Correct Answer – Option 3 : Santhanam Committee

The correct answer is ​Santhanam Committee.

• Central Vigilance Commission was set up on the recommendation of Santhanam Committee.

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• Central Vigilance Commission
  • The Central Vigilance Commission was set up by the Government in February 1964 on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, headed by Shri K. Santhanam, to advise and guide Central Government agencies in the field of vigilance.
  • CVC is conceived to be the apex vigilance institution, free of control from any executive authority, monitoring all vigilance activity under the Central Government and advising various authorities in Central Government organizations in planning, executing, reviewing and reforming their vigilant work.
  • Consequent upon promulgation of an Ordinance by the President, the Central Vigilance Commission has been made a multi-member Commission with “statutory status” with effect from 25th August 1998.

• The present status of the Central Vigilance Commission
  • The CVC Bill was passed by both the Houses of Parliament in 2003 and the President gave its assent on September 11, 2003.
  • Thus the Central Vigilance Commission Act 2003 (No. 45 0f 2003) came into effect from that date.
  • The Commission shall consist of:
    • A Central Vigilance Commissioner – Chairperson;
    • Not more than two Vigilance Commissioners – Members.
• A.D. Gorwala
  • A.D. Gorwala Committee Report on Public Administration (1951) on ethics and integrity.
• Kriplani Committee
  • Kripalani was elected to the Constituent Assembly from United Province.
  • He was the Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Fundamental Rights.
• Administrative Reforms Commission of India
  • ​The ARC or the Administrative Reforms Commission is a committee set up by the Government of India.
  • It reviews the public administration system and gives recommendations to improve it.
  • The reports by the Commission are called the ARC reports. The first ARC (1966) was headed by Morarji Desai.