Q. Which of the following is/are recommendations of “Sarkaria Commission”?
1. Permanent Inter-state council should be established under article 263.
2. Article 356 should be used very sparingly.
3. Residuary powers of taxation should be given to states
Choose the correct code from below given options:
Answer: B
Notes:
In 1983, the Central government appointed a three-member Commission on Centre–state relations under the chairmanship of R S Sarkaria, a retired judge of the Supreme Court. The Commission made 247 recommendations to improve Centre–state relations. The important recommendations are mentioned below:
- A permanent Inter-State Council called the Inter-Governmental Council should be set up under Article 263.
- Article 356 (President’s Rule) should be used very sparingly, in extreme cases as a last resort when all the available alternatives fail.
- The institution of All-India Services should be further strengthened and some more such services should be created.
- The residuary powers of taxation should continue to remain with the Parliament, while the other residuary powers should be placed in the Concurrent List.
- When the president withholds his assent to the state bills, the reasons should be communicated to the state government.
Source: Laxmikanth
