in ‘Money Life’ of 24, Nov 2025 should be taken into account consideration while writing the New Constitution.

 

Conclusion: The New Constitution should be supreme and federal in character. The ‘Centrality’ defines dictatorship and should be avoided. 75 years, various supreme court Judgements , and 106 amendments are enough reasons for the draft New Constitution.