Why in News?
On April 1, 2026, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Rajya Sabha that it continues to track the implementation of the committee's 49 shortlisted recommendations across States and UTs.
Key Features
- The committee was headed by Shri R.S. Mooshahary, a retired IPS officer and former Governor of Meghalaya.
- Objective: It was constituted to review and "distil" the vast number of recommendations made by previous bodies (like the National Police Commission, Ribeiro Committee, and Padmanabhaiah Committee) into a manageable, actionable list.
- The "49 Recommendations": The committee famously shortlisted 49 key recommendations that it believed would have the most immediate impact on police performance and accountability.
Major Focus Areas
- New Police Act: Replacing the archaic Police Act of 1861 with a modern legislative framework.
- Insulation from Politics: Protecting the police machinery from "extraneous" political interference.
- Professional Standards: Improving performance in both urban and rural policing systems.
- Service Conditions: Addressing issues related to recruitment, training, career progression, and housing for personnel.
- Public Interface: Tackling public complaints regarding the non-registration of crimes (FIRs) and arbitrary arrests.
- Implementation Status: Since "Police" is a State subject under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, the Union Government can only issue advisories; the actual implementation varies significantly from state to state.
- Monitoring: The MHA Police Modernisation Division maintains a Section-wise Implementation Tracker to monitor how many of the 49 points have been adopted by each State/UT.
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