Centre - State Relations

Indian Political System(RAS)

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Sarkaria Commission was set up to

Investigate about the riots that took place in Delhi in 1984

Maintain Centre-State relationship

Make necessary investigations and suggestions regarding the problem of Punjab

Investigate about the assassination of Mrs. Indira Gandhi

Explanation:

Sarkaria Commission (submitted its report in 1988) was created to examine the working of existing arrangements between centre and states in all spheres. The commission made 247 recommendations to improve centre-state relations. The most important was: establishing permanent Inter-State council under Article 263. It suggested: Centre should consult states before making laws on subjects of concurrent list; Governor should be a person from outside the state and should be appointed after the consultation with CM of the state.

Note: Other commissions related to centre-sate relations:

Administrative reforms commission (1969); Rajamannar Committee(1969); Anandpur Sahib Resolution (1973); West Bengal Memorandum (1977); Punchhi Commission (2007)

By: Kamal Kashyap

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