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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Hota Committee was a 2004 civil-services reform body, chaired by P.
- C.
- Who chaired the Hota Committee and in which year did it report?
- What were the Hota Committee's main recommendations?
- How is the Hota Committee linked to the T.S.R. Subramanian judgment?

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