COMMISSION AND COMMITTEES - Useful for CLAT, UPSC Civil Services & other Law Entrance

S. No.
Name of the Commission
Chairman/President
1
NITI Aayog
Mr. Narendra Modi
2
National Human Rights Commission
Justice (Retd.) H.L. Dattu
3
National Commission for Scheduled Castes
Mr. P.L. Punia
4
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
Mr. Rameshwar Oraon
5
National Commission for Backward Classes
Justice (Retd.) Vangala Eswaraiah
6
National Commission for Women
Ms. Lalitha Kumar Mangalam
7
National Commission for Minorities
Mr. Naseem Ahmad
8
Nation] Commission on Farmers
Mr. M.S. Swaminathan
9
National Forest Commission
Justice (Retd.) B.N. Kirpal
10
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
Ms. Stuti Narain Kacker
11
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Justice D.K. Jain
12
Central Information Commission
Mr. Vijai Sharma
13
Central Vigilance Commission
Mr. K.V. Chowdary
14
Competition Commission of India
Mr. Devender Kumar Sikri
15
21st Law Commission
Justice B.S. Chauhan
16
7th Pay Commission
Justice (Retd.) A.K. Mathur
17
14th Finance Commission
Mr. Y.V. Reddy
18
Atomic Energy Commission
Mr. Sekhar Basu
19
Central Water Commission
Mr. Ashwin B. Pandya 
20
Telecom Commission
Mr. J.S. Deepak
21
Space Commission and Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO
Mr. A.S. Kiran Kumar
22
National Green Tribunal
Justice (Retd.) Swatantra Kumar


Ad HOC Commission


S. No.
Commission
Purpose
1
States Reorganisation Commission
·         Constituted by the Central Government under the states Reorganisation Act consisted of Hon. Fazal Ali, K.M. Pannikker and H.N Kunzru. The Commission recommended re-organisation of State boundaries.
2
Kapur Commission
·         To inquiry into the conspiracy that led to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
3
Khosla Commission
·         Investigate the death of Subhas Chandra Bose in 1945.
4
Mandal Commission
·         Identified over 450 Backward Classes comprising 52% of the country's population
·         Recommended 27% of the seats in academic institutions and jobs in Government organizations for these classes.
5
Mukherjee Commission
·         Investigate the death of Subhas Chandra Bose in 1945               
6
Nanavati Commission
·         Investigate the 1984 anti-Sikh riots
7
Narendran Commission
·         Study and report the representation of Backward Classes in the State Public services
8
National Commission to review the working of the Constitution
·         Suggested changes in the electoral laws, setting up a National Judicial Commission for appointing judges and election of the Prime Minister by Lok Sabha.
9
Nanavati-Shah Commission
·         To probe the Godhra train burning incident and the post-Godhra carnage, 2002
10
Commission of Inquiry (Tehelka Commission
·         To enquire into the definite matter of public importance with the power of Civil Court
11
Commission of Enquiry into oil-for-Food-Scam
·         To inquire into the oil-for-Food-Scam
12
Commission for Centre-State Relations Sarkaria Commission and (M.M Punchi Commission)
·         To review working of existing agreement between Union and States i.e., power, functions, and responsibilities in all spheres.
13
Commission on Criminal Justice (Malimath Commission)
·         To review criminal justice system, compensation to victims etc.
14
Kothari Commission
·         Educational reforms
15
Phukhan Commission
·         Tehelka Tapes Scandal
16
1st Administrative Reforms Commission (1966-70) [Headed by Morarji Desai (1966-67) and Hanumantayya, (1967-70)1
2nd Administrative Reforms Commission (2005-2008)
[Headed by M. Veerappa Moily1
·         To recommend suggestions on Administrative Reforms.
17
Librehan Commission
·         Babri Masjid Demolition Case
18
J.C. Shah Commission
·         To inquire into all the excesses committed in the 'nil; Emergency (1975-77)
19
Ranganath Misra Commission
·         To look into issues related to linguistic and religious minclritie in India.
20
Soli Sorabjee Commission
·         Police reforms.

Important Committees

S. No.
Name
Subject
1
G.K. Pillai Committee
To study and examine the demand of a separate State of Bodoland
2
M.P. Bezbaruah Committee
To look into the various kinds of concerns of the persons hailing from N-E States.
3
Sachar Committee
To prepare a report on the latest social, economic and educational conditions of the Muslims in India.
4
Sudha Kaul Committee
To consider various suggestions and views and to draft a Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2011
5
Pitroda Committee
To review the institutional framework of Prasar Bharati.
6
Mukul Mudgal Committee
To examine the TPL spot-fixing scandal.
7
Bilal Nazaki Committee
To review the functioning of the Haj Committee of India
8
Amitabh Kund Committee
To create anti-discrimination law for Muslims on the lines of SC/ ST Law.
9
Nachiket Mor Committee
Comprehensive financial services for small business and low income households.
10
P.J. Nayak Committee
To review governance of boards of banks and examine fit and proper criteria for directors, including their tenure.
11
Suresh Mathur Committee
To suggest ways to enhance FDI in insurance intermediaries and third-party administrators
12
Anil Kaushal Committee
To examine the recommendations made by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on pricing of spectrum
13
Urjit Patel Committee
To examine the current monetary policy framework
14
Bimal Jalan Committee
To scrutinise applications for new bank licenses
15
Damodaran Committee
On improvement of customer services in banks.
16
Parthasarthy Shome Committee
For Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC),suggest a system to enforce better tax compliance.
17
Arvind Mayaram Committee
For giving clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investment (FII).
18
B. Shankaranand Committee (Joint Parliamentary Committee)
To probe the Bofors scandal.
19
Shah Nawaz Committee
To investigate the death of Subhash Chandra Bose.
20
James Lyngdoh Committee
Student politics and student-body elections in colleges.
21
Thorat Committee
Caste-based discrimination against students in AIIMS.
22
R.K. Raghavan Committee
Ragging in colleges.
23
E.M.S. Nachiappan Committee
Reforms in the Higher judiciary.
24
Soli Sorabjee Committee
Police Reforms [it was constituted after the judgment of the Supreme Court in Parkash Singh V. Union of India (2006)]
25
Gartguli Committee
Review of health facility planning and healthcare engineering and management
26
Percy Mistry Committee
Making Mumbai an IFC (International Financial Centre).
27
K.T. Thomas Committee
To look into ways of enhancing the effectives of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
28
Fail S. Nariman Committee
Accountability and damages with regard to destruction of public property.
S. No.
Name Of The Committee
Purpose
29
Satwant Reddy Committee
Review of laws relating to registration of pharmaceutical drugs and clinical trials.
30
Raghuram C. Rajan Committee
Financial sector reforms.
31
Shah Commission (1966)
Reorganisation of States.
32
Tarkunde Committee
To look into composition of the Election Commission and other electoral reforms.
33
Dinesh Goswami Committee
Electoral reforms.
34
G.V.K. Rao Committee
Set up by the Planning Commission in 1985, to look into the Administrative Arrangement for Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation Programmes.
35
Butler Committee
Relation between Indian States & paramount power (the Queen of Britain).
36
Hurtog Committee
Growth of British India education-its effects.
37
Muddiman Committee
Working of Diarchy as in Montague Chelmsford Reforms.
38
Mashelkar Committee
National Auto Fuel Policy.
39
Bhoothalingam Committee
Recommendations on integrated wages, income and price policy.
40
Omkar Goswami Committee
Industrial sickness.
41
Yashpal Committee
Review of School Education system.
42
Ram Nandan Prasad Committee
Constitution of creamy layers among Backward Castes.
43
P.C Hotha Committee
Restructuring of Civil Services.
44
Alagh Committee
Civil Service Examinations
45
Abid Hussain Committee
Recommendations on Small Scale Idusties.
46
Narasimham Committee
Banking Sector Reforms.
47
Kelkar Committee
First Committee on Backward Castes.
48
Kelkar Committee (2)
Direct-Indirect Taxes.
49
Kelkar Cornmittee (3)
Enquiry on Kargil delense deals. Et adicating
50
Chelliah Committee
Eradicating black Money.
51
Chakravarti Committee
Banking sector reforms.
52
Rekhi Committee
Structure of indirect taxation
53
G.V. Ramakrishna Committee
Disinvestment in PSU shares.
54
Wanchoo Committee
Tax enquiries.
55
Bhanu Pratap Singh Committee
Agriculture.
56
Aggarwal Committee
Nepotism in granting petrol pump, LPG connections
57
Rangarajan Committee
Reforms in private sector.
58
Naresh Chandra Committee
Corporate governance.
59
J.C. Kumarappa Committee
CCongress agrarian Reforms Committee.
60
Swammathan Committee
Population policies.
61
Rangarajan Committee
Statistics
62
Wardha Committee
Inquiry On murder of Graham Staines.
63
N.N. Vohara Committee
Criminalization of Politics,
64
Malhotra Committee
Insurance Reforms.
65
Janaki Ram Committee
Security Scam.
S. No.
Name Of The Committee
Purpose
66
Ajay Vikram Singh Committee
Faster promotions in Army
67
Rajinder Sachar Cornnlittee (1)
Companies and MRTP Act.
68
Rajindar Sachar Committee (2)
Report on the social, economic and educational status of the Muslims of India.
69
Jyoti Basu Committee
Report on Octroi abolition.
70
Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
Recommendations on decentralization system.
71
Sawant Committee
Enquiry on corruption, charges against Ministers & Anna Hazare.
72
Srikrishna Committee
To look into demand for a separate statehood for Telangana or keep it united as Andhra Pradesh.
73
V.K. Shunglu Committee
To probe the irregularities in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.
74
P.C. Chacko (Joint Parliamentary Committee
To probe the 2G scam
75
Vijay Kelkar Committee
To formulate fiscal consolidation roadmap.

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