Committees Flashcards
(43 cards)
Kasturirangan Committee for National Education Policy
The report proposes an education policy, which seeks to address the challenges of: (i) access, (ii) equity, (iii) quality, (iv) affordability, and (v) accountability faced by the current education system.
It seeks to increase the focus on early childhood care, reform the current exam system, strengthen teacher training, and restructure the education regulatory framework. It also seeks to set up a National Education Commission, increase public investment in education, strengthen the use of technology and increased focus on vocational and adult education, among others.
TSR Subramanian Committee on New Education Policy
- Indian Education (IES) should be established.
- Education expenditure should be at least 6% GDP
- Teacher Entrance Tests (TET) compulsory.
- Removal of no-detention policy at upper primary stage
- Board exams to be on- demand
- The mid-day meal (MDM) program should now be extended to cover students of secondary schools.
- UGC must be replaced by specific law for management of higher education ; only role of scholarships and fellowships.
Virginius Xaxa Committee on Condition of Tribals
HLC in 2013
- Land Acquisition Issues : prevent tribal land alienation; PPP as backdrop entry to transfer land.
- Mining Issues : return land to tribals post mining;
- Dams: increases foreigners;
- Gram Sabha : empower; fraudulently obtained consent
- Naxalism : soft grassroots policy
- Health : Constitution of Tribal Health Assembly, Tribal Health Councils, and Tribes Advisory councils; Traditional healers and Dais; Medical Education for Tribal Areas (META)
- Education: greater gender focus, dearth of teachers, recruited locally; Tribal Chair be established by the UGC.
Sachar Committee Report on Social, Economic and Educational Status of Muslim Community
2005
Designate Arzals Muslim group as most backward classes, Provide Hindu-OBC-type attention to Ajlaf Muslim group.
Recognise degrees from Madrasas as for eligibility in defence, civil and banking examinations.
Set up an Equal Opportunity Commission to look into grievances of deprived groups like minorities.
National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC)
Article 15 and 16 should include ‘ethnic or social origin, political other opinion, property or birth’.
Article 300A to read deprivation or acquisition of property should be only for public purpose.
Amended as DPSP and Action (DPSPA) and include new directive of population control.
Discontinue MPLADs
Disaster and emergencies under Concurrent List
State bill reserved for President must have a time limit
Reasonable number of SC,ST,BCs on Supreme Court Benches
National Judicial Commission for appointments
Electoral process reforms
73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Act to all northeast
Sarkaria Commission
Inter-State Council President’s Rule All-India Services Taxation President’s Assent Zonal Councils Armed forces Concurrent List Governor 3 language formula Linguistic minorities
Punchhi Commission
Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi, former Chief Justice of India on 27th April 2007 Concurrent List Inter-State Council State Legislature Emergency Governor Zonal Council All-India Services Balance or power Cost Sharing Institutional Mechanism
Justice Shri Krishna Committee on Alternate Dispute Redressal
issue of managing and resolving bilateral investment treaty (BIT) disputes. India is currently facing 20-odd BIT disputes.
Justice Malimath Committee on Criminal Justice System
Rights of Accused
Investigation branch should be separated from Law and Order branch.
Director of Prosecution should be created in each state.
Impeachment of judges should be made easier
Constitution of National Judicial Commission.
amend domestic laws to conform to the provisions of the UN Convention on Transnational Organised Crime.
Economic Crimes
Vijaya Kumar Committee on NGOs 2017 appointed by the Central government on the orders of the Supreme Court
Registrations
Accreditation
Seamless Operability of IT Act and FCRA
Removal of a Physical Interface
A three-tier monitoring system for NGOs receiving support from the Central Government.
An overarching legislation required with best practices
Malegam Committee on Microfinance 2010, Board of Directors of RBI
Classification NBFC MFI as separate Interest Rate(margin cap 12%,10% - MFI loan; 24% individual loans) Capital of NBFC-MFI (min net worth 1.5 cr; CAR-15%) Lending Process (Joint Liability Group) Recovery Process Credit Information Bureau Funding of MFIs (bank funding and Bonds) Monitoring and Compliance
Law Commission Report on Electoral Reforms (20th Commission)
Election Finance - State funding Type of election Anti Defection-President/Governor on advice of ECI ECI-constitutional powers Paid News - define Opinion Polls - check methods Election disputes - separate election bench Totaliser - recommended Multiple seats- restrict to 1 independent candidates-debarment
Dinesh Goswami Committee on Electoral Reforms
1990
Anti Defection Law - disqualification Multiple Constituency - only 1 Reduce age (21 Assembly; 25 Council) Proxy Voting for army and diplomats outside Bye-elections within 6 months of vacancy Election disputes - ad hoc judges
UdayKotak Committee on Corporate Governance; 2017 by SEBI
Separation of CEO/MD and Chairperson for top 500 by April 1 2020
At least one woman independent director.
AGMs within 5 months after the end of FY 2018-19 and compulsory webcast of AGMs.
Expanding the eligibility criteria for independent directors and limiting maximum directorships to 8
Mandatory disclosure of consolidated quarterly results with effect from FY 2019-20
Quorum for Board meetings (1/3rd of the size of the Board or 3 members,whichever is higher) and Minimum 6 directors in the top 1000 listed entities
Disclosure of utilization of funds from QIP/preferential issue,auditor credentials, audit fee, reasons for resignation of auditors, etc.
Secretarial Audit to be mandatory for listed entities and their material unlisted subsidiaries under SEBI Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (LODR) Regulation
PJ Nayak Committee on Governance of Bank’s Boards, released 2014
Implemented :
Splitting the post of Chairman and Managing Director in the PSBs and professionalisation of boards of the state- owned banks.
The government set up the Bank Board Bureau, an independent body to select executive directors of the PSBs.
Janak Raj Committee Report on Review the Working of the Marginal Cost of Funds Based Lending Rate System
Display base rate/MCLR details in every branch
The T-Bill rate and the CD rate were further assessed on three parameters, viz., (i) correlation with the policy rate; (ii) stability; and (iii) liquidity
T-bill and CD are evaluated based on their money market curve to address the banks marginal requirement of funds.
Study Group recognised policy rate transmission is not done due to arbitrariness in calculation of base rate/MCLR
The base rate and MCLR regimes are also not in sync with global practices on pricing of bank loans.
T.K. Vishwanath Committee on Fair Market Conduct (Insider Trading), by SEBI in 2017
Benami trading fraudulent
SEBI - power of whistleblower immunity;power to tap communications
2 codes of conduct to check insider trading
E Details of immediate relatives and material financial relationships
Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC), 2011 by MoF, 2013 Report (includes Draft Indian Financial Code)
Consumer Protection Act Micro Prudential Regulation Unified resolution corporation Proposed Institutions Monetary Policy Committee
Nandan Nilekani Panel on Digital Payments
All government departments must provide digital payments alternative for payment of bill.
Government to citizen payments in digital mode, ie all salaries DBT transfers and payment for goods and services etc.
Committee wants the interchange rate on card transactions to be reduced by 15 basis points.
Increase the time of transactions for NEFT and RTGS.
National Common Mobility Card(NCMC)
Ratan Watal Panel on Digital Payments(promote card payments to reduce cash transactions)
Payment and Settlements Act to include clauses on consumer protection, data security and privacy.
Independent regulator under RBI.
NEFT, RTGS 24X7
Cash-handling charges to be levied by government and merchants
Government payments to be made digitally; waiver of transaction fees and charges
The Tax Administration Reforms Commission (TARC) headed by Dr. Parthasarathi Shome
Unify CBDT and CBEC under Central Board of Direct and Indirect Taxes
Revenue Secretary should be abolished and functions assigned to the board.
CVC must have a member who is/was an IRS.
Sharda Prasad Committee on Skill India
Vocationalization of Education in Schools
In-plant Apprenticeship
Apprentices Act, 1961 and The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959 should be repealed and a new Vocational Education and Training Act (VETA) should be enacted.
Kelkar Committee on Public Private Partnership - 2015-16
PPPs not as a means of evading responsibility and not for small projects.
Institutions to be set up: Independent Regulators, Infrastructure PPP Project Review committee, Infrastructure PPP Adjudication Tribunal.
Baba Kalyani Committee on SEZ Policy
Paradigm shift from export focus in SEZ to focus on economic growth and employment generation.
Supply driven to demand driven approach for Employment and Economic Enclaves (3E’s) development
Subsidised utility tariffs to 3E’s tenants and Integrating of MSMEs in 3E
