Introduction
The Second Administrative Reforms Commission was constituted by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Personnel in Aug, 2005 under the chairmanship of Shri Veerappa Moily. The purpose of its constitution is to prepare a plan of action for a complete makeover of public administrative system. The main aim of the commission was to recommend ways to make Indian public administration more accountable, sustainable, proactive and efficient.

The Commission has, inter alia, considered the following : (i) Organisational structure of the Government of India (ii) Ethics in governance (iii) Refurbishing of Personnel Administration (iv) Strengthening of Financial Management Systems (v) Steps to ensure effective administration at the State level (vi) Steps to ensure effective District Administration (vii) Local Self-Government/Panchayati Raj Institutions (viii) Social Capital, Trust and Participative public service delivery (ix) Citizen-centric administration (x) Promoting e-governance (xi) Issues of Federal Polity (xii) Crisis Management (xiii) Public Order. Download Full Report