Administrative Reforms Commissions and Government Departments
Question
With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements:
- 1.
N. Gopalaswamy Iyengar Committee suggested that a minister and a secretary be designated solely for pursuing the subject of administrative reform and promoting it.
- 2.
In 1970, the Department of Personnel was constituted on the recommendation of the Administrative Reforms Commission, 1966, and this was placed under the Prime Minister's charge.
Options
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect because it was the first Administrative Reforms Commission (1966) that recommended setting up a specialized cell for administrative reforms, not the N. Gopalaswamy Iyengar Committee (which focused primarily on restructuring central ministries). Statement 2 is correct because the Department of Personnel was created in 1970 based on the 1966 ARC's advice and placed directly under the Prime Minister's Secretariat. > Bureaucratic realignments in 1970 centralized personnel management under the Prime Minister following ARC recommendations. Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2021
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q78
Subject
Polity
Sub-topic
Executive & Administration
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Hard
Nature
Static
Source hint
M. Laxmikanth Indian Polity / Public Administration
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