Dhirendra Singh Committee: Main Recommendations
Capital acquisition of defence equipment is carried out as per the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP), which stipulates a time schedule for completion of the...
SC Setup Committee to Oversee Medical Council of India
The Supreme Court has agreed with the government’s proposal of five eminent medical practitioners to oversee the functioning and decisions of the Medical Council of...
Chandra Babu Naidu Committee Report on Digital Payments
The CMs Committee on Digital Payments led by the convener and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Chandra Babu Naidu submitted the interim report on Digital Payments...
Committee Setup to Frame Forest Law
The Union environment, forests and climate change ministry has constituted an 11-member committee to revamp the Indian Forest Act, 1927.
It is chaired by the...
NK Singh Committee on FRBM: Main Recommendations
Government had constituted a Committee in May, 2016 to review the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act under the Chairmanship of Shri N.K....
Fare Fixation Committee For Delhi Metro Notified
Ministry of Urban Development has notified the Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) for recommending the passenger fares for Delhi Metro network in Delhi and its...
Arvind Panagriya Task Force on Employment Data
In view of the importance of timely and reliable data on employment, the Prime Minister has directed the Prime Minister’s Office and concerned Ministries...
Committee Setup on Surge Pricing by Taxis
Transport ministry has set up a high-level committee to look into various issues pertaining to taxi operators, including existing permits and surge pricing by...
Dr K. Kasturirangan Committee on National Education Policy
The committee for preparation of final draft of National Education Policy has been constituted under the Chairmanship of eminent Scientist Padma Vibhushan Dr K....
Committee on Educational Institutions for Minorities
A high-level committee has been constituted to establish world class educational institutions to provide better traditional and modern education to students belonging to Minority...
Committee on Avian Influenza Submits Report
The Monitoring Committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for overseeing outbreak of H5N8 avian influenza reviewed the control and...
H R Khan Committee in News
H R Khan committee on development of corporate bond in August 2016 recommended that foreign portfolio investors be allowed to trade directly in corporate bonds.
In...
Shunglu Committee Report in News
Shunglu Committee is a committee of experts instituted to examine the alleged irregularities and cases of nepotism in the appointments across various Delhi state...
Abhinav Bindra Panel Submits Report
Abhinav Bindra-led NRAI review committee has come out with a damning 36-page report reviewing the performance.
The committee was formed after none of the 12...
SEBI Panel on Disclosures, Accounting Standards
SEBI has re-constituted its committee which gives advice on issues related to disclosure requirements and accounting practices for various entities in the securities market.
Composition...
B N Srikrishna Committee Submits Report
The Justice BN Srikrishna Committee, set up by the Law Ministry on January 13, 2017, to suggest reforms in India’s arbitration mechanism, has submitted...
Committee on Arbitration Mechanism in India
The Government has decided to constitute a High Level Committee (HLC) on arbitration mechanism in the Ministry of Law and Justice, comprising of the...
Coal Ministry Forms Committee
The Ministry of Coal formed a five-member committee to chalk out a policy on the disposal of washery rejects.
The panel will be headed by...
RV Easwar Committee Report Highlights
A committee set up by the government to change direct tax laws has suggested several taxpayer-friendly measures to improve the ease of doing business,...
Rajasthan Appoints Committee on Pay Commission
The Rajasthan government has appointed a three-member committee, headed by former Chief Secretary D.C. Samant, to study and implement the recommendations of the Seventh...
Central Monitoring Committee on GST Setup
The Government of India has setup a Central Monitoring Committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary.
Three meetings of the Central Monitoring Committee have been held...
R. B. Barman Committee Constituted
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has constituted a Technical Committee in accordance with Regulation 14 of the IBBI (Information Utilities) Regulations,...
Madhukar Gupta Committee Submits Report
The Madhukar Gupta Committee on border protection has submitted its report to the Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
The Committee headed by former Home Secretary Madhukar...
Committee on Caste Census Submits Report
The Government mounted the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) with the purpose of ranking households for receiving benefits under government programmes. The Socio...
Expert Committee Setup to Study Cyber Laws
Government of India has constituted an expert Committee under the Chairmanship of T.K. Viswanathan, former Law Secretary and Member from NSCS, Department of Legislative...
Amitabh Chaudhry Committee Setup by IRDAI
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has constituted a 8 member committee headed by Amitabh Chaudhry, Chief Executive officer, HDFC Standard...
TRAI Forms Committee on Outdated Regulations
TRAI has constituted three subgroups in areas such as licensing, tariff and service quality, to identify and weed out obsolete regulations and orders.
Three advisors...
Report of Committee on Digital Payments
The Committee on Digital Payments constituted by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs under the Chairmanship of Shri. Ratan P. Watal, Principal...
Task Force to Ease Currency Exchange
The Reserve Bank of India has formed a task force to ease currency exchange facility in Nepal for non-Indians.
The task force has been formed...
Committee Setup on Namami Gange Programme
Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti has announced setting up of a Committee of Secretaries to speed up...
Chairman of Lok Sabha Ethics Committee
L K Advani has been renominated as Chairman of the Lok Sabha’s Ethics Committee by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
The Ethics Committee examines every complaint relating...
Committee Setup on Bitcoins and Virtual Currency
The circulation of Virtual Currencies which are also known as Digital/Crypto Currencies has been a cause of concern. This has been expressed in various...
Kerala Setup Panel on New Health Policy
The Kerala government has constituted a 17-member committee for formulating a new health policy for the State.
The committee is chaired by B. Ekbal, former...
Committee on Haj Subsidy Constituted
The Central government has formed a six-member committee to look into the Haj subsidy issue in light of a 2012 Supreme Court order on...
Competition Law Review Committee
In pursuance of its objective of ensuring that Legislation is in sync with the needs of strong economic fundamentals, the Government has constituted a...
Committee on Computation of Economic Data
The government has formed a committee to upgrade the norms for computation of economic data at states and districts level in the backdrop of...
Madan Lal Named Chairman of Committee
Former coach and Test all-rounder Madan Lal has been named as the chairman of a three-member committee to look into the recent altercation between...
Panel Setup on Jat Quota Row
Yielding to pressure from agitating Jats, the Centre announced setting up of a committee under a senior Union Minister to examine the quota demand...
Committee Setup on Bird Flu in India
The Central government has constituted a Committee headed by Joint Commissioner, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries (DADF) to maintain constant vigil on...
Eric Holder Report in News
Uber Technologies Inc. is an American technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA operating in 633 cities worldwide.
It develops, markets and operates the...
High Level Committee to Remove Child Pornography Formed
The Supreme Court has constituted a high level committee to coordinate with internet giants like Facebook, Microsoft and Google to remove rape, gang rape...
Chitale Committee on Desiltation of Ganga
Chitale committee on Desiltation of Ganga was constituted in July 2016 by the Ministry of Water Resources River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation to prepare guidelines...
Olympic Games Sports Committee Reconstituted
The Union Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel has reconstituted TOP committee with the objective of identifying and supporting...
Task Force Committee on Olympic Action Plan
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the constitution of the Task Force committee for preparing action plan for next three Olympic Games 2020,...
RBI Committee on Fintech Business in India
The Reserve Bank of India is in the process of setting up a multi-disciplinary committee to study the FinTech business in India.
FinTech, which means...
Justice Ashok Kumar Roopanwal Commission Submits Report
The report of Justice Ashok Kumar Roopanwal (Retd.) Commission of Inquiry alongwith memorandum of Action Taken thereon has been laid before both the houses...
Committee on Price Statistics
National Statistical Commission (NSC) constituted ‘Committee on Price Statistics’ under the Chairmanship of Dr. Sudipto Mundle in July 2010. The term of reference of...
Monetary Policy Committee Notified
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) constitution under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has been notified.
The MPC, in which three members are from the...
Committee on Doubling the Income of Farmers
To understand the impact of demonetization on farming sector, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NIAP) conducted...
Committee Setup on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act
The Centre has formed a committee to frame uniform rules for the states to avoid delay in proper implementation of the Rights of Persons...
18 Sectoral Groups on GST Constituted
18 Sectoral Groups have been constituted representing various sectors of the economy in order to ensure smooth roll-out of GST. These 18 Sectoral Groups...
Recommendations of Companies Law Committee
The Companies Law Committee was constituted in June 2015 for examining and making recommendations on the issues arising out of implementation of the Companies...
Committee on Security for Digital Payments
The Committee of Chief Ministers tasked with promoting digital payments has decided to set up a panel to examine security concerns that could arise...
Committee Constituted on Mahanadi and its Tributaries
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has constituted a negotiations committee to assess availability and utilisation of waters of Mahanadi and...
Committee on Arbitration Submits Report
The Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, on 13 January, 2017 constituted a ten Member, High Level Committee under the Chairmanship...
Rina Mitra Committee on Myanmar Border
Recently, the Union Home Ministry has constituted a committee headed by Rina Mitra to “examine the present rules and regulations adopted by the border States for...
Task Force on Improving Employment Data
Job creation, employment and unemployment have been important subjects of debate in India. However, recently, this debate has been taking place in a vacuum....
Committee Setup on Regulatory Bodies for AYUSH System
A Committee under the Chairmanship of Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), NITI Aayog and Secretary,...
Subramanian Panel Recommends Higher MSP
The Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) headed panel asked the Centre to immediately announce higher minimum support price (MSP) of gram (chana) to Rs 4,000...
Cauvery Panel Submits Report
A high level technical panel appointed by the Supreme Court has submitted report. Report confirmed that the Cauvery basin is in trouble.
The committee, however,...
Panel Setup on Hooch Deaths in Surat
A three-member committee has been set up to inquire into the hooch tragedy at a village near Surat that saw 18 persons lose their...
13 Member Panel on Demonetisation
The union government has set up a 13-member committee to formulate a roadmap to implement measures that promote digital payment systems and move towards...
RBI Sets up Committee to Review Cyber Threats
RBI has announced setting up of an inter-disciplinary standing committee on cyber security to review the threats inherent in the existing and emerging technology....
Indian Task Force on Shell Companies
A ‘Task Force on Shell Companies’ under the Joint Chairmanship of Revenue Secretary and Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs was constituted in February, 2017...
ML Mehta Committee Sought Extension
Union Urban Development Ministry had notified a Fair Fixation Committee (FFC), headed by former Delhi High Court judge M L Mehta, for revision of...
Task Force on Pharmaceutical Sector
The Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Ananth Kumar today released recommendations of the task force on development of manufacturing capabilities in each medical...
RBI Oversight Committee Gets New Chairman
Former chief vigilance commissioner Pradeep Kumar has been appointed as the chairman of newly re-constituted RBI's Oversight Committee.
RBI has expanded its Oversight Committee by adding...
High Level Advisory Group Constituted for Trade
The Minister of Commerce & Industry, Suresh Prabhu, has approved the constitution of a High Level Advisory Group (HLAG) to make recommendations for identifying...
Abhinav Bindra Heads Rio Shooters Committee
Abhinav Bindra was named Chairman of a five-member review committee to probe the shooters' Rio Games debacle.
The mandate of the committee is to "examine...
Committee on Inter Linking of Rivers
The Union Cabinet gave its nod for constituting a “Special Committee for Inter-Linking of Rivers” in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment.
It accepted the...
Empowered Committee on 7th Pay Commission
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for setting up an Empowered Committee of Secretaries under the...
RBI Committee to Strengthen Cyber Security
The Reserve Bank (RBI) has decided to set up an inter-disciplinary panel on cyber security to examine various threats and suggest measures to deal with...
Committee Formed to Look into Pay Issues
A committee has been formed to look into various pay related anomalies arising out of the implementation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission's recommendations.
The...
Rajesh Gopal Committee On Wildlife Protection Act
The Centre has begun a review of the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), enacted in 1972 and last amended in 2006 under the Congress-led United...
Panel Setup on Issues of EXIM Bank
Government has appointed a 10-member panel to look into various issues, including higher capital infusion in Exim Bank.
Panel will be headed by the finance...
Committee for Tribal Welfare Reconstituted
Standing Committee for Tribal Welfare (SCTW) of the Ministry of Tribal Welfare has been reconstituted with the Cabinet Minister as its Chairman and Minister...
Bhupendra Yadav Committee Setup
Due to growing incidents of attack on BJP workers in Kerala, BJP president Amit Shah has constituted a five-member team to visit the state...
Olympic Task Force Report Submitted
The eight-member Olympic Task Force has submitted an extensive report to the government. The Task Force was constituted to plan a roadmap to improve...
Committee Constituted On FRBM Roadmap
In pursuance of the Budget Announcement 2016-17, the Government has constituted a five Member Committee to comprehensively review and give recommendations on the FRBM...
Labh Singh Committee on University Sports
The Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs has appointed a six-member committee to study existing sports tournaments in the Universities and critical gaps...
SC Appoints Panel to Govern BCCI
The Supreme Court has appointed four administrators to run the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). They are: Vinod Rai, historian Ramachandra...
Committee on Water Resources in North Eastern Region
The Government has constituted a high-level committee for proper management of the water resources in the North Eastern Region (NER) under the Chairmanship of...
Committee on Data Protection Framework in India
The Union government has appointed an expert committee, headed by former Supreme Court Judge B.N. Srikrishna, to “identify key data protection issues” in India...
Implementation of Pay Commission in Educational Institutions
The human resource and development (HRD) ministry of India has formed a committee headed by Higher education secretary to review the recommendations made by...
Committee Setup to Study Cow Derivatives
The union government has set up a 19-member committee to scientifically validate research on cow derivatives such as cow-urine and their benefits.
This committee is headed...
UN Setup Task Force on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
The United Nations announced plans to strengthen its approach to preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and abuse by creating a high-level task force...
Ashok Lavasa Committee Submits Report
A high-level committee headed by finance secretary Ashok Lavasa submitted its report on allowances to 47 lakh central government employees.
The Ashok Lavasa committee was...
Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility
A High Level Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility – 2018 (HLC-2018) has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri. Injeti Srinivas, Secretary, Ministry of...
Committee Setup on Climate Resilient Farming
The Maharashtra government has set up a committee for the implementation of a ₹4,000-crore project on climate resilient agriculture.
The seven-member panel, headed by the...
Committee on Delhi Traffic Decongestion
A High Powered Committee on ‘Decongestion of Traffic in Delhi’ has called for a paradigm shift in transport planning and policy interventions to check...
Ministry of Youth Affairs Setup Empowered Committee
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved to constitute an Empowered Steering Committee (ESC) on the basis of the recommendations of the interim...
Amitabh Kant Committee on Cashless Economy
The Union government has formed a new committee, headed by Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, to form a strategy to expedite the process of...
Majithia Wage Boards in News
The Union Minister for Labour and Employment held a meeting with the representatives of the State Governments to review the status of implementation of...
N.K. Singh Committee on FRBM Submits Report
N.K. Singh panel on revising the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act has submitted its report to the government.
The five-member committee — including Reserve...
Committee on CSR Compliance Submits Report
A High Level Committee, set up by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to suggest measures for monitoring the progress of implementation of Corporate Social...
SIT on Black Money Submits Report
Chairman of Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Black Money, appointed by Supreme Court, has impressed upon the imperative need to establish the following institutional...
New Committee on Corporate Governance
SEBI has set up a committee to recommend the measures to help improve the standards of corporate governance of listed companies in India.
Uday Kotak,...
DS Dhesi Committee Setup on Jat Agitation
The Haryana government constituted a five-member committee headed by Chief Secretary D. S. Dhesi to resolve the problems of those agitating for reservation and...
Sudhir Committee Recommends Reservation for Muslims
The four-member Commission led by G. Sudhir in Telangana has recommended 12% reservation or a minimum of 9% to the muslim community in social and educational...
Bankruptcy Law Reforms Committee Report
The Bankruptcy Law Reform Committee headed by former Law secretary T. K. Viswanathan has recommended the establishment of an insolvency regulator to exercise regulatory...