1 Census Commission1872

[  ]  it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo.
[  ] Post 1949, it has been conducted by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
2 Union Public Service Commission1926
[  ] It is responsible for appointments to and examinations for all of the Group 'A' posts of all the union government establishments which also includes all of the central public sector units and all of the central autonomous bodies.
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3 Chief Labour Commissioner1945
• Prevention and settlement of industrial disputes through conciliation/mediation.

• Enforcement of Labour Laws and Rules made there under in Central Sphere.

• Quasi-Judicial functions.

• Verification of Trade Union membership etc.[7


4 Central Water Commission1945
5 Atomic Energy Commission of India1948
6 Election Commission1950
[  ] conducts the elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President of India, parliament, State Legislative assemblies and legislative councils.
7 Planning Commission1950
• Formulates India's Five-Year Plans, among other functions[8]


8 Finance Commission1951
[  ] Adjudicates on the sharing of resources between center and states
9 University Grants Commission1953
• Coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education.

• It provides recognition to universities in India, and disburses funds to such recognized universities and college.


10 Law Commission1955
11 States Reorganisation Commission1955
• Recommend the reorganization of state boundaries


12 Khadi and Village Industries Commission1957
13 Space Commission1962
[  ] The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was set up by Dr. Vikram Sarabhai in 1962 to formulate the Indian Space Programme.
14 Vigilance Commission (CVC)1964
• To address governmental corruption


15 Kothari Commission1964
• To formulate the general principles and guidelines for the development of education at all levels

• To advise the government on a standardized national pattern of education in India


16 Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices1965
17 Central Forestry Commission1965
18 Kapur Commission1966
19 Khosla Commission1970
• Investigate the death of Subhas Chandra Bose in 1945


20 Electronics Commission1971
21 Indo-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission1972
22 Rashtriya Barh Ayog (National Flood Commission)1976
23 Staff Selection Commission1976
24 Shah Commission1977
25 Mandal Commission1979
• Identified over 450 backward classes comprising 52% of the country's population

• Recommended 27% of the seats in academic institutions and jobs in Govt. organisations for these classes.


26 Commission for Additional Sources of Energy1981
27 Sarkaria Commission1983
• To examine the balance of power between centre and state and suggest reforms

• Gave appropriate recommendations on appointment of Governor.


28 Telecom Commission[3]1989
29 National Commission for Women1992
30 National Commission for Minorities1992
31 Liberhan Commission1992
[  ] To investigate the destruction of the disputed structure Babri Masjid
32 National Commission for Backward Classes[2]1993
• Consider inclusions in and exclusions from the lists of castes notified as backward for the purpose of job reservations

• Advice to the Central Government on such matters


33 National Human Rights Commission of India1993
[  ] The NHRC is responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights, defined by the act as "Rights Relating To Life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the constitution or embodied in the international covenants and enforceable by courts in India".
34 Nanavati Commission2000
35 Narendran Commission2000
36 National Commission to review the working of the Constitution2000
37 National Commission on Cattle2002
38 Nanavati-Mehta Commission2002
39 Competition Commission of India2003
40 Scheduled Tribes Commission2004
41 Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities2004
42 Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector2004
43 National Statistical Commission2005
44 Knowledge Commission2005
45 Mukherjee Commission2005
• Investigate the death of Subhas Chandra Bose in 1945


46 National judicial appointments commission2014
47 Pay Commission
[  ] Pay Commission is set up by Government of India, and gives its recommendations regarding changes in salary structure of its employees.
[  ] First pay commission was constituted in 1946 in the chairmanship of Shri Srinivasa Varadacharia. The first pay commission was based upon the idea of “living wages” to the employees.