Committe Reports

Mandal Commission Chairman

B.P. Mandal

Mandal Commission Year

1979

Mandal Commission Recommendation

27% reservation for OBCs

Mandal Commission Implemented by

V.P. Singh Government (1990)

Kothari Commission Chairman

D.S. Kothari

Kothari Commission Year

1964-66

Kothari Commission Recommendation

10+2+3 education pattern

Kothari Commission Recommendation

Common School System

Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Year

1957

Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Recommendation

Three-tier Panchayati Raj System

Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Tiers

Gram Panchayat-Panchayat Samiti-Zila Parishad

Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Basis

Democratic Decentralization

Ashok Mehta Committee Year

1977

Ashok Mehta Committee Recommendation

Two-tier Panchayati Raj System

Ashok Mehta Committee Tiers

Zila Parishad-Mandal Panchayat

Ashok Mehta Committee Recommendation

Political party participation in Panchayati Raj

L.M. Singhvi Committee Year

1986

L.M. Singhvi Committee Recommendation

Constitutional status for Panchayati Raj Institutions

L.M. Singhvi Committee Recommendation

Gram Sabha as foundation of democracy

Sarkaria Commission Chairman

R.S. Sarkaria

Sarkaria Commission Year

1983

Sarkaria Commission Purpose

Centre-State Relations

Sarkaria Commission Recommendation

Strong Centre with cooperative federalism

Punchhi Commission Chairman

M.M. Punchhi

Punchhi Commission Year

2007

Punchhi Commission Purpose

Centre-State Relations

Punchhi Commission Focus

Greater federal balance

Narasimham Committee I Year

1991

Narasimham Committee I Purpose

Banking Sector Reforms

Narasimham Committee I Recommendation

Reduction in SLR and CRR

Narasimham Committee II Year

1998

Narasimham Committee II Purpose

Banking Sector Reforms

Narasimham Committee II Recommendation

NPA management reforms

Narasimham Committee II Recommendation

Bank mergers and strengthening

Swaminathan Commission Chairman

M.S. Swaminathan

Swaminathan Commission Year

2004

Swaminathan Commission Purpose

Farmers' Welfare

Swaminathan Commission Recommendation

MSP = C2 + 50%

Alagh Committee Year

1992

Alagh Committee Method

Calorie-based Poverty Estimation

Lakdawala Committee Year

1993

Lakdawala Committee Method

State-specific Poverty Lines

Tendulkar Committee Year

2005

Tendulkar Committee Method

Consumption Expenditure-based Poverty Estimation

Rangarajan Committee Year

2012

Rangarajan Committee Method

Revised Poverty Estimation Methodology

Justice Verma Committee Year

2012

Justice Verma Committee Context

Nirbhaya Case

Justice Verma Committee Purpose

Criminal Law Amendments for Sexual Offences

Venkatachaliah Commission Chairman

M.N. Venkatachaliah

Venkatachaliah Commission Year

2000

Venkatachaliah Commission Purpose

Review Working of the Constitution