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Give states their fair share, protect their fiscal space
December 02, 2025 3:24 pm
Both the Centre and the states need larger resources to meet multiple challenges. For this, tax receipts of both the Union and state governments must increase.
N K Singh on Bihar economy: ‘Sustaining high growth of last 3 yrs should be aim … it is necessary but not sufficient for job creation’
November 08, 2025 6:26 am
“State ready for private investment. It is important for its bureaucrats to rise above the status quoist attitude and set an annual monitorable target of private capital investment,” says 15th Finance Commission chairman.
As states want more, the 16th Finance Commission will have to walk a tightrope on equity and efficiency
May 05, 2025 11:26 am
What will a rebalancing of tied and untied transfers do for the equitable and comparable delivery of public services across the country? Considering the level of inequality, will increasing untied funds lead to a convergence? The finance commission should look into these, and more, as it finalises its recommendations
Arjun Ram Meghwal writes: Ambedkar, the economist
April 17, 2025 12:03 pm
He was the mind behind some of India’s earliest and most important economic ideas which were about justice, dignity and self-reliance
Placed Tripura’s demand before 16th Finance Commission delegation, informed how 14th Finance Commission deprived us: Tripura CM Manik Saha
January 31, 2025 8:54 pm
Representatives of alliance partner Tipra Motha had also met the 16th Finance Commission delegation and demanded direct funding for the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council.
Tripura’s finances ‘sound’ but per capita income below national average: Arvind Panagariya
January 30, 2025 4:15 pm
Dr Arvind Panagariya, Chairman of 16th Finance Commission, says Tripura has proposed a revision from the 41% share of the central tax pool to 45-50%—a sentiment shared by almost all states visited by the panel.
Laveesh Bhandari: ‘Need focus on labour laws, land and cities; speed up overburdened judicial system’
January 28, 2025 4:37 pm
There are many ways of protecting workers, but instead of protecting the worker’s job, why don’t we protect the worker’s consumption or income?
Centre releases 15th Finance Commission grant for rural local bodies in Karnataka
November 22, 2024 10:26 pm
The grants will be utilised by the RLBs for location-specific requirements under the 29 subjects enshrined in the 11th Schedule of the Constitution, except for salaries and other establishment costs, it added.
Set up State Finance Commission or lose funds: How Centre's ultimatum forced states to fall in line
November 14, 2024 12:47 pm
Now all states, except Arunachal Pradesh, have State Finance Commissions (SFCs) in place, the latest being Gujarat, which formed its commission on November 4
Raise share of states in tax pool, Gujarat tells Finance Commission
October 22, 2024 1:41 am
At present, 41% of the gross tax revenue goes to the states as per the recommendation of the 15th Finance Commission.
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