(a) whether the Union Government is working on revamping the Centre-State relations;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(d) the details of the demands pending from each State Government especially from Uttar Pradesh in this regard?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) to (c): The Government of India had constituted commissions to recommend measures to strengthen the Centre-State Relations. The first Commission on Centre-State Relations was set up on 09.06.1983 under the Chairmanship of Justice
R.S. Sarkaria, a retired judge of the Supreme Court to review the existing arrangements that has taken place in the
years. The Commission in its report submitted in 1988 has made 247 recommendations on various aspects of the Centre
-State Relations. The details of the recommendations are available in the website of Inter-State Relations. The details
of the recommendations are available in the website of Inter-State Council Secretariat [email protected] The
Second Commission on centre-State Relations was constituted on 27.04.2007 under the Chairmanship of the former Chief
Justice of India, Shri Justice M.M. Punchhi to look into the issues of Centre-State relations keeping in view the sea
-changes that had taken place in the polity and economy of India since the first Commission on Centre-State Relations
had last looked at the issues of Centre-State relations over two decades ago. The Commission submitted its report on 31.04.2010 and has made 273 recommendations are available in the website of Inter-State Council Secretariat [email protected].
(d): No demand from any State Governments are pending.