
Download Sarkaria Commission’s Complete Report PDF on Centre(Union)-State Relations
Sarkaria Commission was set up in June 1983 by the Government of India. The Sarkaria Commission’s terms of reference was to examine the relationship and balance of power between state and central governments in the country and suggest changes within the framework of Constitution of India. The Commission was so named as it was headed by Justice Ranjit Singh Sarkaria, a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India. The other two members of the committee were Shri B. Sivaraman and Dr S.R. Sen.
The Sarkaria Commission’s report contains the following chapters:
- Chapter 0. Introduction
- Chapter I. Perspective
- Chapter II. Legislative Relations
- Chapter III. Administrative Relations
- Chapter IV. Role of the Governor
- Chapter V. Reservation of Bills by Governors for President’s consideration and Promulgation of Ordinances
- Chapter VI. Emergency Provisions
- Chapter VII. Deployment of Union Armed Forces in States for Public Order Duties
- Chapter VIII. All India Services
- Chapter IX. Inter-Governmental Council
- Chapter X. Financial Relations
- Chapter XI. Economic and Social Planning
- Chapter XII. Industries
- Chapter XIII. Mines and Minerals
- Chapter XIV. Agriculture
- Chapter XV. Forests
- Chapter XVI. Food and Civil Supplies
- Chapter XVII. Inter-State River Water Disputes
- Chapter XVIII. Trade, Commerce and Inter-course within the Territory of India
- Chapter XIX. Mass Media
- Chapter XX. Miscellaneous Matters
- Chapter XXI. General Observations
- Chapter XXII. Appendices
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