The report by the Secretary of State and the Viceroy on constitutional reform led to the Government of India Act 1919, which introduced dyarchy in the provinces.
Quick check: Who chaired the Montagu–Chelmsford Report?
Justice G. Rohini
Dinesh Goswami
Sir Cyril Radcliffe
Edwin Montagu and Lord Chelmsford
Answer: D.
1923–24
Lee Commission on the Superior Civil Services
Chaired by Lord Lee of Fareham
Recommended faster Indianisation of the civil services and the creation of a Public Service Commission, set up in 1926.
Quick check: Who chaired the Lee Commission on the Superior Civil Services?
S.K. Dar
Justice Ranganath Misra
Lord Lee of Fareham
N.N. Vohra
Answer: C.
1924
Muddiman Committee
Chaired by Sir Alexander Muddiman
Reviewed the working of dyarchy under the 1919 Act; its majority report recommended only minor changes.
Quick check: Who chaired the Muddiman Committee?
Justice K.G. Balakrishnan
Indrajit Gupta
Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Sir Alexander Muddiman
Answer: D.
1927–30
Indian Statutory Commission (Simon Commission)
Chaired by Sir John Simon
Appointed to review the 1919 reforms, it had no Indian member and was met with protests of "Simon Go Back"; Lala Lajpat Rai died after a police assault during a protest in Lahore. Its report fed into the Government of India Act 1935.
Quick check: Who chaired the Indian Statutory Commission (Simon Commission)?
Justice Usha Mehra
Sir John Simon
Saiyid Fazl Ali
Justice M.S. Liberhan
Answer: B.
1927–29
Indian States Committee (Butler Committee)
Chaired by Sir Harcourt Butler
Examined the relationship between the princely states and the paramount power, affirming that paramountcy must remain supreme.
Quick check: Who chaired the Indian States Committee (Butler Committee)?
Justice B.N. Srikrishna
Sir Harcourt Butler
Justice K. Hema
Morarji Desai (later K. Hanumanthaiya)
Answer: B.
69 more entries under this heading
Royal Commission on Labour in India (Whitley Commission) · Chaired by J.H. Whitley
Boundary Commissions (Radcliffe) · Chaired by Sir Cyril Radcliffe
Linguistic Provinces Commission (Dar Commission) · Chaired by S.K. Dar
JVP Committee · Chaired by Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya
States Reorganisation Commission · Chaired by Saiyid Fazl Ali
First Administrative Reforms Commission · Chaired by Morarji Desai (later K. Hanumanthaiya)
Second Administrative Reforms Commission · Chaired by Veerappa Moily
Balwant Rai Mehta Committee · Chaired by Balwant Rai Mehta
Ashok Mehta Committee · Chaired by Ashok Mehta
G.V.K. Rao Committee · Chaired by G.V.K. Rao
P.K. Thungon Committee · Chaired by P.K. Thungon
Official Language Commission · Chaired by B.G. Kher
Committee for Consultations on Telangana · Chaired by B.N. Srikrishna
Committee on Prevention of Corruption (Santhanam Committee) · Chaired by K. Santhanam
Tarkunde Committee on Electoral Reforms · Chaired by V.M. Tarkunde
Dinesh Goswami Committee on Electoral Reforms · Chaired by Dinesh Goswami
N.N. Vohra Committee · Chaired by N.N. Vohra
Indrajit Gupta Committee on State Funding of Elections · Chaired by Indrajit Gupta
Liberhan Commission · Chaired by Justice M.S. Liberhan
Srikrishna Commission · Chaired by Justice B.N. Srikrishna
Nanavati Commission (1984 riots) · Chaired by Justice G.T. Nanavati
Nanavati–Mehta Commission · Chaired by Justice G.T. Nanavati and Justice Akshay Mehta
Thakkar Commission · Chaired by Justice M.P. Thakkar
Jain Commission · Chaired by Justice M.C. Jain
Kapur Commission · Chaired by Justice J.L. Kapur
Shah Nawaz Committee · Chaired by Shah Nawaz Khan
Mukherjee Commission · Chaired by Justice M.K. Mukherjee
First Backward Classes Commission (Kaka Kalelkar) · Chaired by Kaka Kalelkar
Second Backward Classes Commission (Mandal Commission) · Chaired by B.P. Mandal
Rohini Commission · Chaired by Justice G. Rohini
National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities · Chaired by Justice Ranganath Misra
Commission on Dalit Converts · Chaired by Justice K.G. Balakrishnan
Justice Usha Mehra Commission · Chaired by Justice Usha Mehra
Justice Hema Committee · Chaired by Justice K. Hema
Committee on the Status of Women in India · Chaired by Phulrenu Guha
Committee on Reforms of the Criminal Justice System (Malimath) · Chaired by Justice V.S. Malimath
Committee on the Draft National Policy on Criminal Justice · Chaired by N.R. Madhava Menon
National Police Commission (Dharma Vira) · Chaired by Dharma Vira
Ribeiro Committee · Chaired by Julio Ribeiro
Padmanabhaiah Committee on Police Reforms · Chaired by K. Padmanabhaiah
Police Act Drafting Committee · Chaired by Soli Sorabjee
