The creation of the institution of Lokpal was first recommended by

[amp_mcq option1=”Law Commission” option2=”Santhanam Committee” option3=”Shah Commission” option4=”Administrative Reforms Commission” correct=”option4″]

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UPSC NDA-2 – 2017

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The correct answer is D.

The Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC), in its report submitted in 1966, first recommended the establishment of an ombudsman-like institution in India, proposing the creation of Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in the states.

The idea was borrowed from the Scandinavian concept of Ombudsman, intended to address public grievances against administrative misconduct. The Santhanam Committee (1962-64) dealt with preventing corruption but did not propose the Lokpal institution. The Shah Commission (1977) inquired into the excesses of the Emergency.

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