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To review the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana ( PMFBY) and suggest measures to improve it.

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7-member group of ministers (headed by Rajnath Singh)

Union Govt

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To frame a law on mediation to give legal sanctity to disputes settled through mediation

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Niranjan Bhat Committee

Supreme Court

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To dispose of immovable enemy properties vested in the Custodian of Enemy Property for India under the Enemy Property Act, 1968.

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Three high-level steering committees:

First committee Head –Amit Shah
Second committee Head –Ajay Bhalla and Tuhin Kanta Pandey
Third committee Head –Rajiv Gauba

Union Govt

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For transforming the Indian Academy of Highway 
Engineers (IAHE) into a world class premier institute on highway sector
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Shri YS Malik Committee

Ministry of Road and Highways

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To simplify GST

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Ajay Bhushan Pandey Committee

Ministry of Finance

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To prepare an integrated social protection framework to reduce inequality and lift more and more people out of poverty

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Technical committee (headed by NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar)

Union Govt

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To advise ministries, departments and PSUs on technology implementation

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12-member “Technology Group” (Chair: K Vijay Raghavan)

Union Govt

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To find out ways for the development of primary and secondary market of municipal debt securities

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Municipal Bonds Development Committee (Chair: Sujit Prasad)

SEBI

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To examine the Community Forest Resources (CFR) Guidelines, 2016 and suggest measures to simplify them.

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NC Saxena Committee

Ministry of Tribal Affairs

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To explore the possibilities of allowing insurance companies to sell indemnity based health policies.

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G. Srinivasan Committee

IRDAI

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To improve corporate governance systems of insurers,

primarily on making key functions such as risk management and internal audits independent of each other.

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Pravin Kutumbe Committee

IRDAI

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To guide the prevention and control activities for COVID 19 in the country

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Science and Technology Empowered Committee for COVID-19 response (Chair: Vinod Paul and K Vijay Raghavan)

Union Govt

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To work on vaccine and drug testing. Its main task is to speed up academia, industry and international efforts.
Department of Biotechnology is the central coordination committee to develop the vaccine.

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High-level task force (Chair: K. VijayRaghavan and Vinod Paul)

Ministry of Health

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14
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to monitor the exits from lockdown by states.

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two empowered Committees
First - P. Iyer
Second - Amit Khare

Union Govt

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to review the Ways and means advances (WMA) limits

for state and UT govts.

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Advisory committee (Chair: Sudhir Shrivastava)

RBI

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to look into whether 4G internet services should be restored or not in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir

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Ajay Bhalla Committee

Supreme Court

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to recommend reforms in India’s drug regulatory system so that approval for new drugs can be achieved quickly.

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high-level committee of experts (Chair: Rajesh Bhushan)

Union Govt

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For development and improvement of Film Industry in India.

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Expert Committees on Rationalization of Film Media Units; Expert Committees on Review of Autonomous Bodies (Chair: Bimal Julka)

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

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To enquire about the blast at a gas well of Oil India Limited (OIL) at Baghjan in Assam.

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High-level committee (Chair: SCL Das)

Ministry of Petroleum

high-level committee (Chair: Justice BP Katakey)

National Green Tribunal

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to recommend insurance covers for drone operators/owners

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Anjan Dey Committee

IRDAI

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21
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To effectively implement the Rs 3 lakh crore collateral-free loan scheme for MSMEs.

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Rajnath Singh Committee

PM Narendra Modi

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to bring reforms in the Indian criminal laws

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Committee for Reform in Criminal Law (Chair: Ranbir
Singh)

Ministry of Home Affairs

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23
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to study impact of Covid-19 on human rights and suggest future response of the government.

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Dr K S Reddy Committee

National Human Rights Commission

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to form guidelines and suggest measures to ensure that more students study in India.

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D. P. Singh Committee

Ministry of HRD

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to form a new policy to boost research and development in the field of novel drugs

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P.D. Vaghela Committee

Union Govt

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To advise the executive body of the NFRA on issues relating to the improvement of audit quality and on drafting accounting standards and auditing standards.

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technical advisory committee (Chair: R. Narayanaswamy)

National Financial Reporting Authority

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To study the GN Rao Committee report and Boston Consultancy Group’s (BCG) report on the development of the State and the capital city.

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Buggana Rajendranath committee

Andhra Pradesh govt (2020)

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To suggest the model for Andhra Pradesh’s development. It submitted its report in favour of creating three capital in Andhra Pradesh.

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GN Rao Committee

Andhra Pradesh Govt (2019)

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To review the regulatory guidelines and supervisory

framework of Core Investment Companies and NBFCs

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Tapan Ray Committee

RBI (July 2019)

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30
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To review the challenges faced by MSMEs

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UK Sinha Expert Committee

RBI (Jan 2019)

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To digital payment framework

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Committee on Deepening of Digital Payments - Nandan Nilekani

RBI (Jan 2019)

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To review the existing state of mortgage securitization in India

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Committee on Development of Housing Finance Securitization Market - Harsh Vardhan

RBI (2019)

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To make recommendations to develop the secondary market in corporate loans

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Development of Secondary Market for Corporate Loans - T N Manoharan

RBI (2019)

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34
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To strengthen SEBI’s research and to maintain databases relevant for capital market regulation research

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Research Advisory Committee - Dr Sankar De

SEBI (Jan 2019)

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35
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to review the prevalent system of QR Codes in India for facilitating digital payments and submit recommendations.

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Report of the Committee for Analysis of QR Code

RBI (December 2019)

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36
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To review and guide the economic capital framework

of RBI

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Committee on Economic Capital Framework - Bimal Jalan

2018 (formed in Dec by RBI)

37
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To review foreign portfolio investments who were disinvesting from Indian market.

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HR Khan Committee - Harun R Khan

SEBI (2018)

38
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To advise SEBI on issues related to the regulation and

development of IPOs and other such segments.

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Primary Market Advisory Committee - TV Mohandas
Pai

SEBI (internal technical committee of SEBI)

39
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To examine ways to increase FI in north-east India

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Committee on Financial Inclusion in North-East (headed by Usha Thorat)

2006 (RBI)

40
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Who will head the working group formed by RBI to review the ‘regulatory and supervisory framework’ for Core Investment Companies?

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Tapan Ray

41
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Which of the following committee has been formed for reviewing the MSMEs sector and to suggest reforms?

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U K Sinha Committee

42
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Who heads the Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee of National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage?

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Amitabh Kant

43
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Who will head the committee formed to review the LPG market structure?

A

Kirit parikh

44
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Which of the following statement is true about the Ramesh Chand committee?

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It will suggest measures to shift from WPI to PPI

45
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Who heads the Beekeeping Development Committee?

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Bibek Debroy

46
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Who heads the 8-member Steering Committee to look into the development and regulation of the financial technology sector in India?

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Subhash Chandra Garg

47
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Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the SEBI’s committee for developing corporate bond market by replacing Shyamala Gopinath?

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H R Khan

48
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Committee on Economic Capital Framework

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Bimal Jalan

49
Q

Which of the following committee drafted the 3rd National Wildlife Action Plan?

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J C Kala Committee

50
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Which committee was formed to review foreign portfolio investments who were disinvesting from Indian market?

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H R Khan Committee

51
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National Digital Health Blueprint is the brainchild of which committee?

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J Satyanarayana Committee

52
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Who heads the committee formed to evaluate the amount of unclaimed PPF and post office savings and suggest whether it should go to govt treasury or kept aside?

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H R Khan

53
Q

Who has been appointed as the head of committee which has been setup to deepen the Digital Payments?

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Nandan Nilekani

54
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When was the steering committee tasked to implement the National Clean Air Program formed?

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2019

55
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What is the objective of Y M Deosthalee committee?

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Public Credit Registry

56
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Which committee was formed for preparing guidelines for desiltation of Ganga River?

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Madhav Chitale Committee

57
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What is the purpose of B N Srikrishna Committee formed in 2017?

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Data protection in digital economy and Institutionalisation of arbitration

58
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Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan Committee

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National Education Policy

59
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B R Sharma committee

A

playing national anthem in cinemas

60
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Amitabh Kant Committee

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NPAs in Power sector

61
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Balram Bhargava Committee

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To review the National List of Essential Medicines

62
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K Rajeswara rao Committee

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To review the National Mineral Policy, 2008, and suggest a new framework

63
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The recommendations of 15th finance commission’s would be applicable from __ to __?

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FY22 to FY26

64
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Who is the head of the economic advisory council to PM?

A

Bibek Debroy

65
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Which of the following is the expert group on SECC?

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Sumit Bose Committee

66
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Which committee has suggested the Project Sakshat for reducing the soaring NPAs of PSBs?

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Sunil Mehta Committee

67
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What is the name of the committee formed to keep an eye on mid-day meals served to students in state-run primary schools to ensure that they get nutritious food prepared in hygienic conditions?

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Maa Committee

68
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What is the name of the commission formed to examine the distribution of benefits of subcastes which fall under the criteria of Other Backward Classes?

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Rohini Commission

69
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Who heads the Inter-Regulatory Working Group on FinTech and Digital Banking?

A

Sudarshan Sen

70
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The Bimal Jalan committee on Economic Capital Framework has recently recommended a method to distribute profits of RBI to the government. Which among the following is a correct recommendation?

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realized equity to be maintained at 5.5-6.5% of total assets of RBI

71
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The committee on Economic Capital Framework has recently made recommendations on distribution of profits of RBI to the government. Which among the following is correct with respect to the committee?

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The committee has recommended economic capital levels to be in the range of 20 to 24.5%

72
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Who among the following is the head of committee of economic capital framework, formed by government in consultation with RBI?

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Bimal Jalan

73
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Which of the following committee was formed by Andhra Pradesh to suggest the model for Andhra Pradesh’s development?

A

G N Rao Committee

74
Q

Who heads the committee formed by Supreme Court to frame a law on mediation to give legal sanctity to disputes settled through mediation?

A

Niranjan Bhat

75
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Who heads the committee formed by govt for transforming the Indian Academy of Highway Engineers into a world class premier institute on highway sector?

A

YS Malik

76
Q

Who heads the Municipal Bonds Development Committee formed by SEBI to find out ways for the development of primary and secondary market of municipal debt securities?

A

Sujit Prasad

77
Q

Who heads the committee set up by Ministry of Tribal Affairs to examine the Community Forest Resources Guidelines, 2016 and suggest measures to simplify them?

A

NC Saxena

78
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Who heads the Competition Law Review Committee?

A

Injeti Srinivas

79
Q

Who heads the Committee on Special Economic

Zones?

A

Baba Kalyani

80
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Who heads the 16-member committee formed by IRDAI to improve corporate governance systems of insurers, primarily on making key functions such as risk management and internal audits independent of each other?

A

Pravin Kutumbe

81
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Who heads the Expert Committees on Rationalization of Film Media Units and Expert Committees on Review of Autonomous Bodies?

A

Bimal Julka

82
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Who heads the committee, formed by GOI, to effectively implement the Rs 3 lakh crore collateral-free loan scheme for MSMEs?

A

Rajnath Singh

83
Q

Who heads the three-member high-level committee, formed by Ministry of Petroleum, to enquire about the blast at a gas well of Oil India Limited in Assam?

A

SCL Das

84
Q

Who heads the committee, formed by NGT, to look into the recent fire at an Oil India Ltd well in Baghjan, Assam?

A

Justice BP Katakey

85
Q

Who heads the nine-member committee, formed by IRDAI, to recommend insurance covers for drone operators/owners?

A

Anjan Dey

86
Q

Who heads the technical advisory committee formed by National Financial Reporting Authority?

A

R. Narayanaswamy

87
Q

Who is the head of the Committee for Analysis of QR Code?

A

D.B. Phatak

88
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Who heads the govt committee that was formed to boost research and development in the field of novel drugs?

A

P.D. Vaghela

89
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Who heads the Committee for Reform in Criminal Law formed by Ministry of Home Affairs?

A

Ranbir Singh

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