ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS COMMISSION TO SUBMIT FIRST REPORT BY MARCH 2006
The Commission under the Chairmanship of Shri M. Veerappa Moily, was constituted in 31st August 2005 to prepare a blueprint for revamping the public administration system. The Commission is focusing on the following major areas:
• Organisational structure of the Govt. of India.
• Ethics in Governance.
• Refurbishing of Personnel Administration.
• Strengthening of Financial Management Systems.
• Steps to ensure effective administration at the State level.
• Steps to ensure effective District Administration.
• Local Self-Government/Panchayati Raj Institutions.
• Social Capital, Trust and participative service delivery.
• Citizen Centric Administration.
• Promoting e-governance.
• Issues of Federal Polity.
• Crisis Management.
• Public Order
The Commission is organizing workshops and inviting suggestions about the above-mentioned areas. The Commission is likely to submit its first phase of recommendations about Effective implementation of Right to Information Act, Crisis Management, Public Order and Implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme by March 2006. This second Administrative Reforms Commission comprises of Shri V. Ramchandran, Dr. A.P. Mukerjee, Dr. A.H. Kalro, Dr. Jayprakash Narayan and Smt. Vineeta Rai, Member-Secretary, besides the Chairperson M. Veerappa Moily.