commision

mandal commission---- during moraji desai period




mullai periyar-----a.s anand, a.r laxmanan,k.t. thomas


investment commision(2004)------ratan tata,DEEPAK PAREKH,ASHOK GANGULY


Law Commission supports Passive Euthanasia
2012-10-07 20:10:44 Puneet
The Law Commission which advice government on legal matters suggested the
government to take measures to enact a comprehensive law on Passive
Euthanasia, subject to certain safeguards.
As per the Commission, Passive Euthanasia is not objectionable legally or
constitutionally.
Suggestions were sought from the law commission regarding feasibility of framing a
law for euthanasia after the legalization of Passive Euthanasia in Aruna Shanbaug
case after the Supreme Court verdict.
Suggestions by the Law Commission:
A “competent” adult patient, who can take an informed decision, has the right
to insist that there should be no invasive medical treatment by way of artificial
life sustaining measures.
If patients cannot take a decision on their own, then the decision of the
doctors or relatives to withhold or withdraw the medical treatment will not be
final.
Same rule to a minor above 16 years of age who has expressed his or her
wish not to have such treatment provided the consent has been given by the
major spouse and one of the parents of such patient.
Active euthanasia still remains a crime under Section 302(murder) or
304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the IPC, along with
the physician who abetted suicide under section 306 IPC (abetment of
suicide)
Euthanasia: It is the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve
pain and suffering.
What is the difference b/w Active Euthanasia and Passive Euthanasia?
In Passive euthanasia common treatments, such as antibiotics, necessary
for the continuance of life are withheld.
In Active euthanasia lethal










national commision for minorities-----mohammad shafi qureshi








The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) rejected the proposal of the Parekh
committee on the financing of infrastructure to increase the ceiling on FDI in this
sector from current 74% to 100%.
DoT opposes this due to security concerns . The 74% FDI hike in the sector in 2007
was opposed by the Ministries of Home and Defense.
What are the major recommendations of Parekh committee on FDI in
Telecom?
Allow 100% FDI in Telecommunication.
The 2G spectrum licencees be allowed external commercial borrowing
(ECB).
Rs 20,000 crore corpus collected for the Universal Service Obligation
Fund be used for subsidizing telephone connections for the rural population
still not uncovered.
Why does the panel think so?
As per the panel, auction-based investment requires large investment of equity by
companies desiring to establish pan-India operations. It reasoned that the current
limit of 74% already permits foreign investors to exercise complete control over their
telecom companies. In such condition, finding Indians willing to invest large sums to
meet the remaining 26% and yet own a minority stake constitutes a major hindrance
in getting competitive foreign investment at the right valuation. As per the panel, the
move is needed to attract more competitive offers in the proposed auctions and also
bolster FDI. Appropriate safeguards could be put in place to address security
concerns.

Four-member committee on integration of thousands of employees after the merger of two State-owned carriers — Air India and Indian Airlines submitted his report to the Civil Aviation Minister, Ajit Singh on 31 January 2012. The committee was headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice D. M. Dharmadhikari.

The Committee also included Prof Ravindra H Dholakia of IIM Ahmedabad, Rajeshwar Dayal, expert on public sector employees’ service matters and senior Civil Aviation Ministry official Syed Nasir Ali, as its members.

The Committee tried to bring the wage structure of the merged organisation strictly under legal parameters, so that it conformed with the guidelines of the Department of Public Enterprises, which caters to other public sector undertakings.

The panel prepared the report after interacting with all stakeholders, including various unions and associations of both former companies and their management.

The Report

The report presented covered all the views of the pilots, cabin crew and engineers on integration of about 29000 employees of Indian Airlines and Air India which merged following the Government of India’s approval on the merger received on 1 May 2007.
The Dharmadhikari Committee made several recommendations on critical issues such as career progression, integration across various cadre, rationalisation of their pay scale, allowances and incentives and overall restructuring of the entire staff of the erstwhile Indian Airlines and Air India.

Issues that rose after the merger

As on 31 December 2011, the total staff strength of Air India, which was merged in March 2007, stood at 28500. Cash-strapped Air India which has 14 unions representing all sections of its employees suffered three strikes since its merger, including two by its pilots.

The employees ever since the merger in 2007 have been  agitating over disparities in their pay scales, promotional avenues and areas of responsibilities.

The thorny issues rose during these agitations included pay parity and career progression between the staffers of the two erstwhile carriers. Delayed payments of salaries and allowances were also critical issues which created unrest among the employees.

the following is the head of the recently formed
Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) to review the progress of coal blocks that were
allocated to private firms without auction? ---Zohra Chatterji


H S Bedi commitee----  the monitoring body to look into the case of 22 alleged fake encounter killings in Gujarat b/w 2002-06



Aviation Ministry sets up committee for the Employees’ seniority issue
of NAA, IAA
To resolve the issue of seniority of the employees of erstwhile NAA (National Airports Authority) and IAA (International
Airports Authority), Civil Aviation minister Ajit Singh formed a committee.
Objective: To determine the inter-se seniority of all employees in various cadres after identifying principles and
parameters for fixation of seniority
The inter-se seniority will be determined in accordance with the guidelines of Justice Jain Committee (1995),
Krishnamurthy Committee (2005) and the Department of Personnel and Training. The committee will finalize the list
of cadre wise seniority within 45 days and will publish the provisional list on the website within 15 days
 NAA and IAA got merged into Airports Authority of India through an Act of Parliament in 1995.





Nanavati Commission’s term extended till end of Dec 2012
The term of the Nanavati Commission, which has been probing the 2002 Gujarat riots, has
been extended by the Gujarat Government by nine more months till December 31, 2012. This
was the 18th time its term has been raised.
The 2 member-panel comprises of retired Justices G T Nanavati and Akshay Mehta.
In February 2012, Gujarat High Court rejected a petition by Jan Sangharsh Manch(JSMrepresenting
some riot victims) seeking directions to the judicial panel to summon chief minister Narendra Modi for
questioning in connection with the 2002 riots. The JSM, had approached the high court last year for directing the
commission to summon Modi for questioning after the two-member riot panel rejected its similar plea.







Govt sets up panel to implement “Dharmadhikari report”
Government announced the formation of a panel to implement the Dharmadhikari Committee Report.
What does Dharmadhikari Committee Report relates to?
 It relates to matters relating to integration of erstwhile Air India and Indian Airlines employees including pay,
allowances and career progression structure.
 Government had set up Dharmadhikari Committee to examine and make recommendations regarding the issues
concerned with the integration of staff of erstwhile Air India and Indian Airlines into Air India Ltd.










“Naresh Chandra Committee” submits National Security Report
Why Naresh Chandra committee was consituted?

 The committee was constituted by the Union Govt to contemporarize the Kargil Review Committee’s
recommendations. It was also asked to suggest ways to revamp defence management by examining the state of
country’s border management and restructure system.
Who are the members on the committee?
 A 14- member committee which includes military officers, intelligence chiefs, diplomats and strategic analysts.
Kargil Review Committee:
 The Kargil Review Committee (KRC), headed by the late K. Subrahmanyam. It has been a decade when it
submitted its report. It was on the recommendations made of the committee, a Group of Ministers was set up
which suggested huge reforms in the country’s security management system. The KRC is thought to be the first
major step in revamping the country’s security after Independence.









M Damodaran----The government has recently set up a 21-member panel to
suggest ways for reforming regulatory environment for doing business in India. 


Nari Committee ----regard to priority sector lending and related issues.




Centre stays hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana
Following a mercy petition to the President of India by SGPC (Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak
Committee), the hanging ofBalwant Singh Rajoana, assassin of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant
Singh, was stayed by the Centre. The hanging was scheduled to be carried out on March 31, 2012. CM of
Punjab Prakash Singh Badal met President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil in connection with the mercy
petition.





The Kelkar’s committee’s recommendations were made public
by the government for an informal debate by the stakeholders.
The committee has suggested bold reform measures.
Kelkar Committe:
A 3-member committee headed by the former Finance Secretary and 13th
Finance Commission Chairman, Vijay L. Kelkar.
Members: a) Vijay L. Kelkar b) Indira Rajaram and c) Sanjiv Mishra
Objective: To devise the fiscal consolidation roadmap for 2012-13 to 2014-15
Recommendations:
Tight fiscal consolidation roadmap for the government, with subsidy targets,
the future course of action on administered prices of petroleum products and
fiscal deficit targets.
Pegs the fiscal deficit at 5.9% of the GDP for the current fiscal against the
Budget estimate of 5.1%.
Enforcing the proposed Food Security Bill in phases.
Government should raise the prices of food items sold through ration shops,
every time the minimum support price is revised.
Remov the system of selling the sweetener through the ration shops.
Instantly raising the diesel prices by Rs 4 a litre, kerosene by Rs 2 a litre and
LPG by Rs 50 per cylinder. These steps, would reduce under-recoveries of oil
marketing companies by Rs 20,000 crore.
Regular raising of diesel prices until it becomes completely deregulated, and
keeping subsidy at affordable level on LPG and kerosene.
Increase the MRP of Urea by 10 per cent during the first year with any further
increase being limited to any increase in the pooled gas price and in fixed
The government should save additional Rs 20,000 crore in plan expenditure
through proper prioritization and efficient use of available resources.
On tax front, the government should review Direct Taxes Code Bill as it would
result in slippages for which there is no fiscal space.
On indirect tax front, there should be standard deduction rate from 12% to 8%
in phases, pruning the list of 6% excise duty to merit goods only etc.
The government should at least garner Rs 30,000 crore from disinvestment
by making offer for sale model attractive and using exchange traded model for
securities held by it in public sector units.
The government should set up a group to suggest monetizing government's
land resources.
The Commission held that if the recommendations made by it are taken by the
government, then the Centre may be able to cap its fiscal deficit at 4.6% of GDP in
the next financial year and 3.9% in 2014-15.
Fiscal consolidation is a policy aiming at reducing fiscal deficit of
government.















Which among the following the commission has recently
submitted its report on illegal mining in Goa? [A]Hegde commission [B]J.C. Shah
commission [C]Mihir Shah commission [DM B Shah commission



DOPING: One Man Committee Constituted
A One-man committee to inquire into issues concerning doping constituted by (MoYAS) Ministry of
Youth Affairs and Sports
Retd. Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Justice Mukul Mudgal appointed for
the same
Terms of reference of the Committee: -
To investigate the reasons for large scale prevalence of doping and modus operandi involved
To investigate availability of the prohibited substances in and around training camps
Committee to suggest remedial measures also