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Commissions are constituted by the Government of India either on an ad hoc or permanent basis, to guide, advise or provide solutions to various issues coming under the concerned ministry.
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Commissions are constituted by the Government of India either on an ad hoc or permanent basis, to guide, advise or provide solutions to various issues coming under the concerned ministry.
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| No. | Commission | Formed | Description | Ministry/Department | Website |
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| 1 | Atomic Energy Commission of India | 1948 |
| Department of Atomic Energy | aec.gov.in Archived 25 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine |
| 2 | Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices | 1965 |
| Ministry of Agriculture (India) | cacp.dacner.nic.in |
| 3 | National Commission for Backward Classes [2] | 1993 |
| Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | ncdc.nic.in |
| 4 | National Commission on Cattle | 2002 |
| Ministry of Agriculture (India) | dahd.nic.in |
| 5 | Competition Commission of India | 2003 |
| cci.gov.in | |
| 6 | National Statistical Commission | 2005 |
| Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | mospi.nic.in |
| 7 | Telecom Commission [3] | 1989 |
| Ministry of Communications and Information Technology [5] | dot.gov.in |
| 8 | Election Commission | 1950 | Constitutional Autonomous Body
| eci.nic.in | |
| 9 | Chief Labour Commissioner | 1945 |
| clc.gov.in | |
| 10 | Planning Commission | 1950 |
| planningcommission.nic.in / planningcommission.org | |
| 11 | Law Commission | 1955 |
| Ministry of Law and Justice (India) [10] | lawcommissionofindia.nic.in |
| 12 | Finance Commission | 1951 | *Adjudicates on the sharing of resources between center and states | fincomindia.nic.in | |
| 13 | National Human Rights Commission of India | 1993 | Autonomous statutory body | nhrc.nic.in | |
| 14 | University Grants Commission | 1953 |
| Ministry of Human Resource Development | ugc.ac.in |
| 15 | Vigilance Commission (CVC) | 1964 |
| cvc.nic.in | |
| 16 | Knowledge Commission | 2005 | knowledgecommission.gov.in | ||
| 17 | National Commission for Women | 1992 | * protecting and promoting the interests of women in India | ncw.nic.in | |
| 18 | Scheduled Tribes Commission | 2004 | * protection, welfare and development & advancement of the Scheduled Tribes | ncst.nic.in | |
| 19 | Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector | 2004 | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | nceuis.nic.in | |
| 20 | Census Commission | 1872 | Ministry of Home Affairs | ||
| 21 | Central Forestry Commission | 1965 | |||
| 22 | Central Water Commission | 1945 | Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation | ||
| 23 | Electronics Commission | 1971 | |||
| 24 | Commission for Additional Sources of Energy | 1981 | |||
| 25 | Rashtriya Barh Ayog (National Flood Commission) | 1976 | Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation | ||
| 26 | Indo-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission | 1972 | |||
| 27 | Khadi and Village Industries Commission | 1957 | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | kvic.org.in | |
| 28 | Space Commission | 1962 | isro.gov.in | ||
| 29 | Staff Selection Commission | 1976 | Department of Personnel and Training | ssc.nic.in | |
| 30 | National judicial appointments commission | Transferring of judges to higher judiciary | |||
| 31 | Union Public Service Commission [11] | 1926 |
| upsc.gov.in | |
| 32 | Pay Commission | Pay Commission is set up by Government of India, and gives its recommendations regarding changes in salary structure of its employees | |||
| 33 | National Commission for Minorities | 1992 | Ministry of Minority Affairs | ||
| 34 | Central Information Commission | 2005 | |||
| No. | Commission | Year | Objectives |
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| 1 | States Reorganisation Commission | 1955 |
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| 2 | Kothari Commission | 1964 |
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| 3 | Kapur Commission | 1966 |
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| 4 | Khosla Commission | 1970 |
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| 5 | Mandal Commission | 1979 |
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| 6 | Sarkaria Commission | 1983 |
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| 7 | Mukherjee Commission | 2005 |
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| 8 | Nanavati Commission | 2000 |
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| 9 | Narendran Commission | 2000 |
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| 10 | National Commission to review the working of the Constitution | 2000 |
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| 11 | Nanavati-Mehta Commission | 2002 |
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| 12 | Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities | 2004 |
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| 13 | Liberhan Commission | 1992 | To investigate the destruction of the disputed structure Babri Masjid |
| 14 | Shah Commission | 1977 | To inquire into all the excesses committed during the Indian Emergency (1975 - 77). |
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