Political Science · Governance & Public Policy in India
UGC NET 2023 Political Science
Local bodies Ombudsman may be established to hear complaints of corruption against local bodies. This was the view of the:
AAshok Mehta Committee
BBalwant Rai Mehta Committee
CLM Singhvi Committee
DSecond Administrative Reforms Commission ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Second Administrative Reforms Commission — The recommendation for a Local Bodies Ombudsman to hear corruption complaints came from the Second Administrative Reforms Commission, so the answer is Second Administrative Reforms Commission.
Explanation
★The recommendation for a Local Bodies Ombudsman to hear corruption complaints came from the Second Administrative Reforms Commission, so the answer is Second Administrative Reforms Commission.
★The Second ARC, set up in 2005 under Veerappa Moily, proposed a dedicated ombudsman for local bodies.
★This ombudsman would investigate corruption and maladministration by functionaries of panchayats and urban local bodies.
★It recommended amending the State Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Bodies Acts to create the office.
★The ombudsman would report to competent authorities, who must act or give public reasons for not acting.
★The Ashok Mehta and L.M. Singhvi committees dealt with panchayati raj structure, not this ombudsman.
★The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee designed the three-tier panchayati raj system in 1957, a different concern.
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