UPSC 2021: With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements: 1. N. Gopalaswamy Iyengar Committee suggested that a minister and a secretary be designated solely for pursuing the subject of administrative reform and promoting it. 2. In 1970, the Department of Personnel was constituted on the recommendation of the Administrative Reforms Commission, 1966, and this was placed under the Prime Minister's charge. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The 1949 Gopalaswamy Ayyangar report dealt mainly with reorganizing ministries and did not recommend appointing a separate minister-secretary duo for administrative reform, so statement 1 is incorrect. The First Administrative Reforms Commission (1966) urged creation of a Department of Personnel under the Prime Minister, which was duly set up in 1970; hence statement 2 is correct. Therefore only statement 2 is correct (option b). ([vajiramandravi.com](https://vajiramandravi.com/upsc-exam/with-reference-to-the-union-government-consider-the-following-statements-2/?utm_source=openai))