List of Important Commission and Committee in India

 

Sl.No.	Name of Committee/ Commission	Objective	Year
1	Malimath Committee	For Criminal Justice Reform	2003
2	Vohra Committee Report	Electoral Reform	1993
3	Rangarajan Committee	On disinvestment of shares in Public Sector Enterprises	Apr, 1993
4	C. Rangarajan Committee	formed to Review the Poverty Measurement Methodology	2014
5	Justice Indu Malhotra Committee (Appointed by Supreme Court)	To look into the alleged security breach of Prime Minister's Punjab visit on 5th January, 2022.	13th Jan, 2022
6	Appleby Committee	formed to examine the functioning of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in India.	1948
7	A.D. Gorwala Committee	set up to study the reorganization of states in India.	1948
8	Santhanam Committee	investigating allegations of corruption and maladministration in government departments.	1962
9	Rajamannar Committee	formed to examine the issue of state autonomy within the Indian federal system.	1969
10	Justice M N Venkatachalaiah	Chairman of the National Commission to Review Working of the Constitution.	Set up in 2000 and Report was submitted in 2002.
11	Sarkaria Commission	primarily dealt with the Centre-State relations in India and provided recommendations to improve the relationship between the Union and the States.   It focused on various aspects such as the distribution of legislative and administrative powers between the Union and the States, the role of the Governor, inter-State disputes, and other related matters.	The commission was established in 1983 and submitted its report in 1988
12	Punchhi Commission	The Punchhi Commission, officially known as the Commission on Centre-State Relations, examined various aspects of Centre-State relations, including the role and powers of the Governor, and made recommendations regarding their appointment, powers, and functions.
13	Verghese Commission	The Verghese Committee, officially known as the Committee on Civil Services Reforms, was set up in 2003 to examine and provide recommendations for reforming the civil services in India.	Submitted its report in 2004.
14	Chandrachud Commission	Officially known as the Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution established to review the functioning of the Indian Constitution. It examined various aspects such as the working of parliamentary democracy, federalism, judiciary, and the balance of power between different organs of the state.	Established in 2000 and submitted its report in 2002.
15	Shah Commission (Justice J.C. Shah, a former chief Justice of India)	It was a commission of inquiry appointed by Government of India/Janta Party to inquire into all the excesses committed in the Indian Emergency (1975 - 77).	1977
16	Dileep Singh Bhuria Committee	Recommendation for enactment of Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas)Act, 1996
17	Justice Verma Committee	The provision of Zero FIR came up after the recommendation in the report of the Justice Verma Committee, which was constituted to suggest amendments to the Criminal Law in a bid to provide for faster trial and enhanced punishment for criminals accused of committing sexual assault against women.
18	Dr. K. Radhakrishnan Committee	Reforms in Accreditation System of Higher Education as per NEP, 2020.
19	Prof. K. Kasturirangan	National Steering Committee to create a curriculum aligned with the NEP, 2020