2nd Administrative Reforms Commission

The second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) was constituted on May 31, 2005, as a Commission of Inquiry, under the Chairmanship of Shri Veerappa Moily for preparing a detailed blueprint for revamping the public administrative system.

The Commission was requested to suggest measures to achieve a proactive, responsive, accountable, sustainable and efficient administration for the country at all levels of Government. 

It has presented 15 reports to the Government for consideration: 

(i) Right to Information: Master Key to Good Governance; 

(ii) Unlocking Human Capital: Entitlements and Governance - A Case Study; 

(iii) Crisis Management: From Despair to Hope; 

(iv) Ethics in Governance; 

(v) Public Order : Justice for Each ... Peace for All; 

(vi) Local Governance; 

(vii) Capacity Building for Conflict Resolution - Friction to Fusion; 

(viii) Combating Terrorism; 

(ix) Social Capital - A Shared Destiny; 

(x) Refurbishing of Personnel Administration - Scaling New Heights; 

(xi) Promoting eGovernance - The Smart Way Forward; 

(xii) Citizen Centric Administration - The Heart of Governance; 

(xiii) Organisational Structure of Government of India; 

(xiv) Strengthening Financial Management System; 

(xv) State and District Administration. 

The Central Government has considered 14 out of 15 reports and the decisions on the accepted recommendations of 2nd ARC are at various stages of implementation.