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Administrative Reforms Commission

 The Administrative Reforms Commission { प रशसनक   सधर   आयग } or ARC is the

committee appointed by the Government of India for giving recommendations forreviewing the public administration system of India. The rst ARC was

established on 5 January 1966.!" The Administrative Reforms Commission

was initially Chaired by Morari !esai# $%# and later on ".#anumanthaiah# $%

became its chairman when $orar&i R 'esai# $%# became the 'eputy %rime

$inister of India.(" The )econd Administrative Reforms Commission *ARC+ was

constituted on ,!.-#(--/# as a Commission of In0uiry# under the Chairmanship

of $eera%%a Moily for preparing a detailed blueprint for revamping the public

administrative system.!"

&irst Administrative Reforms CommissionThe first ARC was constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs under Government of India 

 by resolution no. 40!"#$AR%&' dated # (anuary )*"". In the resolution+ the com,osition of

the ARC+ the mandate of the commission and the ,rocedures to be followed were described.-!

Mandate

The Commission was mandated to /ive consideration to the need for ensurin/ the hi/hest

standards of efficiency and inte/rity in the ,ublic services+ and for main/ ,ublic

administration a fit instrument for carryin/ out the social and economic ,olicies of the

Government and achievin/ social and economic /oals of develo,ment+ as also one which is

res,onsive to the ,eo,le. In ,articular the Commission is to consider the followin/1 -!

!. The machinery of the Government of India and its procedures of wor12

(. The machinery for planning at all levels2

,. Center3)tate relationships2

4. 5inancial administration2

/. %ersonnel administration2

6. 7conomic administration2

8. Administration at the )tate level2

. 'istrict administration2

9. Agricultural administration2 and

!-.%roblems of redress of citi:ens grievances.

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Exclusions

The Commission may e2clude from its ,urview the detailed e2amination of administration of 

defence+ railways+ e2ternal affairs+ security and intelli/ence wor+ as also sub3ects such as

educational administration already bein/ e2amined by a se,arate commission. The

Commission will+ however+ be free to tae the ,roblems of these sectors into account in

recommendin/ reor/aniation of the machinery of the Government as a whole or of any of its

common service a/encies.-!

Re'ommendation Re%orts

The Commission submitted the followin/ 50 re,orts before windin/ u, in mid$)*60s1-)

!. %roblems of Redress of Citi:ens Grievances *Interim+

(. $achinery for %lanning

,. %ublic )ector ;nderta1ings

4. 5inance# Accounts < Audit

/. $achinery for %lanning *5inal+

6. 7conomic Administration

8. The $achinery of G=I and its procedures of wor1

. >ife Insurance Administration

9. Central 'irect Ta?es Administration

!-.Administration of ;Ts < @75A

!!.%ersonnel Administration

!(.'elegation of 5inancial < Administrative %owers

!,.Center3)tate Relationships

!4.)tate Administration

!/.)mall )cale )ector

!6.Railways

!8.Treasuries

!.Reserve an1 of India

!9.%osts and Telegraphs

(-.)cientiBc 'epartments

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The above 50 re,orts contained #!6 ma3or recommendations. 7ased on in,uts received from

various administrative Ministries+ a re,ort indicatin/ im,lementation ,osition was ,laced

 before the &arliament in 8ovember+)*66.

(e'ond Administrative Reforms Commission)5 Au*ust +,,5

The 9econd ARC was set u, with a resolution no. :$))055*5004$RC of the Government of

India as a committee of in;uiry to ,re,are a detailed blue,rint for revam,in/ the ,ublic

administration system.-4

Com%osition of the (e'ond ARC

• eerappa $oily 3 Chairperson

• 'r. A.%. $u1her&ee 3 $ember

• 'r. A.D. Ealro 3 $ember

• 'r. Fayapra1ash @arayan 3 $ember

• ineeta Rai 3 $ember3)ecretary

<eera,aa Moily resi/ned with effect from ) A,ril 500*. <. Ramachandran was a,,ointed

chairman. =r. (aya,raash 8arayan resi/ned with effect from ) 9e,tember 5006.

Mandate

The Commission was /iven the mandate to su//est measures to achieve a ,roactive+res,onsive+ accountable+ sustainable and efficient administration for the country at all levels

of the /overnment.-4 The Commission was ased to+ inter alia+ consider the followin/ 1

%i' >r/anisational structure of the Government of India %ii' ?thics in /overnance %iii'

Refurbishin/ of &ersonnel Administration %iv' 9tren/thenin/ of @inancial Mana/ement

9ystems %v' 9te,s to ensure effective administration at the 9tate level %vi' 9te,s to ensure

effective =istrict Administration %vii' ocal 9elf$Government&anchayati Ra3 Institutions

%viii' 9ocial Ca,ital+ Trust and &artici,ative ,ublic service delivery %i2' Citien$centric

administration %2' &romotin/ e$/overnance %2i' Issues of @ederal &olity %2ii' Crisis

Mana/ement %2iii' &ublic >rder 

  Ri/ht to Information B

nlocin/ Human Ca,ital B

Crisis Mana/ement $

?thics in Governance 

&ublic >rder  B

ocal Governance ) D ocal Governance 5 D ocal Governance ! 

Ca,acity 7uildin/ for Conflict Resolution 

Combatin/ Terrorism 

9ocial Ca,ital $

Refurbishin/ of &ersonnel Administration 

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  &romotin/ e$Governance $

  Citien Centric Administration $

>r/anisational 9tructure of Government of India 

9tren/thenin/ @inancial Mana/ement 9ystems'

• )tate < 'istrict Administration