According to the recommendations of the 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC), consultation with which institution should continue to be mandatory in the cases of major penalties like dismissal or removal of a government servant?

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: The First Administrative Reforms Commission, established in 1966, was tasked with examining various aspects of public administration and recommending measures to improve the efficiency, accountability, and integrity of the civil services. Reason R: The primary historical mandate of the First Administrative Reforms Commission was to oversee the transition from the Planning Commission to the NITI Aayog to promote competitive federalism. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: Statement I: The 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission in its Seventh Report entitled 'Capacity Building for Conflict Resolution' dealt with illegal immigration into the North East and drew attention towards having a multi-purpose national identity card for citizens. Statement II: Lokvani is a public-private partnership project at Sitapur District in Uttar Pradesh which was initiated in December, 2004. In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: