List of Important Committees and Commissions in India

Many committees and commissions are made in India in various fields. Based on recommendations of these committees many reforms take place in our country. Many questions are asked in exams based on these committees and commissions. So students need to remember the name of these committees and commissions and their area of interest.

The List

Abhijit Sen Committee (2002): Long Term Food Policy
Abid Hussain Committee: On Small Scale Industries
Ajit Kumar Committee: Army Pay Scales
Athreya Committee: Restructuring Of IDBI
Basel Committee: Banking Supervision
Bhurelal Committee: Increase in Motor Vehicle Tax
Bimal Jalan Committee: Report on the working of capital market infrastructure institutions (MIIs)
Bimal Jalan committee: To decide the appropriate level of reserves that the RBI should hold
C. Babu Rajiv Committee: Reforms in Ship Act 1908 & Ship Trust Act 1963
C. Rangrajan Committee: To review the Methodology for Measurement of Poverty
Chandra Shekhar Committee: Venture Capital
Chandratre Committee Report (1997): Security Analysis and Investment Management
Chore Committee: Review the Operation of the Cash Credit System
Dave Committee (2000): Pension Scheme For Unorganized Sector

Deepak Parekh committee: To Financing Infrastructure through PPP model
Dhanuka Committee: Simplification of Transfer Rules in Security Markets
G. V. Ramakrishna Committee: On Disinvestment
Goiporia Committee: Improvement in the Customer Service at Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks
Hanumant Rao Committee: Fertilizers
J. R. Varma Committee: Current Account Carry Forward Practice
Jankiramanan Committee: Securities Transactions
JJ. Irani Committee: Company Law Reforms
K. C. Chakrabarty Committee: To analyse the financial condition of the Regional Rural Banks in India
K. Kasturirangan: To head the drafting committee of the National Education Policy
Kelkar Committee (2002): Tax Structure Reforms
Kothari Commission: To examine all aspects of the educational sector in India
Khan Working Group: Development Finance Institutions
Khusro Committee: Agricultural Credit System
Kumar Mangalam Birla Report: Corporate Governance
MB Shah Committee: To investigate black money, mostly hoarded abroad
Mahajan Committee (1997): Sugar Industry
Malegam Committee: Reforms in the Primary Market & Repositioning of UTI
Malhotra Committee: Broad Framework of Insurance Sector
Marathe Committee: Recommendation for Urban Co-operative Banks
Mashelkar Committee 2002: Auto Fuel Policy
Mckinsey Report: Merger of 7 Associate Banks with SBI
Meera Seth Committee: Development of Handlooms
Nachiket Mor Committee: Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low-Income Households
Narasimhan Committee (1991): Banking Sector Reforms
N.N. Vohra Committee: Relations (Nexus) Of Politicians with Criminals
Parekh Committee: Infrastructure Financing
Percy Mistry Committee: Making Mumbai an International Financial Center
P. J. Nayak Committee: To evaluate the governance of the board of banks and examine criteria to select directors, as well as their term
Prasad Panel: International Trade and Services
Radha Krishnan Commission (1948): Establishment of the University Grant Commission
R V. Gupta Committee: Small Savings

Raja Chelliah Committee: Tax Reforms
Rekhi Committee: Indirect Taxes
RV Gupta Committee: Agricultural Credit
Sarkaria Commission: Central-state relationship
K. Santhanam Committee: Establishment of CBI
S P Talwar Committee: Restructuring Of Weak Public Sector Bank
Suresh Tendulkar Committee: Redefining Poverty Line and Its Calculation Formula
Sapta Rishi Committee (July 2002): Development Of Domestic Tea Industry
Shah Committee: Reforms Relating To Non-Banking Financial Companies (NFBCs)
Shivraman Committee (1979): Establishment of NABARD
S.N. Verma Committee (1999): Restructuring the Commercial Banks
Swaminathan Commission (2004): To find the problems faced by the farmers
Sukhamoy Chakravarty Committee: To assess the functioning of the Indian Monetary system
Tandon Committee: System Of working capital financing by Banks
Tarapore Committee (1997): Report on Capital Account Convertibility
Udesh Kohli Committee: Analyze Fund Requirement in Power Sector
U.K. Sharma Committee: NABARD’s Role in RRB
Vaghul Committee: Money Market in India
Vasudev Committee: NBFC Sector Reforms
Y B Reddy Committee: 2001: Review Of Income Tax Rebates
Justice A.K Mathur commission: 7th Pay Commission
Balwantrai Mehta Committee (1957): Panchayati Raj Institutions