Multiple choice

Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi Commission was in news for submitting his report on which of the following issues?

  1. Protection of heritage structures

  2. Pay revision for armed forces personnel

  3. Mining in forest areas

  4. Regulation of higher education

  5. Relations between centres and states
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi Commission for Centre-State Relations has completed its task ahead of the stipulated three year period. The Commission is set to submit its report to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram soon. The seven volume report makes wide ranging recommendations in areas of internal security, Articles 355 and 356, the financial relationship including transfer of funds between Centre and the States. The commission was constituted on April 27, 2007. The Commission has come out with a 1500 page report and supplementary volumes comprising responses of important stakeholders like political parties, state governments, central government ministries, constitutional experts and civil representatives.

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