02/11/2022, 09:58 ARC Reports for UPSC - Download PDFs of Important ARC Reports

How to Read ARC Reports for UPSC Exam?

The ARC reports contain a lot of material for the UPSC mains exam. These reports are useful for all IAS aspirants,
not just those with public administration as the optional subject. These reports are indeed bulky and hence, UPSC
aspirants (in a paucity of time) find it difficult to read them from cover to cover. It is recommended that aspirants read
at least a summary of the available reports. The reports themselves summarise the contents at the end of each
report. Aspirants can go through them. The reports are available online in the ARC official website
(https://darpg.gov.in/panel/first-administrative-reforms-commission-reports) for free. Reading the reports (or the gist)
will help aspirants in civil services examination (https://byjus.com/civil-services-exam/) General Studies papers.

The most important reports of the 2nd ARC and their PDFs are given below:

S.No ARC Report Download PDF

1. 2nd ARC- Report 1 – Right to Information Download PDF Here

2. 2nd ARC- Report 3 – Crisis Management Download PDF Here

3. 2nd ARC- Report 4 – Ethics in Governance Download PDF Here

4. 2nd ARC- Report 8 – Combating Terrorism Download PDF Here

5. 2nd ARC- Report 11 – Promoting E-Governance Download PDF Here

6. 2nd ARC- Report 12 – Citizen-Centric Administration Download PDF Here

7. 2nd ARC- Report 14 – Financial Management Download PDF Here

Significance of ARC Reports for IAS

The ARC Reports hold value in the completion of UPSC Syllabus (https://byjus.com/ias/upsc-syllabus/) and hence
IAS aspirants may read the significance of these given in points below:

The recommendations of the committee are important and should be focused on by the aspirants in their
mains preparation.
Another wonderful thing about the reports is that they contain a lot of case studies and relevant quotations that
you can use in your answers in the UPSC civil services mains exam.

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Q 1. What is the full form of ARC?

Ans. ARC stands for Administrative Reforms Commission, a Commission of Inquiry set up in January 1966 with an
aim to examine the public administration of the country and make recommendations for reform and reorganisation.

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