Question

When did the Sarkaria Commission submit its report?
1. 1985
2. 1984
3. 1988
4. 1986

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1988

The correct answer is 1988.

• Sarkaria Commission was set up on June 9, 1983,
• It constituted a Commission under the Chairmanship of Justice R.S. Sarkaria with Shri B. Sivaraman and Dr. S.R. Sen as its members.
• The Commission will examine and review the working of the existing arrangements between the Union and States in regard to powers, functions, and responsibilities in all spheres and recommend such changes or other measures as may be appropriate.
• Sarkaria Commission submitted its 1600-page report in January 1988.
  • The report contains 247 recommendations spreading over 19 Chapters.
• The main recommendations of the Commission with regard to the Inter-State Council and its Secretariat were
  • The Council should be charged with duties in broad terms embracing the entire gamut of clauses (b) and (c) of Article 263.
  • The Council should not be vested with powers of inquiring into and advising upon disputes between the States.
  • Without an independent permanent secretariat, the Council will not be able to establish its credibility.
  • Considering the nature of meetings and the level of participants, the Council’s Secretariat should be suitably staffed and modeled on the Union Cabinet Secretariat.