Seven States contribute more to total taxes than their share in devolutions from the Centre

Seven states contribute more in taxes than they receive in devolution, highlighting disparities ahead of the 16th Finance ...
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16th Finance Commission on four-day Odisha visit

BHUBANESWAR: A 15-member team of the 16th Finance Commission headed by Arvind Panagariya arrived on a four-day visit to Odisha on Tuesday. The Commission is scheduled to hold a meeting with Chief ...
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Finance Commission needs to focus on strengthening local bodies, says Raghuram Rajan

New Delhi | The 16th Finance Commission should focus on devolving more funds to local bodies, municipalities and panchayats to enable them effectively deal with problems facing the people, former RBI ...

‘Muslim poverty rate slightly lower than among Hindus’: Panagariya paper challenges ‘common perception’

Paper co-authored by 16th Finance Commission Chairman says overall poverty fell from 21.9% of the population in 2011-12 to ...
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Finance Commission's Formula: Is It Short-Changing Southern States?

Southern states fear the 16th Finance Commission's report will short-change them, arguing current formulas favour population and lower incomes over performance and tax collection. They highlight ...

India's FY26 growth forecast likely to be revised upwards: Harald Finger

Finger talks about the task ahead for the 16th Finance Commission, impact of artificial intelligence (AI), and more ...