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description: "The First Administrative Reforms Commission (1966) recommended strengthening federal coordination in India, influencing Centre-State relations and governance."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The First Administrative Reforms Commission was a 1966 Indian body whose study team on Centre-State relations recommended strengthening federal coordination and inter-state councils.
- How does the First ARC differ from the Sarkaria Commission on Centre-State relations?
- What was the First ARC's most influential recommendation on federalism?
- Who chaired the First Administrative Reforms Commission?
- Were the First ARC's recommendations binding on the government?

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In its reports submitted between 1966 and 1970, the First ARC's study team on Centre-State relations recommended activating Article 263 to create an Inter-State Council—a proposal finally implemented only in 1990 after the Sarkaria Commission revived it.

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