Himanta Biswa Sarma meets Chairman of 16th Finance Commission; discusses issues related to devolution of fundsAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with Dr. Arvind Panagariya, Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, to discuss fund devolutio...
02 Jul, 2025, 08.25 PM IST
UP's per capita income second lowest, but state finances good: Finance Commission chiefArvind Panagariya, Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, lauded Uttar Pradesh as a well-managed state financially, despite its low per c...
04 Jun, 2025, 10.04 PM IST
Arunachal requests Finance Comm for special package to compensate externally aided projects lossArunachal Pradesh has requested the 16th Finance Commission for a Rs 6.89 lakh crore special financial package due to exclusion from extern...
08 Apr, 2025, 05.03 PM IST
Decision on recommending revenue deficit grants for states yet to be made: Finance Commission chiefA decision on revenue deficit grants to states hasn't been made yet, says Finance Commission Chairman Arvind Panagariya. The commission wil...
24 Feb, 2025, 10.25 PM IST
Govt plans to incentivise planned urbanisation of peri-urban areasThe Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs aims to promote planned development of peri-urban areas by incentivising states and addressing po...
04 Nov, 2024, 12.45 AM IST
Consider treating the North-East as a collective block by allocating 10% of central funds to the eight states: Assam CM to 16th Finance CommissionAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged the 16th Finance Commission to increase Assam's share in horizontal devolution and alloc...
27 Sep, 2024, 12.15 AM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah invites 8 CMs to discuss unfair devolution of funds by Union governmentKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written a letter to the Chief Ministers of eight states regarding the unfair devolution of taxes ...
12 Sep, 2024, 11.38 AM IST
Siddaramaiah writes to CMs of 8 states on unfair devolution of taxes by CentreKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to the Chief Ministers of eight states about the "unfair" tax devolution by the Union gov...
11 Sep, 2024, 10.54 PM IST
Telangana urges 16th Finance Commission to increase states' share in Central taxes to 50%The Telangana Government has urged the 16th Finance Commission to increase the states' share in Central taxes from 41% to 50%. Deputy Chief...
10 Sep, 2024, 12.58 PM IST
Modi govt denies 'special category' status to BiharThe central government has rejected Bihar's request for 'special status'. According to government sources, no additional states are eligibl...
22 Jul, 2024, 03.17 PM IST
Karnataka CM meets FM; demands extension of GST compensation to states for 3 more yearsIn the meeting, the CM informed Sitharaman that the state GST collection has not yet stabilised in view of COVID-19 crisis, and it would be...
26 Aug, 2021, 03.38 PM IST
Finance Commission recommends FRBM Act revampThe FRBM Act needs to be revamped because of prevailing uncertainty and contemporary realities and challenges, the commission said. The Uni...
02 Feb, 2021, 05.10 AM IST
Economists highlight need for reducing Centre, state debt; call for new means to garner revenueDuring their meeting with the 15th Finance Commission Wednesday, 12 economists also made a case for improving the quality of budgeting.
09 May, 2019, 04.05 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik writes to PM objecting to TOR of 15th Finance CommissionThe 15th Finance Comission and its TOR constituted by Presidential order dated 27 November 2017, ignore Odisha suggestions, said Patnaik.
13 Apr, 2018, 09.04 PM IST
Nitish Kumar writes to Arun Jaitley raising concern over devolutionNitish Kumar has written a letter to Jaitley expressing concern over devolution to the state over the next five years as per the 14th Finan...
24 Sep, 2015, 06.02 PM IST
Finance Commission to focus on balance between change, continuityThe efforts of the 14th Finance Commission will be to arrive at a good balance between change and continuity to get optimum benefits.
06 Oct, 2013, 06.51 PM IST
'Population criteria in 14th Finance Commission to hit 11 states'The Odisha government today said the move would adversely affect resource transfer to 11 states and demanded steps to restore the previous ...
28 Jun, 2013, 10.34 PM IST