Which of the following commissions recommended that “the appointment of Governor should be non-partisan”?

The correct answer is Sarkaria commission.

Key Points

• A state's governor is chosen by the president for a five-year term and serves at his leisure.
• Only Indian citizens who are at least 35 years old may be appointed to this position.
• The Governor has the authority to act as the State's executive.
• Every state will have a governor (Articles 153 of the Constitution of India).
• According to the Indian Constitution, the Governor shall hold the executive power of the State and may use it himself or through persons who report to him (Article 154).
• As stated in their oath of office under Article 159, the governor's main duty is to uphold, defend, and safeguard the constitution and the law.

Additional Information

•  Dr. S. R. Sen and Shri B. Sivaraman were chosen as commission members.
• The panel was tasked with reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of current agreements between the Union and States regarding authorities, duties, and obligations in all domains and making recommendations for changes to improve coordination between the centre and states.
• The democratic machinery is severely disrupted as a result of this.
• The nation has experienced a number of social, economic, and political developments over time, along with new conflicts and problems.
• The smooth operation of the Center and the States depends on consensus and cooperation.
• IN this regard, the Parliament suggested the appointment of a commission in 1983, with former Supreme Court judge R.S. Sarkaria serving as its chairman.
• Fazal Ali Commission: 
  • ​The Central Government of India established the States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) in December 1953 to make recommendations regarding the redrawing of state boundaries.
  • After two years of research, the Committee, made up of Justice Fazal Ali, K. M. Panikkar, and H. N. Kunzru, published its report in September 1955.
  • With significant adjustments, the commission's recommendations were adopted and included in the States Reorganisation Act, which was passed in November 1956.
  • The act mandated reorganising India's state borders to create 14 states and 6 centrally managed regions.
• Rajmannar commission: 
  • ​In 1969, the Tamil Nadu DMK government established the Rajmannar Commission, which was presided over by Dr. P.V. Rajamanar.
  • It was established to investigate the issue of what kind of relationship should exist between the federal government and the states. In 1971, it turned in a report.
  • It demanded readjusting the VII schedule and giving the states residual power.
• Mandal commission: 
  • ​The Janata Party government, led by Prime Minister Morarji Desai, established the Mandal Commission, also known as the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission (SEBC), in India in 1979 with the goal of "identifying the socially or educationally backward groups" in the country.
  • It was led by Indian legislator B.P. Mandal and used eleven social, economic, and educational variables to gauge backwardness in order to evaluate the issue of reservations for individuals in order to alleviate caste discrimination.
  • The report of the committee proposed that members of Other Backward Classes (OBC) be awarded reservations to 27% of jobs in 1980 based on its justification that OBCs ("Other backward classes") classified on the basis of caste, social, and economic factors accounted up 52% of India's population.