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Report of the Administrative Reforms Commission of 1996​

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Answered by Sam1825
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The First Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) as a Commission of Inquiry was set up in January,1966, to examine the public administration of the country and make recommendation for reform and reorganisation when necessary, involving the following aspects:

The machinery of the Government of India and its procedures or work

The machinery for planning at all levels

Centre- State relationships

Financial administration

Personnel administration

Economic administration

Administration at the State level

District administration

Agricultural administration and

Problems of redress of citizens grievances.

2. The Administrative Reforms Commission was initially Chaired by Shri Morarji R Desai, MP, and later on Shri K.Hunmanthaiya, M.P became its chairman when Shri Morarji R Desai, MP, became the Deputy Prime Minister of India. The other members of the Commission were:

Shri H.C. Mathur,M.P.

Shri G.S. Pathak, M.P Shri H.V. Kamath, M.P.

Shri V. Shankar, I.C.S., Member Secretar

Shri V. Shankar, I.C.S., Member Secretary

3. The Commission was empowered to devise its own procedures, appoint Committees and Advisors to assist it. The Commission had set up 20 Study Teams, 13 Working Groups and one Task Force. The Working Groups made detailed studies of specific agencies and organisations such as Customs & Central Excise, Post & Telegraphs, Life Insurance, Income Tax, Police and Developmental Control and regulatory organisations

4. The Commission submitted the following 20 reports before winding up in mid- 1970 -

Sl. No. Name of the Report

Problems of Redress of Citizens Grievances (Interim)

Machinery for Planning

Public Sector Undertakings

Finance, Accounts & Audit

Machinery for Planning (Final)

Economic Administration

The Machinery of GOI and its procedures of work

Life Insurance Administration

Central Direct Taxes Administration

Administration of UTs & NEFA

Personnel Administration

Delegation of Financial & Administrative Powers

Centre-State Relationships

State Administration

Small Scale Sector

Railways

Treasuries

Reserve Bank of India

Posts and Telegraphs

Scientific Departments

The above 20 reports contained 537 major recommendations. Based on inputs received from various administrative Ministries, a report indicating implementation position was placed before the Parliament in November,1977.

The Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) was constituted on 31.08,2005, as a Commission of Inquiry, under the Chairmanship of Shri Veerappa Moily for preparing a detailed blueprint for revamping the public administrative system. The Commission consists of the following:

Shri Veerappa Moily, Chairperson

Shri V. Ramachandran, Member

Dr. A.P. Mukherjee, Member

Dr. A.H. Kalro, Member

Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, Member

Smt. Vineeta Rai, Member Secretary

The Commission was requested to suggest measures to achieve a proactive, responsive, accountable, sustainable and efficient administration for the country at all levels of the Government. It had presented the following 15 Reports to the Government for consideration:

Right to Information: Master Key to Good Governance

Unlocking human capital: Entitlements and Governance – a Case Study )

Crisis Management: From Despair to Hope

Ethics in Governance

Public Order : Justice for each … Peace for all

Local Governance

Capacity Building for Conflict Resolution – Friction to Fusion

Combating Terrorism

Social Capital – A Shared Destiny

Refurbishing of Personnel Administration – Scaling New Heights

Promoting e-Governance – The Smart Way Forward

Citizen Centric Administration – The Heart of Governance

Organisational structure of Government of India

Strengthening Financial Management System

State and District Administration

2. The procedure prescribed for processing of the recommendations made by ARC is that the recommendations are first considered by the concerned administrative ministries/departments. Their views are then considered by the Core Group on Administrative Reforms (CGAR) headed by the Cabinet Secretary. Subsequently, they are placed before the Group of Ministers (GoM) for its consideration. The views and recommendations of the GoM are then submitted for the information/directions of the Prime Minister.

3. The Government constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) on 30th March, 2007 under the Chairmanship of the then External Affairs Minister to consider the recommendations of the Second A.R.C. and to review the pace of implementation of the recommendations as well as to provide guidance to the concerned Ministries/ Departments in implementing the decisions. It has since been reconstituted under the Chairmanship of Union Finance Minister on 21.08.2009. Core Group on Administrative Reforms under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary has finished examination of all the 15 reports.

Answered by nandini200823
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The ARC or the Administrative Reforms Commission is a committee set up by the Government of India to review the public administration system and give recommendations to improve it. The reports by the Commission are called the ARC reports. ... The second ARC constituted in 2005 was chaired by Veerappa Moily.

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