Sarkaria Commission was set up in June 1983 by the central government of India. Its

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was to examine the relationship and balance of power between state and central governments in the country and suggest changes within the framework of

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. The Commission was so named as it was headed by Ranjit Singh Sarkaria, a retired judge of the

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. The Commission submitted its final 1600-page report in 1988; it contained 247 specific recommendations. In spite of the large size of its reports - the Commission recommended, by and large, status quo in the Centre-State relations, especially in the areas, relating to legislative matters, role of Governors and use of Article 356.
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