There are various Committees/Commission formed in India in different instances for different purposes. Their recommendations over time have led to varied reforms in Indian society. This article provides a list of various Committees/Commission along with their purposes/Objectives (why they were formed/which field they worked in) so that aspirants can have a ready list with which revision can be done.
Important Committees/Commission in India
Committees/Commission are formed for studying a problem/issue and then putting forth recommendations to resolve those issues. The govt can either accept or reject the findings/recommendations of the Committee/Commission :
Committee/Commission | Headed By | Objective |
Atanu Chakraborty Committee | Atanu Chakraborty | To prepare a road map for the "national infrastructure pipeline" (NIP) |
Research Advisory Committee | Sankar De | SEBI has constituted to help and analyze the new methods of policymaking for the development of the capital market. |
Committee to draft the National Water Policy | Dr. Mihir Shah | Committee established to outline the new National Water Policy (NWP) |
Sushil Modi Committee | Sushil Modi | To look on GST revenue shortfall faced by states |
Praveen Kutumbe Committee | Praveen Kutumbe | IRDAI sets panel to identify domestically systematically important insurers (SIIs) an augmented. A regulatory framework is logically established in this regard. |
Shri M.P. Bezbarauah Committee | Shri M.P. Bezbarauah | Ministry of Home Affairs constituted a committee for implementation of Clause VI of the Assam Accord |
H R Khan Committee | H R Khan | Committee of the Code for Responsible Lending (CRL) in microcredit. |
B V R Mohan Reddy Committee | B V R Mohan Reddy | To suggested to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to stop establishing new engineering colleges from 2020 and review the creation of new capacity every two years after that. |
Justice Mukundakam Sharma Committee | Justice Mukundakam Sharma | To review the Draft National Code for Good Governance in Sports |
International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket Committee | Anil Kumble | The cricket committee work towards improving player behavior and the development of a culture of respect. |
Sanjeev Sharma Committee | Sanjeev Sharma | The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has formed a committee to address tax-related points and reduce the number of tax litigations. |
National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage Committee | Amitabh Kant | To promote clean and sustainable mobility initiatives in the country |
Comprehensive Insurance Scheme for Advocates | Dr. Alok Srivastava | For the welfare of the advocated all over India to address concerns relating to untimely death and medical insurance. |
Bimal Jalan Committee | Bimal Jalan | To review the extant Economic Capital Framework. |
High-Level Committee on Petrochemical Investment | Rajat Bhargava | To recommend how to attract more investments into the Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Regions in the country |
Rajiv Gauba Committee | Rajiv Gauba | To explore a financial bailout package for the telecom sector by lowering spectrum charges |
Aruna Sundararajan Committee | Aruna Sundararajan | Union Telecom Minister has formed a committee to spell out revival plans for the Telecom sector. |
Akhil Kumar Committee | Akhil Kumar | To formulate steps required to prevent unauthorized extraction of groundwater |
Y.H. Malegam Committee | Y.H. Malegam | To look into the entire gamut of issues relating to classification of bad loans, effectiveness of audits and rising incidents of frauds |
Atul Sahai Committee | Atul Sahai | To review its three-year-old guidelines on trade credit insurance in line with the changing requirements of the market |
Baba Kalyani Committee | Baba Kalyani | To review the special economic zones (SEZ) policy |
Subhash Garg committee | Subhash Garg | To recommend banning cryptocurrencies in India, citing risks and volatility in prices. |
Injeti Srinivas Committee | Injeti Srinivas | To recommendations on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to the Minister of Corporate Affairs (MCA) |
Niranjan Bhat Committee | Niranjan Bhat | Committee to examine up draft legislation to give legal sanctity to disputes settled through mediation. |
Transform Indian agriculture Committee | Devendra Fadnavis | To discuss measures for the transformation of agriculture and raising farmers' income and suggest modalities for adoption and time-bound implementation |
Road Safety Committee | Abhay Manohar Sapre | To give suggestion on the issue of road safety in the country |
High Powered Committee | 3 member panel - Dr Deepak Apte, Dr Asad R Rahmani and Dr Dhananjai Mohan. | To frame and implement an emergency response plan for the protection of two Indian birds-Great Indian Bustard and the Lesser Florican. |
Medical Devices Technical Advisory Group (MDTAG) committee | Dr. V.G. Somani | To advise the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) on matters related to the regulation of medical devices |
UK Sinha committee | UK Sinha | To study the problems faced by MSMEs |
Advisory Committee for Fit India Movement | Kiren Rijiju | To advise the government on the “Fit India Movement” |
Suresh Mathur Committee | Suresh Mathur | IRDAI has set up a committee to review the regulatory framework on microinsurance |
An empowered Group of Ministers (GoM) | Amit Shah | To suggest measures to combat lynching |
Group of Ministers(GoM) Committee | Amit Shah | To Suggest on preventing sexual harassment at the workplace |
Sanjay Mitra Committee | Sanjay Mitra | To look into the distribution of assets and liabilities of Jammu and Kashmir between J&K and Ladakh |
Sh. Akhil Kumar Committee | Sh. Akhil Kumar | National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set up a committee to formulate steps required to prevent unauthorized extraction of groundwater. |
Atul Sahai Committee | Atul Sahai | IRDAI sets up panel to revisit 3-year-old trade credit insurance guidelines |
Tapan Ray Committee | Tapan Ray | To Review Regulatory and Supervisory Framework for Core Investment Companies |
Committee on Digital Payments | Nandan Nilekaniled | To suggest how to promote digital payments in India |
Amitabh Kant Committee | Amitabh Kant. | How to create a $110-billion mobile phone export business from India |
The Cabinet Committee on Investment & Growth | Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Investment and Growth and on Employment and Skill Development |
Committee on Currency Movement | Shri D.K. Mohanty | To examine the entire gamut of security of treasure in transit |
Ramesh Chand Committee | Ramesh Chand | To revise the current series of the wholesale price index (base 2011-12) |
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