Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET January 2026 Political Science
The government set up a third committee on police reforms under the stewardship of a former Union Home Secretary, K. Padmanabhaiah in the year-
A2000 ✓ Correct
B1990
C2010
D1982
Correct answer: (A) 2000 — The third committee on police reforms was set up in 2000, so 2000 is the answer.
Explanation
★The third committee on police reforms was set up in 2000, so 2000 is the answer.
★The committee was set up by the Government of India under the chairmanship of K. Padmanabhaiah, a former Union Home Secretary.
★It was tasked with reviewing the functioning of the police in India.
★It recommended reforms to improve the efficiency and accountability within the police force.
★It is counted among the major committees on police reforms set up after independence.
★Its work fed into the wider debate that later shaped the Supreme Court's directions in the Prakash Singh case of 2006.
★For NET, fix the Padmanabhaiah Committee on police reforms in the year 2000.
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