The Veerapa Moily Commission in its report on Administrative Reforms among other aspects has suggested doing away with which one of the following pairs of Articles of the Constitution of India ?

The Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC), chaired by M. Veerappa Moily, recommended the deletion of Articles 310 and 311 of the Constitution of India in its 10th Report titled 'Refurbishing of Personnel Administration'. Article 310 enshrines the 'doctrine of pleasure,' while Article 311 provides procedural safeguards to civil servants against arbitrary dismissal or reduction in rank [c5][t2]. The Commission argued that these provisions have become an impediment to effective discipline and accountability in the civil services. It suggested that the protection of civil servants should be governed by legislation under Article 309 rather than constitutional entrenchment, allowing for a more flexible and performance-oriented administrative framework. This recommendation aimed to balance the security of tenure with the need for a result-oriented bureaucracy, ensuring that non-performing or corrupt officials could be dealt with more efficiently [t2][t5].

Sources

1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 74: Public Services > CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS > p. 548
2. [2] https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/files/reports/second_administrative_reforms_commission_fifteenth_report_state_and_district_administration.pdf