Committee & Commissions in India

7/30/2019 Committee & Commissions in India

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Committee to Prepare a a roadmap for enhancing domestic production of oil and gas

In March 2013, the Petroleum Ministry appointed a committee headed by economist Vijay Kelkar to preparea roadmap for enhancing domestic production of oil and gas so as to substantially reduce the nation's import

dependency by 2030. India currently produces around 33 million tonne crude, which is about 20 percent of

domestic requirement also produces about 114 million standard cubic meters of natural gas. Thus the country

imports 80 per cent of its oil needs and about half of its natural gas requirement. The Committee has beenasked to submit its report to the government within six months. The panel has been asked to suggests "steps

to be taken for enhancing domestic oil and gas production from the unconventional energy sources andinstitutional mechanism (required) for appraisal of Indian sedimentary basins to the extent of 75 per cent by2015 and 100 per cent by 2025.

Committee to Prepare a blue print for the proposed India's first Women's Public Sector Bank

The Ministry of Finance has constituted a Committee in March 2013 under the Chairmanship of Shri M.B.N.

Rao, Ex-CMD, Canara Bank to prepare a blue print for the proposed India's first Women's Public SectorBank, as suggested by the Finance Minister Shri P Chidambaram in the Budget 2013-14 speech. The said

Committee is to submit its report by 30 April 2013. The necessary approvals including banking licence etc,

will be obtained by October, 2013 and the Bank is expected to start functioning from November 2013.

Committee on GAAR headed by Dr. Parthasarathi Shome

The Government constituted an Expert Committee headed by Dr. Parthasarathi Shome on General Anti

Avoidance Rules on July 13, 2012. The Committee submitted its draft report on 30 Aug 2012. The

Government had earlier on August 6, 2012 also requested the Expert Committee to examine the applicability

of the amendment on taxation of non-resident transfer of assets where the underlying asset is in India, in thecontext of Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) operating in India purely for portfolio investment. It was

later decided to expand the scope of the Terms of Reference of the Committee to include all non-resident tax

payers instead of only FIIs.

Committee for framing National Corporate Governance Policy headed by Adi Godrej

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has constituted a Committee in April 2012 under the Chairmanship of

Shri. Adi Godrej for framing a National Corporate Governance Policy to suggest a comprehensive policy

frame work to enable corporate governance of highest quality in all classes of companies without impingingon their internal autonomy to order their affairs in their best judgment. The Committee is expected to make

its recommendations within six months from the date of its first meeting after wide consultations with all

stakeholders in the corporate sector, academics and members of the public.

Committee to review long term safety needs of railways headed by Anil Kakodkar

The Indian Railways set up a high level committee in Sep 2011 headed by former Atomic Energy

Commission chief Anil Kakodkar, to review its long-term safety needs. Mr. E. Sreedharan, chairman of

Delhi Metro, N. Vedachalam of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Sanjay Dhande,director of IIT-Kanpur, and G.P. Srivastava of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre have also been made

members of the high-level panel.

Committee of Governors


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The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil has constituted a Committee of Governors under the

chairmanship of Shri Shivraj Patil, Governor of Punjab & Rajasthan to study and recommend measures

for enhancing productivity, profitability, sustainability and competitiveness of the agriculture sector in

India with special reference to rainfed area farming.

Other members of Committee are Shri K. Sankaranarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra & Goa, Shri N.N.

Vohra, Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary, Governor of Meghalaya, ShriH.R. Bhardwaj, Governor of Karnataka, Shri Devanand Konwar, Governor of Bihar, Smt. Margaret Alva,

Governor of Uttarakhand, Shri Nikhil Kumar, Governor of Nagaland, Shri J.B. Patnaik, Governor of Assam,Shri Shekhar Dutt, Governor of Chhattisgarh, Shri K. Rosaiah, Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri VakkomPurushothaman, Governor of Mizoram and Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Bhopinder Singh, Lt. Governor of Andaman &

Nicobar Islands.(Nov 2011)

Commission to probe Goa's mining scam

A nine-member commission led by retired Supreme Court judge MB Shah has been appointed to probe Goa'smining scam with a special eye on illegal extraction of iron ore amid the sharp increase in demand before the

2008 Beijing Olympics. The commission will submit its report in 45 days.(Sep 2011)

Committee to enquire into all the aspects of the issues relating to prevalence of Doping

One member committee headed by Justice Mukul Mudgal, retired Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab& Haryana, appointed on 07.07.2011 to enquire into all the aspects of the issues relating to prevalence of

Doping.

Committee on Customer Service in Banks

Headed by M. Damodaran, former Chairman, SEBI, the committee was constituted in May 2010, thecommittee submitted its final report in Aug 2011.

Committee to review Indian Ports Act 1908 and Major Ports Act, 1963. constituted in 1997.

Headed by Shri C. Babu Rajeev the then Chairman, Cochin Port Trust. The Committee submitted its Report

along with the recommendations to the Ministry in November, 1999. Subsequent review of the

recommendations has resulted in framing of the new Draft Indian Ports Bill, 2011.

Committee to review the role, functioning and structure of the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau

(CEIB) and to recommend steps to streamline and strengthen financial intelligence gathering

and its dissemination for effective coordination amongst the Intelligence Organisations of the

Government.

Headed by Shri S. S. Khan, Retired Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). It submitted its report

in Jul 2011.

Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission to rewrite and harmonise financial sector

legislations, rules and regulations announced on 24 Mar 2011. To submit its report within 24

months.

Headed by Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes


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Committee to examine ways to strengthen laws to curb the generation of black money in the country,

its illegal transfer abroad and its recovery will be headed by

Headed by Chairman, Justice (Retd.) B. N. Srikrishna

Review of Ownership and Governance of Market Infrastructure Institutions

Headed by former RBI Governor - Bimal Jalan

High Level Committee on Estimation of Savings and Investments

Headed by Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister - Dr. C. Rangarajan

Committee on Open and Competitive Mechanism for Allocation, Pricing and Unilization of Natural

Resources

A high level committee headed by Shri Ashok Chawla to to suggest a roadmap for efficient and transparent

distribution of scarce natural resources like land, water, minerals (including petroleum products like oil andgas) and radio frequency (spectrum).

Committee to look into irregularities in Commonwealth Games related contracts

Headed by Shri VK Shunglu, former Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Committee on Comprehensive Review of National Small Savings Fund

Headed by Smt Shyamala Gopinath, Reserve Bank Deputy Governor

Committee to review the draft National Sports (Development) Bill, 2011

Headed by Justice Mukul Mudgal

Committee on Credit Related Issues under Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana

Headed by Prof. R. Radhakrishna - Submitted its report in 2009 and recommended setting up National Rural

Livelihoods Mission

Committee to look into the demand for a separate state for Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh

Headed by former Chief Justice B.N. Srikrishna constituted in February 2010 - Submitted its report in

January 2011.

Mukul Midgal Committee It was set up to investigate about the revenue lost which caused by the

Commonwealth Games Scam. (Rs. 600 Cr)

V.K Singlu Committee- It was set up to investigate Commonwealth Games Scam.

Sivraj V. Patil Committee This committee was set up to investigate about the dspute during the allocation

of 2G spectrum. Total revenue lost for this purpose of central govt is Rs. 176000 Cr according to CAGReport and Rs. 22,000 Cr only according to JPC which headed by P.C. Chako.


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Shah Commission This Commission is set up to investigate about he mining dispute in state of Goa,

Karnataka and Odisha

I& B Ministry constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee to Promote India as Film Destination

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee for Promotion and

Facilitation of Film Production in India. The Committee shall act as single window for filmmakers seeking

permission from different agencies in the Government of India for filming of feature films, short films and

TV programmes. The constitution of the committee is expected to mainstream a proactive mechanism andcoordination process of granting permissions through a single window provision.

Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will be the chairman of the committee. Joint Secretary,

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting will be its Member secretary. Joint Secretary level officer of anyother Ministry may be co-opted as Member depending on the case under consideration. The Committee shall

also co-opt the empowered officer of the State Government on a case to case basis and as per the

recommendation of the State Governments.

The Mandate of the Committee is as following:

The Committee shall facilitate granting of permission for both foreign as well as domestic producers fromrelevant authorities of Central and State governments. The Committee shall meet regularly to monitor the progress of facilitation process and from time to time,

issue directions to the concerned authorities to fast track clearances.

The Secretariat of the Committee will be provided by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. TheSecretariat will also be responsible for all the documentation and paperwork on behalf of the Committee and

will liaise with different Ministries/States/ local authorities on behalf of the Committee.

Expert committee under Sam Pitroda Constituted to review Working of Prasar Bharti

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry on 29 January 2013 constituted a seven-member expert

committee to review the institutional framework of Prasar Bharti. The committee will be headed by theAdvisor to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure, Sam Pitroda. The committee will have

Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar as its convener.

The committee will review the relationship of Prasar Bharti with the government, its continuing role as apublic broadcaster and measures needed to ensure its technical upgradation. It will also suggest ways of

using the new media to deliver digital content both in broadcast mode (DTH) and in a demand based mode

like YouTube.

The committee comprises members; retired IAS officer Asha Swaroop, who had earlier served as secretaryin the I&B Ministry, Professor M P Gupta of IIT Delhi, B K Gairola (Mission Director e-Governance),

Jitendra Shankar Mathur, additional secretary and nominated member on the Prasar Bharati Board andShekhar Kapur (a member of the National Innovation Council).

Ministry of Corporate Affairs announced setting up of Committee for Corporate Governance

Ministry of Corporate Affairs in March 2012 set up a committee under the leadership of Adi Godrej,

chairman Godrej Group to bring out a formal policy document that will initiate enlisting of diverse elements

of corporate governance under a single national corporate governance policy.


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The committee that comprised members from industry chambers and corporate houses is to submit its report

in six. The first meeting of the committee is scheduled to be held on 5 April 2012.

The members of the committee include Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, CMD of Biocon Ltd; former ONGC

chairman RS Sharma; former ICAI chairman G Ramaswamy; CMD L&T Finance Holdings YM Deosthalee;

S Balasubramanian, ex-chairman company law board; former SAIL chairman SK Roongta; Zia Mody of

AZB and partners, and representatives from the institute of company secretaries and cost and worksaccountants.

The committees report is to synthesise the disparate elements in diverse guidelines and draw on innovative

best international practices and practices of specific companies.

Also, the committee is entrusted with the responsibility to anticipate emerging demands on corporategovernance in enterprises of various classes and scales of operations.

Currently, listed companies are expected to follow corporate governance norms under Clause 49 of the

listing agreement of market regulator, SEBI.

The ministry has a voluntary guidelines for corporate governance released in 2009. However, the ministry

had mentioned that in cases where corporates are unable to adopt the guidelines, they should inform theirshareholders about the reasons for not adopting these guidelines either fully or partially.

President Pratibha Patil constituted a Committee to increase the Productivity of AgricultureSector headed bt Shivraj Patil.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil constituted a 12-member committee to study and recommend measures

for increasing productivity, profitability and sustainability of the agriculture sector in India. The committee

will work under the Chairmanship of Governor of Punjab and Rajasthan, Shivraj Patil.

The committee will deliberate on the need for formulating requisite policy initiatives and legislative

measures and prospects for investment in the agriculture and allied sectors among others. The Committeewill also discuss on measures for transfer of innovations and cutting- edge technologies to the farm and allied

sectors.

SEBI Investor Protection & Education Fund to be headed by KV Kamath

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 23 November 2011 constituted advisory committee forSEBI Investor Protection and Education Fund. The committee consist of eight member. The committee is to

be headed by Infosys chiarman KV Kamath. The eight-member committee under the ICICI Bank chairman

comprises five external members and three SEBI officers.

The eight-member panel also consists of Abraham Koshy, professor at IIM Ahmedabad; Jayashree Vyas,MD, Shri Mahila SEWA Sahkari Bank and Ramesh Narayan, communications consultant, among others.

SEBIs ED Ananta Barua and chief general managers GP Garg and VS Sundaresan will represent the

regulator.

The committee will recommend investor education and protection activities that may be undertaken directly

by the board, or through any other agency, for utilisation of the SEBI Investor Protection and Education

Fund for the purposes stated in the SEBI regulations, 2009. The committee will look at investor education

and protection activities that SEBI could undertake directly or through any other agency.


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According to the norms for SEBI IPEF, the fund can be also be used to aid investor associations, recognised

by the regulator as well as undertake legal proceedings in the interest of investors in securities that are listedor proposed to be listed. It can also be used for awareness programmes and educational activities.

Expert Group set up under B. K. Chaturvedi for Revamp of Power Sector

To push through power reforms and unlock the power sector, the UPA-II Government set up an expert groupto suggest restructuring of power utilities of seven major States, including Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.

The plan for reforms follows a recent government report that revealed that the accumulated losses of the

power utilities across the country ran into Rs.1.50-lakh crore and annual losses were around Rs.55.000 crore.

The government is to initiate a major reform in the shape of open access allowing consumers of above 1 MWto choose their preferred electricity supplier.

Task of the Expert Group

The expert group headed by Planning Commission member (Energy) B. K. Chaturvedi is expected to submit

its report by March 2012. The group was entrusted with the responsibility to make an assessment of the

cumulative losses of distribution utilities of seven major States, including Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and

Rajasthan. It was asked to suggest a strategy for capital restructuring of these power discoms (distributioncompanies), including commitment by other stakeholders like State governments. It will also have to suggest

a road map and monitoring mechanism for implementing the above.

SC appointed 2 committees to supervise Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Issue

The Supreme Court on 21 July 2011 appointed two committees to supervise the discovery and protection of

the huge wealth recently uncovered in the vaults of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple at

Thiruvananthapuram.

One of the committees, a five-member panel would be headed by C.V. Ananda Bose, Director-General of the

National Museum. The other members in the panel include M.V. Nair, one nominee from the ArchaeologicalSurvey of India, one member from the Reserve Bank of India and the Executive Officer of the temple.

The committee would examine whether there was need to open kallara (secret vault) B to evaluate articles in

kallaras A, C, D, E and F, organise an inventory of all valuables and take videography and photography. Thefive member panel will also examine. It would examine what articles which could be used for regular use in

the temple, examine articles that could be kept for public view, draw a long-term plan for maintenance of the

valuables and prepare a security scheme.

The three-member panel, headed by Justice M.N. Krishnan, retired High Court judge, is to coordinate withthe five-member committee in its working. The erstwhile Prince of Travancore, Marthanda Varma, and a

government representative of the rank of Secretary are the other members of this panel.

Both committees are to cooperate with each other. The apex court also directed the Kerala government to

provide adequate security on the temple premises to protect the assets.It wanted the panel to sort the assets into three categories those with heritage value, those which can be

used for regular worship in the temple and those having no monetary value.

Supreme Court asked the media not to speculate on the worth of the precious assets discovered by a former

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The court made several other incidental directions to protect the assets and retain the sanctity of the findings.

No unauthorised person will be allowed to be present at the site of unearthing of the assets and the entireprocess would be videographed and photographed.

The Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple is still officially the responsibility of the erstwhile royal house of

Travancore. The Supreme Courts order was passed on an application filed by Marthanda Varma and other

royal family members, challenging a Kerala HC ruling of 31 January which had ordered the takeover of theassets and management of the shrine by the state.

Committee headed by DGFT Anup K Pujari set up to examine Deemed Export Scheme

The deemed export scheme available to suppliers of products to specified projects is under review by thegovernment in the backdrop of the commerce ministry setting up a committee. The committee headed by

Director General for Foreign Trade Anup K Pujari set up on 2 May 2011 will review the very existence of

the deemed export scheme whose scope has considerably widened over the years. The committee also

includes representatives from the finance ministry, Reserve Bank of India, Planning Commission and therevenue department.

Deemed exports refer to transactions in which goods supplied do not leave the country, and payment for such

supplies is received either in Indian rupees or foreign exchange. Supply of goods to export-oriented units,software technology parks or to projects financed by multilateral agencies and to power projects and

refineries are treated as deemed exports at present. The benefits include those available under export

promotion schemes.

The six-member panel headed by Director General for Foreign Trade Anup K Pujari was asked to revisitdeemed exports issue and examine whether it properly reflected government priorities. In addition, the

committee was asked to rework the scheme in a way that it is not open to multiple interpretations. The

review of the deemed export scheme comes when the government is trying to check leakages so that a

scheme is not open to misuse.

The finance ministry has been pushing for several years now for lowering the concessions and tightening theprovisions to check misuse. Various export promotion schemes are estimated to have resulted in the

government foregoing revenue of the order of Rs 54,000 crore, though the share of the deemed exportsscheme was low.

Mani Shankar Aiyar Committee on Zonal Cultural Centres formed to Revamp ZCCssubmitted Report

Committee on Zonal Cultural Centres headed by Mani Shankar Aiyar presented its Report to the Union

Culture Minister Kumari Selja on 11 April 2011. The recommendations will be processed by Ministry ofCulture and appropriate steps will be taken to revamp the functioning of the ZCCs to further enhance their

outreach.

Seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) with their headquarters at Patiala, Udaipur, Nagpur, Thanjavur,

Allahabad, Kolkata and Dimapur were set up by the Indian government back in 1985-86 to preserve,promote and disseminate the plurality of Indias culture and traditional arts of all the States.

The Central Advisory Board on Culture, in a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister in his capacity as the

then Culture Minister had suggested a review of the functioning of the ZCCs over the last 25 years. To

review the functioning and performance of the seven ZCCs, the Ministry of Culture, vide its Resolutiondated 12 August 2010 had constituted a Committee on ZCCs. The committee included Mani Shankar Aiyar


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(Chairman), Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra and Amol Palekar. The Committee was serviced by a mini-secretariat

which was specially created to assist the Committee. Rita Sinha, retired Secretary to Government of Indiawas invited to work as Consultant to the Committee. The Committee was initially formed for a tenure of 4

months. However to enable the Committee to complete its task, its term was extended for a further period of

4 months, ending on 11 April 2011.

The committee was formed to serve the following objectives:

The committee had to examine the action taken on the recommendations made by Prof. U. R.Ananthamurthy Committee that was constituted in 1994.

It had to ascertain whether the ZCCs have fulfilled the objectives for which they were set up and reasonsfor the shortcomings.

The committee had also to examine whether all/some of the ZCCs need to be wound up and/or merged

with some other existing body/bodies.

Suggest structural or functional changes required and other new or relevant directions which could begiven to the ZCCs to improve their functioning.

The committee was also expected to suggest whether any expansion of the ZCCs network is called for.

The Committee held consultations and several meetings during its tenure. It held discussions with several

eminent cultural personalities apart from the present and past Directors of the ZCCs. The Committeemembers also undertook visits of the ZCCs to understand for themselves the actual position on the ground.

Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee formed to Fine-tune Draft National Sports DevelopmentBill

The Union Sports Ministry on 6 April 2011 formed a committee, headed by Justice Mukul Mudgal, retired

Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana to fine-tune the draft National Sports Development

Bill. The committee will also include badminton legend Prakash Padukone and former sprinter Ashwini

Nachappa, who is also the Vice-President of Cleansports India. The panel will also have on board JhanjaTripathi, Secretary and Executive Director, Railway Sports Promotion Board, who was formerly with the

Sports Authority of India (SAI) and a representative of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to benominated by the IOA president and the Joint Secretary (Sports) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

The committee would look into all suggestions and comments from sports governance and legal angles on

the draft National Sports Development Bill. The committee will also give specific comments on role

delineation among the Government, the IOA, the federations and the SAI and provide comments on sports

arbitration mechanism, among other things.

The panel has been asked to submit its report within two weeks from its formation.

V Mohini Giri Committee submitted Draft of National Policy on Senior Citizens

A five-member high-powered committee, led by Dr V Mohini Giri on 14 February 2011 submitted final draft

of National Policy on Senior Citizens 2011 to the Indian Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The

committee recommended that recipients of national honours like Padma awards or gallantry awards in thearmed forces or national recognition for arts and culture must be given lifelong healthcare facilities for free

on the lines of Central Government Health Services. The draft was also sent to the Union Ministry of Health

which is working to put in place a National Programme for Healthcare of Elderly.

The National Policy on Senior Citizens 2011calls for the setting up of a department of senior citizens andalso a National Council for Senior Citizens. According to the policy employment in income generating


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activities after superannuation will be encouraged. States will be responsible for setting up homes with

assisted living facilities for abandoned senior citizens in every district.

The policy says old-age pension scheme for those living below the poverty line would be expanded to cover

all senior citizens. Rates of monthly pension will be increased to Rs 1000 per person and revised at intervals

to prevent its deflation.

Covering the oldest under the National Old Age Assistance which would provide additional grants in case of

disability and loss of adult children was also suggested.

B K Chaturvedi Committee to look into Antrix-Devas Deal on S-band Spectrum

The Indian Government on 10 February 2011 appointed a two membercommittee to review the controversial

deal whichISRO's commercial arm Antrix had struck with Devas for lease of scarce S-band spectrum. Thetwo-member Committee is headed byB K Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission and will also include

Professor Roddam Narasimha, Member, Space Commission,. The committee was asked to review the

technical, commercial, procedural and financial aspects of the agreement between Antrix and DevasMultimedia Pvt. Ltd. The panel is also expected to review the appropriateness of procedures and approval

processes followed by Antrix, ISRO and Department of Space as well as suggest improvements and changes.

The Committee has been asked to submit its recommendations to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh withinone month from its constitution.

Ashok Chawla Committee on Natural Resource Allocation

The Union cabinet secretariat on 8 February 2011 set up a high powered committee headed by former finance

secretaryAshok Chawla to suggest a roadmap for efficient and transparent distribution of scarce natural

resources such as telecom spectrum. The committee includes key secretaries as members along withrepresentatives from industry chambers. The committee is expected to make generic recommendations on the

overall mechanism of allocating resources and take a sectoral view. Also it is required to review the pricing

and policy issues to find models that do not compromise on public welfare for profit maximisation. The

committee has roped in the Centre for Policy Research to help it formulate an action plan.

In the process of suggesting mechanism for resource allocation, the panel is expected to study auction

mechanism for spectrum for third generation (3G) mobile telephony and broadband services. The

government had raised large sum of money by auctioning spectrum for third generation (3G) mobiletelephony and broadband services in 2010.

V K Shunglu Committee Blamed Prasar Bharti for Incurring Losses to Exchequer

V K Shunglu Committee Blamed Prasar Bharti for Incurring Losses to ExchequerThe V K Shunglu

committee appointed by the government in October 2010 to investigate financial irregularities in the award

of broadcasting rights of Commonwealth Games submitted its first report to the Government on 29 January2011. The committee included former DoPT secretary Shantanu Consul as a member. The committee

observed that the Indian exchequer was robbed of at least 135 crore due to the awarding of the contract forproduction and coverage of the Commonwealth Games to UK-based firm SiS Live. The committee

mentioned that a clear nexus existed among SiS Live, New Delhi-based Zoom Communications and

members of the Prasar Bharti management. The committee blamed former CEO B S Lalli for deliberately

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As per the report significant changes were made in the contract relating to liquidation damages and sub-contracting without I&B ministrys approval. The changes agreed to by Prasar Bharati included changes in

terms of payments, performance guarantee, liquidated damages and duties and liabilities of Prasar Bharati

and SIS Live as well as sub-contracting. These changes were against the interests of Prasar Bharati anddiluted the liabilities and obligations of SIS Live. The report emphasised that an advance payment to SIS

Live was hiked from 30% to 60% days before the Games despite the ministrys reservations. The public

broadcaster also ignored the ministrys advice to conduct price comparisons and verification of services and

was willing to pay exorbitant rates for production and coverage of the Games.

P.V.K. Mohan Committee Submitted Report to the Shipping Ministry

Capt. P.V.K. Mohan Committee, constituted by the Shipping Ministry in December 2010 submitted its report

in January 2011. The committee in the report recommended banning the entry of over 25-year-old ships inIndian ports. The report included 18 suggestions relevant for all major ports including Mumbai and

Jawaharlal Nehru ports and the balance policy initiatives to be taken by the ministry. The recommendations

as included in the report are as follows:

The committee recommended constitution of an independent casualty investigation agency to report

directly to the Shipping Ministry as well as setting up a suitable authority on the line of the UK's SOSREP(Secretary of State Representative). The authority would be given overriding powers to ensure proper co-

ordination among various agencies at the time of casualty. The committee suggested restructuring the decision-making hierarchy in various ports to tackle

emergency such as collision. It also mentioned that the scope of the Navigational Safety Committee in Ports

to mandatorily cover all major ports must be extended.

The committee opined that the authorities of the Mumbai Port Trust and the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trustmust upgrade the MoU signed by them more than 20 years ago.

The committee is in favour of a separate VTS (vessel traffic system) authority to be formed under the

Mumbai Port Trust to provide pilot service along the entire stretch of the channel. The manning, training andqualification of operators and supervisors of VTS should be upgraded. Also the committee report suggested

that the VTS system must be modernised to have features such as guard-range, and the navigational safety inthese two ports must be audited by an external oversight body. The pilots should be picked up from acommon pool and work under a unified command.

The committee proposed widening of the channel and pilot boarding areas should be expedited.

Navigational aids such as fairway and navigation buoys and transit lights should be installed without delay. The committee also opined that the Certificate of Competence of the Masters and the Documents of

Compliance issued to Technical Managers of the ships involved in the collision should be suspended.

The commiittee report recommended that all ports should include voluntary review of navigational safety by

the Navigational Safety Committee. Review of contingency planning in crisis management plan andinstallation of Tier-I pollution control equipment were also suggested.

Capt. P.V.K. Mohan Committee also comprised K. Raghuramaiah, former Chairman of Paradip Port Trust

and Capt. Y. Sharma, Head, International Maritime Training Centre. The commiittee was set up to examine

the inquiry report on the collision between two ships, MSC Chitra and Khalijia III, near Mumbai port on 7August 2010.

Justice Srikrishna Committee Submitted Report on Telangana Issue

Justice Srikrishna Committee submitted its report to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on 30 December

2010. A five member, Srikrishna committe on Telangana was constituted with Justice B N Srikrishna also


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known as Justice Srikrishna as the chairman of the committee on 3 February 2010. The committee also

constituted- Vinod Duggal (former Union Home Secretary), Ravindar Kaur (professor at IIT Delhi),Abusaleh Sharif (Ph.D is a Senior Research Fellow at the New Delhi Office of International Food Policy

Research Institute) and Dr Ranbir Singh (Vice-Chancellor - National Law University). Justice Sri Krishna

committee was formed to look into the demand for separate telangana state issue in Andhra Predesh. TheHome Ministry will take decision in this respect after the details of the report is presented on 6 January 2011.

The Committee was expected to submit its report based on its observation on the demand for the bifurcationof state of Andhra Pradesh and formation of Telangana. The agitations for and against the division of AndhraPradesh began in December 2009 and stretched into the first half of 2010. The agitation paralysed the state

administration and left the main political parties in shambles.

Folowing the submission of the report heavy security was deployed in Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal,Medak and Nizamabad districts in Telangana, and Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam city in Coastal Andhra.

Telangana Joint Action Committees comprising students and local political leaders have threatened to start

indefinite hunger strikes and launch agitations across the region if the Centre delays a decision. TheTelangana Rashtra Samiti on the other hand demanded that irrespective of the reports contents the Centre

must table a Bill in Parliament to create a separate state.

Shivraj V. Patil Committee to Look into 2G Scam

The Ministry of Telecommunications (DoT) of the Indian government on 9 December 2010 formed a one-member committee comprising retired Supreme Court Judge, Shivraj V. Patil. The committee was formed to

examine the processes and procedures followed by DoT in the grant of licences and allocation of spectrum

during both the National Democratic Alliance and United Progressive Alliance regimes.

The appropriateness of the procedures adopted by the DoT in the issuance of licences and spectrumallocation during 2001-2009 will be examined and analysed. The committee is expected to examine internal

departmental procedures and determine whether the procedures adopted for allocating licences and spectrumwere right, fair and reasonable. The committee is equipped with the authority to call for any record orsummon officials for any clarification or questioning. With the help of the inquiry the ministry will be able to

know the entire gamut of procedures adopted since 2001 in the allocation of licences and spectrum, including

the controversial 122 licences granted in 2008.

CAG had already submitted a report on 2G scam. A parliamentary panel is also currently examining thescam. There has been persistant demand for a JPC probe into the scam.

Committee to look into Amendment to Copyright Act

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on 14 Feb 2010 set up a ten-member committee comprising film actor Aamir

Khan, producer Mukesh Bhatt, lyricist Javed Akhtar, script writer Anjum, director Vishal Bharadwaj amongothers. The committee was expected to examine the grounds of opposition from certain sections of film

fraternity over the proposed amendment to Copyright Act

Dr Bimal Jalan Committee to review stock Exchange Ownership & Governance Structure

SEBI on 8 Feb 2010 constituted a six-member committee, under the chairmanship of Dr Bimal Jalan, former

RBI Governor to stock exchanges' ownership and governance structure. The SEBI board at its meeting on 22Dec 2009 had approved the constitution of such a committee. The committee would review the structure of

the stock exchanges as their role as self-regulatory bodies and functions as profit entities are sometimes

conflicting in nature. The other members of the committee are: Dr K.P. Krishnan, Joint Secretary, Ministry


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of Finance; Mr K. Chaukar, Managing Director, Tata Industries, Mr Uday Kotak, Managing Director, Kotak

Mahindra Bank, Prof G. Sethu, Officer on Special Duty, National Institute of Securities Markets, and DrK.M. Abraham, Whole Time Member, SEBI.

National Transport Development Policy Committee headed by Rakesh Mohan

In Indian Government in Feb 2010 decided to set up a national transport development policy committee to

create a policy environment that will encourage competitive pricing and coordination between alternativemodes of transport. Dr Rakesh Mohan, former Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs and Deputy

Governor, Reserve Bank of India will chair the committee. The committee after assessing the transportrequirement for the next two decades in the context of economic, demographic and technological trends willrecommend a comprehensive and sustainable policy for meeting the transport requirement.

CCSR(Committee on Central State Relationship) Headed by Madan Mohan PunchhiSubmitted Reports

A government-appointed panel that was asked to review the balance of power between the central and state

governments submitted its report to Home Minister P. Chidambaram on 19 April 2010. The UPA

government constituted the Centre-State Relations (CCSR) in April 2007 under the leadership of Justice(retd) Madan Mohan Punchhi. The panel was asked to and submitted recommendations on subjects like the

sharing of funds between the central and state governments, the role of the central government during caste

and communal conflicts, and the planning and implementation of big projects such as the interlinking ofrivers.

Defense Technology commission Set Up

The Indian government on 13 May 2010 decided to set up a new defense technology commission with the

Defence Minister, A.K. Antony as its Chairman to boost the defense research in the country. This is aninitiative to ensure effective participation of the private sector in Defense technology. The Defense Research

and Development Organisation (DRDO) was asked by the government to work on second generation of

Arjun tanks and Akash surface-to-air missiles.

Committee Formed to Review TRP System

A Committee headed by Dr. Amit Mitra, Secretary General FICCI was constituted on 12 May 2010 by the

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. The committee is expected to review existing Television RatingPoint (TRP) system in India and suggest measures to bring in place an effective mechanism for a transparent

TRP system. TRPs in India impact the programming content of TV channels. Deficiencies in the present

system of generation of Television Rating Points therefore can adversely affect the content.

National Innovation Council (NIC) to be Set Up

The Indian government in August 2010 decided to set up the National Innovation Council (NIC) to be

headed by Sam Pitroda who currently is the PMs advisor on public information infrastructure and

innovations. The NIC shoulders the responsibility to prepare a road map for the Decade of Innovation

2010-2020. The council is expected to evolve an Indian model of innovation that would focus on inclusivegrowth and create an appropriate ecosystem conducive to fostering inclusive innovation

COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES IN RECENT PAST & PRESENT

Raghuram G. Rajan Financial Sector Reforms


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Rangarajan Committee Financial Inclusion

Pranab Mukherje About pay scales of defence personnel

Madhava Menon Reforming the criminal justice system

Justice Malimath Committee Reforms in justice system

J.J. Irani Companies Bill 2008

Nanavati-Mehta Godhra Train, a pre-planned conspiracy by Muslims.

U.C. Banerjee Commission Godra rail fire

Srikrishna Commission Bombay riots

Liberhan Commision Babri Masjid Demolition; Liberhan Report tabled in parliament.

Jas Raj Committee Gujjars demand for inclusion in the ST category

Sam Pitroda Head of National Knowledge Commission with Ashok Ganguly, P. Balaram, Jayati Ghosh,Deepak Nayyar, Nandan Nilekani and Sujatha Ramdorai as its members

Sachar Committee Social, economic and educational status of Muslims. It has made a strong case for

boosting the communitys share in jobs and educational institutions.

M A Fatmi Committee Education related recommendations of Sachar Committee

Mehra Penal For Creating Sub-Quotas within SC Quota

R.K. Raghavan Committee Issue of ragging

Lyngdoh Committee Reforms in student union elections

M. S. Valliathan Committee To look into functioning of AIIMS

Ranganath Mishra Commission National commission for Religious and Linguistic minorities

Arjun Sen Gupta Commision National Commission for enterprises in unorganized sector

Mashelkar Committee Patent Law Report

P. Rama Rao committee To review and revamp DRDO

V K Shunglu Commission To Study relief to Narmada displaced.

C Rangarajan Task Force Special task force on Development of Jammu & Kashmir

Jeevan Reddy Committee Comprehensive law on insurance.

Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi Definition of office of profit


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KT Thomas Damage to Public properties & making leaders of protesting groups liable for any such damage

Fali S nariman Committee Recommend measures for media coverage of bandhs

Renke Commission Concessions to de-notified tribes across the country

B.K.Chaturvedi Committee To study and suggest for oil and natural gas sectors

M.M. Punchi Centre States Relations

S.K. Das 9-member task force appointed by Ministry of Water Resources to assess the damage caused bycyclone Aila to the embankments in the Suderbans. Aila worse hit Sunderbans National park. It displaced

5000 people & submerged 10 tiger camps in Sundarbans.

Ram Pradhan Committee On 26/11 attach of terrorists; appointed by the Maharashtra government. The

committee held the management of Taj & Oberoi hotels responsible for over-looking the security advice

given to them much ahead of the attacks.

Rajendra Pachauri Committee on Climate Change; appointed by Maharashtra government Pachauri waschairman of Inter governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 2002. He has also been director

general TERI, a research & policy organization, and chancellor of TERI University. Pachauri represented theIPCC at the Nobel Peace Prize- shared between AI Gore & the IPCC in 2007.

S.C.Mohapatra Commission Investigating Orissas Kandhmal riots

Amit Mitra Committee 16-member expert panel to prepare a Vision 2020 document for the Railways;

Railways vision 2020 & White Paper aims at massive addition to its route network, segregation of passengerand freight services into separate double-line corridors, raising the speeds of passenger trains from the

current 130 kmph to 160-200 kmph on some routes, zero accidents and equipment failures. The vision 2020

also envisages the implementation of atleast four high-speed rail projects to provide bullet train services at250-350 kmph.

B.K. Chaturvedi Panel PM Manmohan Singh constituted the committee to resolve the Inter-ministerial issues

to speed up national highways development project taken up by the road Transport and Highways Ministry.The 3-member committee headed by Planning Commission Member B.K.Chaturvedi, while the Finance

Secretary A.K. Chawla and theRoad Tranport and Highways Secretary Brahma Dutt are its members. The

committee will consider measures to hasten award of projects, financing road projects as well asrestructuring of highway projects based on traffic requirements.

N.C. Sexena Committee Says that 50% of Indians are below the poverty line if one takes into account the

criterion of calorie intake. The committee was formed by Rural development ministry. The committee in itsdraft report has recommended that all such people should be extended the benefits of governments social

sector schemes, including public distribution system.

U.K. Sinha 16-member working group to recommend changes in the existing policies on FII inflows and

participatory notes (PNs)

Rakesh Mohan Committee On Financial Sector Assessment (CFSA) set up by the Government of India and

the Reserve Bank in 2006. The report holds that Indias financial sector is generally sound, resilient and

fairly liquid. But there are some concerns which include corporate governance in the co-operative sector,


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funding constraints of Non-Banking Finance Companies and the lack of up-to-date data to gauge household

indebtedness.

Chandrashekar Panel Ex-serviceman Pension Issue The panel was set up after over 10,000 ex-servicemen

returned their medals to protest against disparity in pensions. The new pension scheme is implemented fromJuly month.

J.S. Verma Commission Assasination of Rajiv Gandhi (1991)

Jagmohan Reddy Commission Ahmedabad Riots (1969)

Venugopal Commission Kanya Kumari Riots (1982)

Nanavati Commission Anti-Sikh riots

S.D. Tendulkar Committee Constituted to estimate poverty; said that, about 38% of the countrys population

is poor. This figure is 10% higher than the present poverty estimate of 28.5%. The committee, based on new

methodology, has taken into consideration indicators for health, education, sanitation, nutrition and income,as per the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) survey of 2004-05, to reach at new poverty

estimation for India.

Bhaskar Gose Committee By Union Culture Ministry to review and restructure its schemes, recommendedthe decentralizing administration of cultural programs.

Natchiappan committee Parliamentary standing committee on law and justice; suggested setting up a specialcorporate bench in Supreme Court to decide corporate disputes.

Yash Pal Committee Appointed by PM on Universities

B.N. Srikrishna Appointed by Supreme Court to probe the Madras High Court violence.

1. 1. Palekar Tribunal:-Journalists Pay reforms

2. U.C. Banerjee Commission:- Enquiry into Godhra carnage (railways)

3. Sarkaria Commission: Centre-State relations

4. Srikrishna Commission: 1992 Bombay riots

5. Thakkar Commission: Indira Gandhi assassination case

6. Phukan Commission & Saharya Committee: Tehelka tapes

7. Malimath Commission: Criminal Justice

8. Upendra Commission: Inquiry on rape and murder Thangjam Manorama Devi

9. Malhotra Committee: Insurance Reforms

10. Janaki Ram Committee: Security scam


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11. Ajay Vikram Singh Committee: Faster promotions in army

12. Rajinder Sachar Committee {1}: Companies and MRPT Act

13. Rajindar Sachar Committee {2}: Report on the social, economic and educational status of the Muslims ofIndia

14. Jyoti Basu Committee: Report on Octroi abolition

15 Balwant Rai Mehta Committee:Recommendations on decentralization system

16. Sawant Committee: Enquiry on corruption, charges against ministers & Anna Hazare

17. Chelliah Committee: Eradicating black money

18. Kothari Commission: Educational reforms

19. Wanchoo Committee: Tax enquiry

20. Bhanu Pratap Singh Committee: Agriculture

21. Aggarwal Committee: Nepotism in granting petrol pump, LPG connections

22. Rangarajan Committee: Reforms in private sector

23. Naresh Chandra Committee: Corporate governance

24. Chakravarti Committee: Banking sector reforms

25. Rekhi Committee: Structure of indirect taxation

26. G.V.Ramakrishna Committee: Disinvestment in PSU shares

27. Kelkar Committee: First committee on backward castes

28. P.C.Hotha Committee: Restructuring of civil services

29. Justice B.N.Kirpal Committee: 1st chairman National Forest Commission

30. Godbole Committee :Enron Power Project

31. J.C.Kumarappa Committee: Congress agrarian Reforms Committee

32. Swaminathan Committee: Population policy

33. Rangarajan Committee: Statistics

34. Wardha Committee: Inquiry on murder of Graham Staines

35. N.N. Vohra Committee: Criminalization of politics

36. Kelkar Committee {2}: Direct-Indirect Taxes


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37. Alagh Committee: Civil Service Examinations

38. Abid Hussain Committee: Recommendations on Small scale industries

39. Narasimham Committee: Banking sector reforms

40. Chelliah Committee:Tax reforms

41. Mashelkar Committee: National Auto Fuel Policy

42. Boothalingam Committee : Recommendations on integrated wages, income and price policy

43. Omkar Goswami Committee: Industrial sickness

44. Yashpal Committee: Review of School Education system

45. Ram Nandan Prasad Committee: Constitution of creamy layers among Backward Castes

46. Kelkar Committee{3} :Enquiry on Kargil defense deals.

47. M.M. Punchhi Commission: Centre-State Relations [note- this committee has been set up recently- afterthe sad demise of Justice (Retd.) Sarkaria]

48. Thorat Committee: Caste-based discrimination against students in AIIMS

49. R.K.Raghavan Committee: Ragging in colleges

51. James Lyngdoh Committee- Student politics and student-body elections in colleges.

52. E.M.S. Nachiappan Committee: Reforms in the higher judiciary

53. Soli Sorabjee Committee: Police Reforms [it was constituted after the Judgement of the Supreme Court

in Parkash Singh vs Union of India (2006)]

54. Ganguli Committee: Review of health facility planning and healthcare engineering and management

55. Percy Mistry Committee: Making Mumbai an IFC (International Financial Centre)

56. K.T. Thomas Committee- to look into ways of enhancing the effectives of the Prevention of Damage to

Public Property Act

57. Fali S. Nariman Committee- Accountability and damages with regard to destruction of public property

58. Satwant Reddy Committee- review of laws relating to registration of pharmaceutical drugs and clinicaltrials

59. Raghuram C. Rajan Committee- financial sector reforms

60. Shah Commission (1966)- reorganisation of States

61. Tarkunde Committee- composition of the Election Commission and other electoral reforms


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62. Dinesh Goswami Committee- electoral reforms

63. G.V.K. Rao Committee (1985) - set up by the planning commission in 1985, to look into the

Administrative Arrangement for Rural Development and poverty Alleviation Programmes.

64. Butler Committee: Relation between Indian states & paramount power (the Queen of Britain)

65. Hurtog Committee: Growth of British India education-its effects

66. Muddiman Committee: Working of Diarchy as in Montague Chelmsford reforms

U.C.Benerjee Commission: Enquiry into Godhra carnage (railways)

Nanavati-Shah commission: Posy Godhra riots

Palekar Tribunal: Journalist pays reforms

Hunter Commission: Jallianwalabagh massacre

Nanavati Commission: 1984 Sikh riots

Librehan Commission: Babri Masjid demolition case

Sarkaria Commission: Centre-State relations

Sri Krishna Commission: 1992 Bombay riots

Thakkar Commission: Indira Gandhi assassination case

Phukhan Commission & Saharya Committee: Tehelka tapes

Malimath Commission: Criminal Justice

Upendra Commission: Inquiry on rape and murder Thangjem Manorama Devi

Hunter Commission: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

G.C.Garg Commission: Train accident near Khanna, Punjab

Mandal Commission: Reservation of seats for Backward castes

Kothari Commission: Educational reforms

Butler Committee: Relation between Indian states & paramount power

Hurtog Committee: Growth of British India education-its effects

Muddiman Committee: Working of Diarchy as in Montague Chelmsford reforms

Malhotra Committee: Insurance Reforms


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Janaki Ram Committee: Security scam

Ajay Vikram Singh Committee: Faster promotions in army

Rajinder Sachar Committee 1: Companies and MRPT Act

Rajindar Sachar Committee 2: Report on the social, economic and educational status of the Muslims of India

Jyoti Basu Committee: Report on Octroi abolition

Balwant Rai Mehta Committee:Recommendations on decentralization system

Sawant Committee: Enquiry on corruption, charges against ministers & Anna Hazare

Chelliah Committee: Eradicating black money

Wanchoo Committee: Tax enquiry

Bhanu Pratap Singh Committee: Agriculture

Agarwal Committee : Nepotism in granting petrol pump, LPG connections

Rangarajan Committee: Reforms in private sector

Naresh Chandra Committee: Corporate governance

Chakravarti Committee: Banking sector reforms

Rekhi Committee: Structure of indirect taxation

G.V.Ramakrishna Committee: Disinvestment in PSU shares

Kelkar Committee: First committee on backward castes

P.C.Hotha Committee: Restructuring of civil services

Justice B.N.Kirpal Committee: 1st chairman National Forest Commission

Godbole Committee :Enron Power Project

J.C.Kumarappa Committee: Congress agrarian Reforms Committee

Swaminathan Committee: Population policy

Rangaraju Committee: Statistics

Wardha Committee: Inquiry on murder of Graham Staines

Vohra Committee: Criminalization of politics


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Kelkar Committee2: Direct-Indirect Taxes

Alagh Committee: Civil Service Examinations

Abid Hussain Committee: Recommendations on Small scale industries

Narasimham Committee: Banking sector reforms

Chelliah Committee :Tax reforms

Mashelkar Committee: National Auto Fuel Policy

Boothalingam Committee : Recommendations on integrated wages, income and price policy

Omkar Goswami Committee: Industrial sickness

Yashpal Committee: Review of School Education system

Ram Nandan Prasad Committee: Constitution of creamy layers among Backward Castes

Kelkar Committee(3) :Enquiry on Kargil defense deals

1. Which Committee recently did comprehensive review of the National Small Savings funds operated by

post-office ?

Shyamala Gopinath Committee

2. Which is the final authority to approve Five year plans of India ?

National Development Council

3. The Planning Commission recently constituted a committee to help define appropriate strategies for thetwelfth five year plan of India. The committee was headed by

K. Srinath Reddy

4. Which committee worked on analyzing Poverty census in India ?

S. Tendulkar Committee

5. Microfinance Institutes in India (MFI) were worked out by which Committee ?

Y H Malegam Committee

6. Which Committee submitted two reports in 1990s about reform of Banking Sector in India ?

Narasimham Committee


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7.Khan Commission submitted its report about which financial aspect and the recommendations of the

commission were incorporated in the Mind term policy review of 2005-06.

Financial Inclusion

8. Which committee recently submitted its report about recommendations for modernization ofIndian

Railways ?

SAM Pitroda Committee

9.RBIwas set up in 1935 after recommendations from which high powered Commission ?

Hilton Young Commission

10. Which Committee set up by BIS (Bank for International Settlements) has defined the set of rules

followed by central banks across the world ?

Basel Committee

11. Which Committee was formed by government in 1999 about Co-operative banking in India ?

Jagdish Kapoor Committee

12. Which committee recently submitted its report to Finance minister suggesting ways of complete overhaulof government accounting norms ?

C R Sundaramurti Committee

13. Which committee was recently formed to recommend ways to enhance efficiency of Indian agrculture

sector with special focus on Rain-fed area farming ?

Shivraj Patil Committee

14. A committee was recently formed to bring out a formal document for enlisting of diverse Corporate

Governance policies under a single national policy. The committee was headed by

Adi Godrej

15. Which committee recently submitted its report about integration of thousands of employees of recently

merged two state owned carriers - Air India and Indian Airlines.

Dharmadhikari Committee

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