<P> Sarkaria Commission was set up in June 1983 by the central government of India . The Sarkaria Commission's charter was to examine the relationship and balance of power between state and central governments in the country and suggest changes within the framework of Constitution of India . The Commission was so named as it was headed by Justice Ranjit Singh Sarkaria (Chairman of the commission), a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India . The other members of the committee were Shri B. Sivaraman (Cabinet Secretary), Dr S.R. Sen (former Executive Director of IBRD) and Rama Subramaniam (Member Secretary). </P> <P> The Commission after conducting several studies, eliciting information, holding discussions and after detailed deliberations submitted its 1600 - page final report in January 1988 . The final report 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 . </P>

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