Punchhi Commission

The topic of the Punchhi Commission is a crucial part of the discussion when we talk about the Inter-state relationships and the smooth working of the whole system. The given article helps in the same and gives answers to questions like: What is the Punchhi Commission? What is the main purpose of the Punchhi Commission? What were the recommendations done in the article?

Punchhi Commission

The Punchhi Commission was started by the Indian government in the year 2007 was set to be a Commission on center-state relationships. This Commission started to take effect on the 27th of April of the year 2007 so that they could relook into all the problems and disputes between the center and the state in the country. These issues were earlier taken care of by the Ministry of Home affairs under the Sarkaria Commission, which submitted its report in the year 1988.

The Purpose of the Commission

The main purposes of the commission have been mentioned below:

The Commission helped in the examination of the major role, responsibilities, and jurisdiction in which the center will take care of all the major communal, caste, social violence, or any type of conflicts amongst the citizens.

It also helps in reviewing other regions which come under the center state relationships when there is a conflict about the river’s linkage or the taxes.

It also helps in checking the feasibility of the Suo-motto regarding the deployment of all the central forces in different states when there is a need.

This also helps in the examination of responsibilities and the rules which are given to the center for helping the other states show that they could autonomously run the local bodies and local institutes such as the Panchayati Raj.

Examination of the relevance of the Separation of taxes, the trade between the center and the state can be unified and can easily establish a domestic market.

This Commission also helps in the examination of the removal procedures and the major roles of different governors who come into power.

Recommendations

There were about 312 recommendations given in the reports of the Punchhi Commission, some of the major recommendations which were given in the report are given below:

In article 355 and article 356

The reports that were commissioned made the recommendation for the amendment of both articles (Article 355,356). The center is said to be trying to bring in only a few of the specific areas which have their specific troubles and also for only a few periods which is only about three months.

The appointments of chief ministers of different states

When it comes to the appointments of the chief ministers of different states the Commission has recommended that:

there should be a pre-poll alliance that is to be regarded as a political party.

There have to be proper guidelines when there are the major appointments of the chief ministers so that there is a proper discretionary of powers in the governors which are limited to this regard.

India post-poll alliances there should only be a few parties, who will be joining to be a part of the Government of India.

The Appointment of the Governors from the Government

Also, there were several recommendations regarding the Governor’s appointment, some of them are given below:

The people who are already incumbent in any office should keep their distance from politics, also they should not be in politics even if that is at a local level that minimum for two before their appointment in the government as a governor.

There must be a committee that should entrust the appointments of all the governors. This has included the Prime Minister, the Home Minister, a few state ministers, and the speaker of the Lok Sabha. The Vice President of the country can also join as a member of the committee.

Conclusion

As it has been mentioned above in the article, The Punchhi Commission was started by the Indian government in the year 2007 and was started set to be a Commission on center-state relationships. The center is said to be trying to bring in only a few of the specific areas which have their specific troubles and for only a few periods which is only about three months.