- 1st ARC
- Appointment of persons having long experience in public life in administration and nonpartisan attitude as governors
- Delegation of powers to the maximum extent to the states
- Rajamannar committee-
- Finance commission should be made a permanent body
- Sarkaria commission
- Over centralisation leads to BP at the Centre and anaemia at the periphery
- Article 356 should be used very sparingly, in extreme cases as a last resort when all other alternative screen
- The institution of all India services should be further strengthened and some more such services should be created
- When the President withhold his assent the the state bills, the reasons should be communicated to the state government
- The Centre should consult the states before making a law on the subject of the concurrent list
- On governor-
- The governors term of five years in the state should not be disturbed except for some extremely compelling reasons
- Governor should be a detached figure and not to intimately connected with the local politics of the state
- Punchi commission
- Greater flexibility to states in matters of state and concurrent list is the key to good centre-state relations
- The exercise of discretionary powers by the government should be limited in nature and must be guided by good faith
- Provides a clear SOP for the Governor to select a chief minister in case no party or pre-poll coalition has a clear majority
- Governor must not remove a chief minister unless he has failed to prove his majority on the floor of the house
- Zonal councils should meet at least twice a year
- New all India services in sectors like health, education, engineering and judiciary should be created
- The scope of the devolution of powers to local bodies to act as institutions of self government should be constitutionally defined through appropriate amendments
- NCRWC-
- Scope of fundamental rights to be expanded to include right against torture, right to compensation if a person is illegally deprived of his right to life and liberty
- A new DPSP and control of population should be added
- An interfaith commission should be established to promote inter-religious harmony and social solidarity
- Fundamental duties must be expanded to include duty to go to elections, to pay taxes, etc
- System of constructive vote of no confidence as happens in Germany
- Lateral entry into government jobs above joint secretary level should be allowed
- When the state bill is reserved for consideration of the President there should be a time limit within which the president should take a decision whether to give his assent or to return the bill
- Retirement age of judges of High Court and Supreme Court should be increased to 65 & 68 respectively
- Citizens charter must clearly highlight the entitlements of citizens belonging to SC, ST and other depressed classes
- 73rd and 74th AA must be amended and Devolution of powers to PRI and ULB must be explicitly mentioned
- Election commission of India should have the power to issue directions to the state election commission for the discharge of its functions
- Any person convicted for any Heinous crime like murder, rape, smuggling etc should be permanently debarred from contesting from any political office- NCRWC
- Criminal cases against politicians must be disposed of speedily
- Special benches be constituted by the High Court and Supreme Court exclusively for the disposal of election petitions and election disputes
- The model code of conduct should be given legal status and its violation should attract penal action
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