- The Sarkaria Commission (1983) and the Punchhi Commission (2007) were appointed by the Central government to examine and recommend changes to Centre-State relations. - The Rajmannar Committee (1969) was appointed by the Tamil Nadu government specifically to examine Union-State relations from a state perspective. - The Indrajit Gupta Committee (1998) was formed to study the feasibility and desirability of state funding of elections in India.