The correct answer is B Pattabhi Sitaramayya. Explanation & Key Takeaways: • The chairman of the House Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India was B Pattabhi Sitaramayya. • He was a Constituent Assembly member elected from Madras Province. • Sitaramayya was an active member of the Indian National Congress. • In the 1939 Congress session in Tripuri, Sitaramayya was Gandhi’s nominee for President of the Congress Party. • He stood for election against Subash Chandra Bose, however, he lost the election. +-----------------------------+---------------------------+ | Minor committee name | Head of the committee | +-----------------------------+---------------------------+ | Press Gallery Committee | Usha Nath Sen | | House Committee | B Pattabhi Sitaramayya. | | Credentials Committee | Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar | | Order of Business Committee | Dr K.M. Munshi | +-----------------------------+---------------------------+ Related Concepts: • IMPORTANT COMMITTEES OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY AND THEIR CHAIRMEN +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | Name of the Committee | Chairman | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | Committee on the Rules of Procedure | Rajendra Prasad | | Steering Committee | Rajendra Prasad | | Finance and Staff Committee | Rajendra Prasad | | Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag | Rajendra Prasad | | Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly | G.V. Mavalankar | | States Committee | Jawaharlal Nehru | | Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas | Vallabhbhai Patel | | Minorities Sub-Committee | H.C. Mookherjee | | Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee | J.B. Kripalani | | North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee | Gopinath Bardoloi | | Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee | A.V. Thakkar | | Union Powers Committee | Jawaharlal Nehru | | Union Constitution Committee | Jawaharlal Nehru | | Drafting Committee | B.R. Ambedkar | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+