Which of the following committee/committees submitted reports on Electoral reforms?

1. Dinesh Goswami Committee

2. Tarkunde Committee

3. Indrajit Gupta Committee

4. Balwantrai Mehta Committee

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UPSC CAPF Previous Year Paper 5 (Held on: 12 July 2015)

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Answer 1

The Correct Answer is 1, 2 and 3.

In 1955, the Central government formed a committee under the chairmanship of Balwantrai Mehta.
This committee dealt with Panchayati Raj Institution bodies and recommended a three-tier local administration system.
Eliminating Statement 4, The correct answer is Option 3.

Key Points

Dinesh Goswami Committee
- Dinesh Goswami Committee (1990) was concerned with electoral reforms.
- It suggested providing state funding in kind to political parties.
- It also suggested that a candidate should not be allowed to contest elections from more than two constituencies.
Tarkunde Committee
- This committee was appointed by Jaiprakash Narayan to study and report on the scheme for electoral reforms in 1974.
- It was headed by V.M. Tarkunde.
- It submitted its report in 1975.
Indrajit Gupta
- Indrajit Gupta was the chairman of the committee on state funding of elections.
- It was an 8-member committee that was set up by the all-party conference in May 1998.