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Expenditure Reforms Commission emphasised on a drastic downsizing of the government staff strength for securing modern and professional governance and also reducing the increasing salary bill of the Government of India. The Committee on Civil Services Reforms Hota Committee emphasised the use of information and communication technology to transform Government by making it more accessible, effective and accountable. It stressed on the need to recognize that e-governance is about discarding old procedure and transforming the process of decision making and that technology is merely a tool and a catalyst for such transformations. The Committee on Prevention of Corruption Santhanam Committee) made a range of recommendation to fight the menace of corruption. It recommended the constitution of the Central Vigilance Commission, and administrative vigilance division in all Departments and major organization of the Government. The Committee suggested rules to be farmed for governing the conduct of civil servants. Some suggested changes in the rules were filing of assets and liabilities statement instead of imoveable property statement by government servants, rules regarding receipt of gifts and rising of contributions, and rules regarding dealing in stocks and speculations. Changes were also suggested in Article. 311 of the Constitution of India for conducting disciplinary proceeding against government servants. The Committee also suggested a systematic review of the laws, rules, procedures and practices of the Ministries so that the possible scope and modes of corruption may be identified and remedial measures prescribed.