Swachh Bharat Mission- Gramin in States/ UTs
The Standing Committee on Rural Development (Chair: Dr. P Venugopal) submitted its report on the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission- Gramin in States/ UTs’ on July 19, 2018. The Swachh Bharat Mission-…
Development of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture
The Standing Committee on Agriculture (Chair: Mr. Hukmdev Narayan Yadav) submitted a report on ‘Scheme on Development of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture – An Analysis’ on July 25, 2018. The…
Legal Framework: Gambling and Sports Betting Including Cricket in India
The Law Commission of India (Chair: Justice B.S. Chauhan) submitted its report on July 5, 2018, examining whether betting may be legalised in India. The report follows a Supreme Court…
Shekatkar committee
Context: The government recently reviewed the implementation of ambitious reform initiative for the Indian Army based on recommendations of a committee headed by Lt Gen (retd) DB Shekatkar. Shekatkar Committee was tasked…
YM Deosthalee Committee Report
Context: Recently RBI has decided to set up a public credit registry (PCR) in a modular and phased manner to provide a single-point and real-time source for financial liabilities of a person or entity.…
Sarkaria Commission & Punchhi Commission
Sarkaria Commission The central government set up the Justice R S Sarkaria Commission in June 1983 to examine the relationship and balance of power between state and central governments. The…
Uday Kotak Committee
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) panel on corporate governance led by Uday Kotak proposed sweeping changes. The recommendations are listed below: a) Panel proposed more powers for…
Recommendations made by Shekatkar Committee
A Committee of Experts (CoE) was constituted by Ministry of Defence under the Chairmanship of Lt. Gen. (Retd) DB Shekatkar to recommend measures to enhance combat capability and rebalance defence…
Healthy States, Progressive India Report
Context: NITI Aayog released today a comprehensive Health Index report titled, “Healthy States, Progressive India” at a function in the capital today. The report ranks states and Union territories innovatively…
The Malimath Committee’s recommendations on reforms in the criminal justice system in 20 points
In 2000, the then NDA government formed a panel headed by the former Chief Justice of Kerala and Karnataka, Justice V.S. Malimath, to suggest an overhaul of the century-old criminal justice…