The Chairman of the Constitutional Review Commission set up in February, 2000 is

The Correct answer is ​M N Venkatachaliah

Key Points

• National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC) was established on February 22, 2000, by a resolution of the Government of India.
• The commission is also known as the Justice Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah Commission, for the purpose of suggesting possible constitutional amendments.
• M.N. Venkatachaliah, the former Chief Justice of India, presided over the 11-member Commission.
• The commission submitted its report in 2002.

Additional Information

•  The mission of the NCRWC is to recommend amendments to the "Indian Constitution."
• The Commission concluded that Article 263 of the Constitution had enormous potential that has not been properly used in resolving numerous difficulties involving more than one State. 
• The Commission observed that when the Union Government enters into a treaty touching an issue on the State List that is crucial to the interests of the states, no previous consultation is undertaken with them.

Recommendation of the Commission

• There were 249 recommendations in total from the commission.
  • 58 of them call for constitutional amendments, 86 for legislative action, and the remaining 105 for executive action.
• Following is a list of the commission's major recommendations:
  • Fundamental Rights
  • On Comptroller and Auditor General of India 
  • On Directive Principles
  • On Fundamental Duties
  • On State funding of election
  • On Anti-Defection Law
  • On Center-State Relations