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January
Name of the Committees Chairpersons Committees working for
Ministerial committee Arun Jaitley To take a decision on old, pre-existing
projects in ports, which have become
unviable.
Minorities commission Mohammed Qamaruddin Telangana government formed
Minorities Commission
with Mohammed Qamaruddin as its
Chairman.
Inter-ministerial committee B.R. Sharma To recommend changes in the existing
law of playing of the national anthem in
cinema halls and public places
CABE sub-committee KadiyamSrihari CABE sub-committee recommends free
education for girls up to PG level
Umesh Sinha Committee Umesh Sinha To study the usage of social media and
other digital platforms before elections
and to suggest modifications in the
Model Code of Conduct
JK government panel Bharat BhushanVyas To study the scope and definition of
horticulture in Government of India and
other states.
Seven-member delegation Chief Justice of India (CJI), Bar Council of India forms 7-member
Dipak Misra delegation to mediate between Supreme
Court judges
FEBRUARY
Name of the Committees Chairpersons Committees working for
Karnataka committee for separate G S Siddaramaya This committee has recommended a flag in
flag yellow and red colour, with white colour in
the middle containing the state symbol
Inter- ministerial Committee Chairpersonship of Secretary, To tackle the menace of trafficking.
Women and Child Development
Central Government committee Rajiv Kumar To study Brahmaputra and flood control
measures
Empowered Expert Committee N Gopalaswami University Grants Commission formed 4
(EEC) member Committee to perform appraisal of
applications in order to shortlist 20
Institutions of Eminence (IoE)
Inter-ministerial committee (IMC) Secretaries of the Ministry of For medicinal and aromatic plants for the
AYUSH and Ministry of north-east (NE) to suggest actionable
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