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The Rajamannar Committee on Centre-State relations was set up by the DMK government of Tamil Nadu in:

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Answer: Option A — 1969

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The Rajamannar Committee was appointed by the DMK government of Tamil Nadu, headed by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, in September 1969 to examine the question of Centre-State relations.

About the committee:

It was headed by Dr. P.V. Rajamannar, a former Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.

It was the first committee set up by a state government to study Centre-State relations.

It submitted its report in 1971.

Background:

  • The DMK came to power in Tamil Nadu in 1967, ending Congress rule in the state.
  • States ruled by non-Congress parties felt that the Centre had too much power and that the Constitution was too centralised in practice.

Main recommendations:

  • The Inter-State Council should be set up immediately under Article 263.
  • The Finance Commission should be made a permanent body.
  • The Planning Commission should be replaced by a statutory body.
  • Articles 356, 357 and 365, which deal with President's Rule, should be omitted.
  • The office of Governor should be made non-political and the Governor should not be a mere agent of the Centre.
  • Some subjects in the Union and Concurrent Lists should be transferred to the State List.
  • All-India services such as the IAS, IPS and IFS should be abolished.

Response of the Centre:

  • The Central government did not accept its recommendations.
  • However, the report became an important reference in the debate on federalism in India.

Similar demands elsewhere:

  • Other regional parties later raised similar demands for more autonomy for the states.
  • West Bengal released a memorandum on Centre-State relations in 1977.

Significance:

The committee's ideas show the long-running demand for "cooperative federalism" and for decentralisation of power.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗1967 is the year the DMK first came to power; 1971 is when the committee reported.

Quick tip

Remember: Rajamannar Committee = Tamil Nadu (DMK) government, 1969; it called for greater state autonomy.

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