The Punchhi Commission is related to centre-state Relations.
The Punchhi Commission was constituted by the Government of India on 27th April 2007 as a Commission on Centre-State relations.
It was chaired by Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi who was formerly the Chief Justice of India from 18 January 1998 until his retirement on 9 October 1998.
The Commission came into effect on the 27th of April, 2007 to relook into the problems and issues in Centre-State relations in India.
To look into the new issues of Centre-State relations keeping in view the changes that have taken place in the polity and economy of India.
Since the Sarkaria Commission had last looked at the issue of Centre-State relations over two decades ago.
The Commission examined and reviewed the working of the existing arrangements between the Union and States, various pronouncements of the Courts in regard to powers, functions, and responsibilities.
The Commission made 273 recommendations in its seven-volume report presented to Government on 30 March 2010.