| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| S.K. Dhar Commission | 1948 | • Reorganisation on administrative basis • Opposed linguistic basis |
| JVP Committee | 1949 | • Supported Dhar view • Opposed immediate linguistic reorganisation |
| Fazl Ali Commission (SRC) | 1953 | • Linguistic reorganisation • Formed after Potti Sriramulu |
| Rajamannar Committee | 1969 | • Centre–State relations • Suggested reforms |
| Sarkaria Commission | 1983 | • Centre–State relations • Governor term stability |
| Venkatachaliah Commission | 2000 | • Review of Constitution working |
| Justice Chelliah related recommendation | 2002 | • Article 356 last resort • After Articles 256, 257, 355 |
| Punchhi Commission | 2007 | • Centre–State review • Governor removal suggestion • Safeguards on Articles 355 & 356 |
| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Balwant Rai Mehta Committee | 1957 | • 3-tier Panchayati Raj • Decentralisation • CDP & NES review |
| Vasantrao Naik Committee | 1960 | • Maharashtra PR review • Reconsidered Mehta model |
| Bongirwar Committee | 1970 | • PR defects analysis • Suggested improvements |
| Ashok Mehta Committee | 1977 | • Mandal Panchayat • District = key unit • Nyaya Panchayat |
| P.B. Patil Committee | 1984 | • PR evaluation • People participation |
| G.V.K. Rao Committee | 1985 | • Rural development reforms • Strengthen district planning |
| L.M. Singhvi Committee | 1988 | • Constitutional status to PRIs |
| P.K. Thungon Committee | 1988 | • Constitutional recognition of local bodies |
| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Kothari Commission | 1964–66 | • Education reforms • National system development |
| Kasturirangan Committee | — | • Basis of NEP 2020 • Replaced NEP 1986 |
| Kasturirangan (ESA) | — | • Eco-sensitive area |
| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Swaran Singh Committee | 1976 | • Fundamental Duties • 42nd Amendment • Suggested tax duty |
| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Tarkunde Committee | 1974 | • Electoral reforms • JP Committee |
| Dinesh Goswami Committee | 1990 | • Electoral reforms |
| Vohra Committee | — | • Political reform |
| Shah Commission | — | • Emergency review • Civil liberty impact |
| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Mandal Commission | 1990 | • 27% OBC reservation • Accepted by V.P. Singh |
| Lokur Committee | — | • ST related |
| Dhebar Commission | 1973 | • PVTGs |
| Bhuria Committee | — | • PESA Act |
| Jagannath Mishra Commission | — | • Minorities |
| Hashim Committee | 2012 | • Urban BPL |
| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Alagh Committee | — | • Nutrition-based poverty line |
| Lakdawala Committee | 1993 | • Base year 1973–74 • CPI-based |
| Tendulkar Committee | 2009 | • Poverty estimation reform |
| Rangarajan Committee | 2012 | • ₹972 rural • ₹1407 urban |
| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| L.K. Jha Committee | 1976 | • Indirect tax |
| Kelkar Committee | — | • Tax reforms |
| Raja Chelliah Committee | — | • Service tax |
| Rangarajan Committee | — | • Disinvestment |
| N.K. Singh Committee | 2016–17 | • FRBM |
| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Narasimham Committee | — | • Banking reforms • LAF |
| R.N. Malhotra Committee | — | • Insurance reform |
| G.N. Bajpai Committee | — | • IFSC insurance |
| Nilesh Shah Committee | — | • Investment funds |
| Damodaran Committee | — | • VC & PE investment |
| P.K. Mohanty Committee | 2020 | • Private bank ownership |
| Rajiv Mehrishi Committee | — | • COVID relief impact |
| MBN Rao Committee | — | • Mahila Bank |
| Pherwani Committee | — | • NSE |
| Shyama Gopinath Committee | — | • Small savings interest |
| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Karve Committee | 1955 | • Small industries |
| Abid Hussain Committee | 1961 | • SSIs |
| S. Dutt Committee | 1968 | • Industrial licensing |
| Nayak Committee | 1991 | • RBI / small sector |
| S.S. Kohli Committee | 2001 | • SSI rehab |
| Arun Goel Committee | — | • Capital goods sector |
| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| B. Sivaraman Committee | — | • NABARD |
| R.V. Gupta Committee | — | • KCC |
| Shanta Kumar Committee | — | • MSP |
| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| S. Sundararajan Committee | 1994 | • Petroleum |
| Kirti Parikh Committee | — | • Gas pricing |
| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Bhandari Committee | 1994/96 | • RRB restructuring |
| Malegam Committee | 1995/2010 | • Microfinance reforms |
| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Santhanam Committee | — | • CVC |
| S.V.S. Raghavan Committee | — | • CCI |
| Balakrishna Eradi Committee | — | • NCLT |
| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Macaulay | — | • Drafted IPC |
| H.N. Sanyal Committee | 1971 | • Contempt of Courts |
| Justice Verma Committee | 2013 | • Nirbhaya reforms • Zero FIR |
| Thakkar Commission | — | • Indira Gandhi assassination |
| Committee / Commission | Year | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| Katakey Panel | — | • Rat-hole mining |
| Deepak Verma Committee | — | • Animal rescue |
| Pesticide Committees (3) | — | • Anupam Varma • S.K. Malhotra • S.K. Khurana |