The drafting committee was officially formed on 8 April 2011. It consists of ten members, including five from the government and five drawn from society.[45][46] The committee failed to agree on the terms of a compromise bill and the government introduced its own version of the bill in the parliament in August 2011. [47]
Chairmen
The Government of India accepted that the committee be co-chaired by a politician and a non-political activist. It is reported that Pranab Mukherjee, from the political arena, and Shanti Bhushan, from civil society, will fill those roles[citation needed].
Government representation
Five Cabinet ministers will be a part of the Drafting Committee. They are:
* Pranab Mukherjee, Finance Minister, Co-Chairman;
* P. Chidambaram, Minister of Home Affairs;
* Veerappa Moily, Minister of Corporate Affairs;
* Kapil Sibal, Minister for Communications and Information Technology; and
* Salman Khursid, Minister of Law
Civil society representation
Leading social activists will be a part of the Drafting Committee. They are:
* Shanti Bhushan, Former Minister of Law and Justice, Co-Chairman;
* Anna Hazare, Social Activist;
* Prashant Bhushan, Lawyer;
* N. Santosh Hegde, Former Lokayukta (Karnataka); and
* Arvind Kejriwal, RTI Activist.
* Kiran Bedi, Former Police Commissioner and social worker
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