●  The Nehru Report of 28 August 1928 was a memorandum to appeal for a new dominion status and a federal set-up of government for the constitution of India.

●  It was this scheme that popularly came to be known as the Nehru Report after Motilal Nehru, its principal author.

●  The committee also included Tej Bahadur Sapru, Subhash Bose, M.S. Aney, Mangal Singh, Ali Imam, Shuab Qureshi and G.R. Pradhan as its members.

●  This was the first attempt by Indians to draft a constitutional framework for the country.

●  The report was finalised by August, 1928.

Recommendations of the report:

●  This report demanded Dominion Status for India.

●  Formation of responsible government at the centre and in the provinces.

●  It rejected the principle of separate communal electorates on which previous constitutional reforms had been based.

●  Seats would be reserved for Muslims at the Centre and in provinces in which they were in a minority, but not in those where they had a numerical majority.

●  Full protection to cultural and religious interests of Muslims

●  Formation of Linguistic Provinces

●  The constitution should define citizenship and declare Fundamental Rights including universal adult suffrage, equal rights for women, freedom to form unions etc.

●  Complete dissociation of the state from religion in any form.

●  Hierarchy of courts with Supreme Court at apex should be established.