Why is the government afraid of releasing the Chala Committee Report on Natural Resources?

Overview

Following a spate of corruption scandals in the resources sector, the Government of India established the Committee on Allocation of Natural Resources (Ashok Chawla Committee named after its chairman) on January 31, 2011 to find ways of how to allocate the natural resources to seekers through a transparent and democratic process. This Issue Note looks at various issues in each of the sectors and the major recommendations of the Committee. It argues that the report and accepted recommendations of the Government of India should be placed in the public domain to enable all stakeholders to benefit from such a seminal work on the subject and a more informed decision making is facilitated, so that the intent of the government to curb corruption is converted into reality