It was constituted in 2005 under the chairmanship of Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar with the objective of examining the issues of administration and governance in tribal areas.
The issues ranged from - inter-alia reviving institutions of self-governance, effective delivery mechanism, creation of critical infrastructure, Tribal Sub-plan, implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 and Governors Report.
The report also contains recommendations on the role of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and State Tribal Welfare Departments, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes and SCs & STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, etc.
Some prominent recommendations have been of accepting of rights of tribals on forest lands and creating a Tribal Administrative Service cadre on the lines on IAS, IPS.
