Election Commission

The Election Commission of India is an autonomous, quasi-judiciary constitutional

body of India. Its mission is to conduct free and fair elections in India. It was
established on 25 January 1950[1] under Article 324 of the Constitution of India. The
commission presently consists of a Chief Election Commissioner and two Election
Commissioners, appointed by the president.
Its recommendations and opinions are binding on the President of India. However,
the decisions of the body are liable for independent judiciary reviews by courts
acting on electoral petitions.

The following are the principal functions of the Election Commission of India:
1

Demarcation of Constituencies

Preparation of Electoral Rolls

Recognition of Political parties and allotment of symbols

Scrutiny of nomination papers

Conduct of polls

Scrutiny of election expenses of candidates

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)

It is a statutory body under the Electricity Act 2003. Its main function is to regulate
the electricity tariff and inter-state transmission of electricity.

Central Electricity Authority (CEA)

CEA is a statutory body created under the electricity supply act 1948 which has
been superseded by the Electricity Act 2003. The CEA advises the government on
matters relating to the National Electricity Policy and formulates short-term and
perspective plans for the development of electricity systems.

Mullaperiyar Dam Panel

Mullaperiyar Dam is constructed over the headwaters of the Periyar River river in
Kerala, India. It is operated by the Government of Tamil Nadu according to a 999year lease agreement made during erstwhile British colonial rule. The government
of Tamil Nadu has proposed an increase in the storage level of the dam from the
currently maintained 136 feet to 142 feet. The Kerala government has opposed this

move, citing safety concerns for the more than hundred year old bridge and
especially for the thickly populated districts downstream.
A five member Empowered Committee headed by the former CJI, A S Anand, has
been constituted to go into the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam.

Administrative Reforms Commission

National Anti-Doping Agency
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) is the national organization responsible for
promoting, coordinating, and monitoring the doping control programme in sports in all its
forms in the country. NADA works towards a vision of dope free sport in India.

World Anti-Doping Agency

WADA is an independent foundation created through a collective initiative led by the
international Olympic committee and was set up in 1999 to promote, coordinate and
monitor the fight against drug in sport.
President: John Fahey

Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE)

CABE, the highest advisory body to advise the Central and State Governments in
the field of education, was first established in 1920 and dissolved in 1923. It was
reconstituted in 1935 and existed till 1994 till the expiry of its extended tenure. It
was reconstituted in 2004. The board consists of members from LS and RS,
government representatives (Union, State and UT).
It has an important role in participative decision making in education and plays a
pivotal role in reviewing educational development.

Telecom Commission
Estd. 1989
Deals with various aspects of telecommunication. The Telecom Commission and the
Department of Telecommunications are responsible for policy formulation,
licensing, wireless spectrum management, administrative monitoring of PSUs,
research and development and standardization/validation of equipment etc.

National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector

Ministry of Small Scale Industries, GoI

Estd. 2004
To recommend measures for bringing about improvement in the productivity of
these enterprises, generation of large scale employment opportunities on a
sustainable basis, enhancing competitiveness, linkage of the sector with
institutional framework and formulation of suitable arrangements for skills
development.

Income Tax Settlement Commission

ITSC or Wealth Tax Settlement Commission was established in 1976 under the
Wealth Tax Act, 1957. It is a quasi judicial body. The objective is to provide a body of
experts in problems relating to direct tax to settle tax liabilities in prolonged
litigations and complicated cases.

National Disaster Management Authority

NDMA is a statutory body established under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 for
laying down policies, plans and guidelines for disaster management for ensuring
timely and effective response to disasters arising from natural and manmade
causes. The Authority has nine Members including a Vice-Chairperson. The Prime
Minister of India is the ex-officio Chairperson of the NDMA.

Nutrient Based Subsidy

Government of India has introduced Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Policy for 201011 w.e.f. 1.4.2010 for decontrolled Phosphatic & Potassic (P&K) fertilizers (w.e.f.
1.5.2010 for Single super Phosphate (SS). Under the NBS Policy, subsidy for
indigenous and imported P&K fertilizers has been announced on annual basis for
2010-11 based on the prevailing prices and price trends of fertilizers in the
international market

Central Water Commission (CWC)

Estd. 1945
Premier organisation in the field of water resources. The Commission is entrusted
with the general responsibilities of initiating, coordinating and furthering in
consultation of the State Governments concerned, schemes for control,
conservation and utilization of water resources throughout the country, for purpose
of Flood Control, Irrigation, Navigation, Drinking Water Supply and Water Power
Development. It also undertakes the investigations, construction and execution of
any such schemes as required.

National Environment Appellate Authority

Estd 1997

Setup by the Ministry of Environment and Forests to address cases in which

environment clearances are required in certain scheduled areas. The Authority shall
become defunct and the Act shall stand repealed upon the enactment of the
National Green Tribunal Bill 2009.

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights

Set up in 2007 under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005. The
Commission's Mandate is to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes, and
Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as
enshrined in the Constitution of India and also the UN Convention on the Rights of
the Child. The Child is defined as a person in the 0 to 18 years age group.

Pranab Sen Committee

(important)
The committee has been set up under the chairmanship of statistician Pranab Sen
to look into the price indexation of wages under MNREGA.
There is also a Pranab Sen committee for slums. It has defined a slum as a
compact settlement of at least 20 households with a collection of poorly built
tenements, mostly of temporary nature, crowded together usually with
inadequate sanitary and drinking water facilities in unhygienic conditions.

Sector
Banking

Committee

Recommendation

Malegam Committee on
UTI (2001)
Y H Malegam Committee
(2010) to study the
issues and concerns of
MFIs
Capital Market
Bimal Jalan Committee
(2010)

Makes tougher rules for

new bourses (exchanges)

Table 1

Committee
Mahalanobis-Gadgil-Rao

Area
National Income

Malegaon

MFIs

Abid Hussain

Small Scale Industries

C Rangarajan

Disinvestment

C Rangarajan

Financial Inclusion

SP Gupta

Employment

Lakdawala

Poverty Estimation

SD Tendulkar

Poverty Line

NC Saxena

Poverty Estimates

Arjun Sengupta

Unorganised Sector

Subimal Dutt

Industrial Licensing

Goswami

Industrial Sickness

Anwarul Hooda

Mining Policy

Kirit Parikh

Integrated Energy

Deepak Parekh

Infrastructure

Rakesh Mohan

Railways

Raghu Ram Rajan

Financial Sector

Narsimhan 1

Financial Sector

Narsimhan 2

Banking Sector

Vijay Kelkar

FRBM

Y B Ragahavan

Competition Policy

K N Raj

Agriculture Holding Tax

Masani

Road Sector

Rajadhyaksha

Aviation Sector

RK Hazari

Industrial Sickness

Wanchoo

Tax Enquiry

LK Jha

MODVAT

Bimal Jalan

Market Infrastructure Institutions

(2010)
Agricultrual Statistics

Vaidynathan