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Constitutional & Statutory Bodies

GS-II: Constitution, Governance, Social Justice & IR

Useful for: UPSC Civil Services

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Overview

The independence and accountability of constitutional and statutory bodies determine their credibility; appointment processes are central to this.

Key points

Anoop Baranwal (2023) directed that the CEC and Election Commissioners be appointed on advice of a committee of the PM, Leader of Opposition and CJI until Parliament legislated.
The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 replaced the CJI on the committee with a Union Cabinet Minister.
The CAG audits public accounts; its reports are examined by the PAC.
UPSC and State PSCs recruit civil servants; delays and vacancies affect them.
Statutory bodies such as NHRC are often criticised as recommendatory with limited enforcement power.
Regulators need autonomy, expertise and accountability to Parliament.

Practice MCQs

From the perspective of definition and scope, which one of the following statements about Constitutional & Statutory Bodies is correct?
1. Every regulatory or oversight body in India is a constitutional body.
2. Constitutional & Statutory Bodies is unrelated to institutions, processes or real-world applications.
3. Constitutional & Statutory Bodies has no exceptions or limitations in exam analysis.
4. Public bodies differ in constitutional, statutory and executive origin, which affects mandate and safeguards.
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Answer: (d) Public bodies differ in constitutional, statutory and executive origin, which affects mandate and safeguards.. Public bodies differ in constitutional, statutory and executive origin, which affects mandate and safeguards.
Consider the following statements on Constitutional & Statutory Bodies, focusing on definition and scope: 1. Public bodies differ in constitutional, statutory and executive origin, which affects mandate and safeguards. 2. Independence depends on appointment, tenure, finance, powers, reporting and institutional culture rather than label alone. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2. Both statements are correct.

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