Which of the following were the recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission about the appointment of the Governor? (i) He should be eminent in some walk of life. (ii) He should be a person from outside the State. (iii) He should be a detached figure and not too intimately connected with local politics of the State. (iv) He should be a person who has not taken too great a part in politics, in general, and in the recent past, in particular. Choose the correct answer from the code given below :
Which of the following were the recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission about the appointment of the Governor? (i) He should be eminent in some walk of life. (ii) He should be a person from outside the State. (iii) He should be a detached figure and not too intimately connected with local politics of the State. (iv) He should be a person who has not taken too great a part in politics, in general, and in the recent past, in particular. Choose the correct answer from the code given below : Correct Answer Only (i), (iii) and (iv)
The Indian government established the Sarkaria Commission in 1983 to the relationship between the centre and the states.
Key Points
Recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission about the appointment of the Governor:
- The Sarkaria Commission has proposed the following additional criterion for Governorship appointments.
- He must be nominated after discussing with the Chief Minister of the State in question.
- He ought to be well-known in some field.
- He should be a remote figure who isn't too active in local politics and should come from outside the country.
- He should be someone who has never been active in politics before, especially recently.
- He should not be removed unless there are exceptional circumstances or disciplinary action is being taken against him.
- He must be given a reasonable chance to defend himself against the grounds for his removal.
- He is not an agent of the Centre just because he completed under Article 356.
- He does so because he vows devotion to the state's constitution, laws, and people.
- He must be convinced that a serious constitutional collapse has occurred, which he must report in the public interest.
- He should be prevented from holding any constitutional position other than Governor, Vice President, or President when he leaves office.
- He should be granted reasonable post-retirement benefits.
Thus, The recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission regarding the appointment of the Governor are he should be eminent in some walks of life, he should be a detached figure and not too intimately connected with local politics of the State and he should be a person who has not taken too great a part in politics, in general, and in the recent past, in particular.