Commissions of India

National Human Rights Commission ;--
Human Rights Protection Law passed in 1993 October 12, forming NHRC.
Headquarters is at Manav Adikar Bhavan,New Delhi.
1st chairman-Justice Ranganath Mishra.
The longest serving chairman of NHRC - Justice K G Balakrishnan.
1st woman member of NHRC- Justice Fatima Beevi.
NHR Commissioner & members appointed by the President of India.
Justice P N Bhagavathy- was the deputy director of UNHRC.
Anti-dowry law was passed in 1961.
World human rights day- December 10.
UN declared Human Rights on 1948 December 10th.
November 20- International Children's Day.

Central Financial Commission ;--
1st Finance Commission appointed in 1951.

1st Chairman- K C Neogy.
Term of members is 5 years.
Allocate revenues b/w Union & state Governments.

National Women Commission(NCW) ;--
Established in 1992 January 31.
1st president - Jayanti Patnayik
Alok Rawat- 1st male member of NCW (2015).
November 26 observed as Anti-dowry Day by NCW.


Kerala Human Rights Commission ;--
Formed in 1998.
1st chairman- Justice M M Pareeth Pilla.
The term of state HRC Chairman & it's members- 5 years or 70 years old.
They're appointed by state Governor.
Kerala state HRC, State woman's commission & Lokayuktha headquartered at Trivandrum.

Kerala State Woman's Commission;------
Formed in 1996 March 14th.
1st president- Sugathakumari.
D Sreedevi became the chairperson twice.

National Scheduled Caste Commission ;--
Formed as per Article 338 of Indian Constitution.

National Scheduled Tribes Commission ;--
1st chairman-Kanvar Singh.

National Election Commission ;--
Election Commission formed in 1950 January 26.
1st EC- Sukumar Sen.
[1800-111-950] National contact centre toll free no. to enquire about doubts on election & Voter ID.

VS Ramadevi-1st woman to become Chief Election Commissioner of India(1990).

National Reorganization Commission :--
National literature mission started in 1988, May 5.
National Vigyan commission established in 2005.

Census Commission ;--
Indian Census day- 9th February.
1st census in India done in 1872, at the time of Viceroy Lord Mayo.
1st orderly census in India done in 1881, at the time of Viceroy Lord Rippon.
WC Plowden- 1st census commissioner of India.
1st 'naturagyam' to do census in India- Thiruvithamkur(1836) at the time of Swathy Thirunal.
Census(1951) was the 1st of independent India.
15th census in 2011(7th of independent India).

Kerala State Information Commission ;--
Constituted through gazetted notification on 19 Dec 2005. It consists of a Chief information commissioner & 5 information commissioners.