2023 · Q80
Which one of the following was not recommended by the Dinesh Goswami Committee (1990)?
Indian Polity, Governance and ConstitutionFederalism and local governance
- AThe appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner should be made by the President of India in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of the Opposition.
- BThe members of the Election Commission should be appointed by the President of India on the advice of a Committee, consisting of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.
- CThe consultation process should have a statutory backing.
- DThe appointment of the other Election Commissioners should be done in consultation with the Chief Election Commissioner, the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of the Opposition.
Explanation
The Dinesh Goswami Committee (1990) recommended that the CEC be appointed by the President in consultation with the CJI and the Leader of the Opposition (option a), that this consultation have statutory backing (option c), and that the other Election Commissioners be appointed in consultation with the CJI, the Leader of the Opposition and the CEC (option d). Appointment on the advice of a PM-plus-LoP committee was recommended by the Tarkunde Committee (1975), not by Goswami, so option (b) was not recommended. Since the question asks which was not recommended by Goswami, the PM-plus-LoP committee model in option (b) is the answer.