Wednesday 17 February 2021

#Various committee/commission

 


Committees & Their Purposes - Indian Polity

There are many committees and commissions formed in India for different purposes. They play an important role in Indian polity. Their recommendations have led to various reforms in Indian society. Hence, they are very important for the UPSC exam.

This article gives a list of various committees and commissions and their purposes (why they were formed/which field they worked in) so that students can have a ready list with which revision can be done.

Committees Latest updates – 

  1. Company Law Committee (CLC) – The ministry of corporate affairs has extended the tenure of the Company Law Committee by one year i.e. to September 2021. The committee was constituted in September 2019.

List of Committees and their Purposes

Committees and commissions are formed for studying a problem or issue and then making recommendations to resolve the issue. The government can either accept or reject the findings/recommendations of the committee.

We have come up with detailed recommendations of a few important committees for your reference. You can check out the recommendations of the Puchhi Commission in the linked article. We have also covered the very important Sarkaria Commission, 

List of Committees With Purposes
Name of Committee/CommissionPurpose
Arun Goel CommitteeTo strengthen the Capital Goods(CG) Sector and  contribute more actively in the national goal of achieving a USD 5 trillion economy and a USD 1 trillion manufacturing sector
P K Mohanty CommitteeTo review present ownership guidelines and corporate structure for Indian Private Sector Banks
Committee on TRP ratingsTo review the guidelines on television rating agencies; headed by Sashi S Vempati
Committee by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)To prepare the professional engineers bill
One Man Committee to Prevent Stubble burningTo take steps for preventing stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh which is a source of pollution in the Delhi-national capital region (NCR); headed by Justice Madan B. Lokur
Market Data Advisory Committee (MDAC) by SEBITo recommend appropriate policy for access to securities market data, identify segment-wise data perimeters, data needs, and gaps, recommend data privacy and data access regulations applicable to market data; headed by Madhabi Puri Buch
Company Law Committee (CLC)to suggest measures to de-clog and improve the functioning of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and make recommendations on various issues pertaining to the implementation of the Companies Act and the Limited Liability Partnership Act; headed by Rajesh Verma
Rajesh Pant Expert CommitteeTo evaluate the “implications” of digital surveillance by  Data Information Technology Co. Limited and “assess any violations of law and submit its recommendations; under the National Cyber Security Coordinator
Rajiv Mehrishi CommitteeTo measure the impact on the national economy and financial stability of waiving of interest and COVID-19 related moratorium. To give suggestions to mitigate financial constraints of various sections of society
KV Kamath CommitteeSetting parameters for Loan Restructuring, to undertake a process validation of resolution plans for borrowal accounts above a specified threshold
Pradip Shah CommitteeTo develop international retail business at the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC)
GK Pillai CommitteeTo decide ceiling rates under duty reimbursement scheme for exporters
Ramesh Chand CommitteeNiti Aayog Member(Agriculture), “Sugarcane and Sugar Industry” recommended linking of Sugarcane prices to sugar rate to maintain the financial state and stability of the  industry and to clear the arrears of the sugarcane farmers.
Committee on Business Responsibility Reportingto develop new BRR formats for listed and unlisted companies; headed by Rajesh Verma
Committee For Analysis of QR Codeto review the prevalent system of QR Codes in India for facilitating digital payments and submit recommendations; headed by Prof. D. B. Pathak
SEBI’s advisory committee on mutual fundsAdvises the capital markets regulator on matters related to regulation and development of mutual fund industry; headed by Usha Thorat
Committee on the pandemic risk poolTo address various risks that have been triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and offer protection in case of a similar crisis in the future; headed by Suresh Mathur
Abhijeet Sen CommitteeFormulating food policy in the long term
Abid Hussain CommitteeSmall scale industries  and Trade Policy Reform
Chakravarty Committee (1985)Monetary policy
G V Ramakrishna CommitteeDisinvestment
JJ Irani CommitteeCompany laws; Formation of the new Companies Act
Kelkar Committee (2015)Assessing PPP in India and Tax Structure Reforms
Raja Chelliah CommitteeTax reforms in India
Khusro CommitteeAgricultural Credit System
Sarkaria CommissionRelationship and power balance between the Centre and States
Malegam CommitteeMicrofinance
Narasimhan CommitteeBanking Reforms
Mckinsey ReportMerger Of seven Associate Banks with State Bank of India
Suresh Tendulkar CommitteeThe methodology of estimation of poverty
Tarapore CommitteeCapital Account Convertibility
A Ghosh committeeMalpractices in banks
Y B Reddy CommitteeAssessing Of Income Tax Rebates
Bhagwati CommitteeUnemployment and Public Welfare
C Rao CommitteeAgricultural policy
Dharia CommitteePublic Distribution System
Rangarajan CommitteeComputerization Of Banking Industry and Public Sector Disinvestment
Lodha committeeTo recommend reforms for cricket in India
Raghunath Anant Mashelkar panelTo suggest the best technologies for Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan
K V Kamath PanelTo examine the MSME sector
Bibek Debroy CommitteeRailway restructuring
Justice B. M Shah CommitteeBlack money
A C Shah CommitteeNon-Banking Financial Company
Ajit Kumar CommitteeArmy pay scales
Athreya CommitteeRestructuring of IDBI
Bhurelal CommitteeIncrease in Motor Vehicle Tax
Bimal Jalan CommitteeReport on the working of capital market infrastructure institutions (MIIs)
Chandra Shekhar CommitteeVenture Capital
Dave CommitteePension Scheme for Unorganized Sector
Deepak Parekh CommitteeFinancing Infrastructure through PPP model
Hanumant Rao CommitteeFertilisers 
Janakiramanan CommitteeSecurities Transactions
Kasturirangan CommitteeDraft National Education Policy
Kothari CommissionTo examine all aspects of the educational sector in India
Kumaramangalam Birla ReportCorporate Governance
N.N. Vohra CommitteeRelations (Nexus) Of Politicians with Criminals
Radha Krishnan Commission (1948)Establishment of the University Grant Commission
K. Santhanam CommitteeEstablishment of CBI
Shivaraman Committee (1979)Establishment of NABARD
Swaminathan Commission (2004)To find the problems faced by the farmers
Balwantrai Mehta Committee (1957)Panchayati Raj Institutions
Justice A.K Mathur Commission7th Pay Commission
Vaghul CommitteeMoney market in India
Vasudev CommitteeNBFC sector reforms
Y B Reddy CommitteeReview of Income Tax rebates
Aruna Sundararajan CommitteeTelecom sector revival
Rajiv Kumar CommitteeSelling of OIL and ONGC fields to private companies
Sushil Modi CommitteeTo look into GST revenue shortfall faced by states
Lokpal Search Committee (Justice Ranjana Desai)For recommending names for Lokpal
Injeti Srinivas CommitteeCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Punchhi CommissionCentre-State relations

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