CCSAP Report - Ministry of Home Affairs

e final and binding on the Council (in this case committee) and action
shall be taken accordingly.
1.2.10 For constitution and proper functioning of the Regional Committee,
the Central Government also retained its initiative through the institution of the
Governor. The Governor draws and retains his responsibility in respect of
Regional Committee (TRC) under Article 371(1). The relevant portion of the
Article [Article 371(1)] reads:
“Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the President may, by order made
with respect to the State of Andhra Pradesh or Punjab, provide for the
Constitution and functions of regional committees of the Legislative Assembly of
the State, for the modifications to be made in the rules of business of the
Government and in the rules of procedure of the Legislative Assembly of the
State and for any special responsibility of the Governor in order to secure the
proper functioning of the regional committees.”
Accordingly, the Governor would make an annual Report to the President so as to
keep the Central Government informed about the working of the Regional
Committee.
1.2.11 In short, the Regional Committee was formed in 1958, to have a
sort of legislative advisory role over the executive; albeit, it was restricted to
Telangana related development issues. Its professional role lay in assisting the
Government adhering to the principle of equitable distribution of the resources
and socio-economic opportunities within the state with particular reference to
adequately safeguarding the interests of the Telangana region within the
scope of the understanding arrived at in the Gentlemen‟s agreement. The
issues it was to address and has been addressing during its existence were
similar to those that the Estimates Committee or the Public accounts Committee
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