To address financial concerns of southern states, finance commission could give weightage to performance on demographic indicators, tax efforts and fiscal position
Velumani also thanked Tomar for recommending to the central government to release the second installment of the basic grant of Rs 758.06 crore for 2017-18, to the rural local bodies.
Using 2011 data will penalise southern states, which have made considerable progress in population control, and deny them reward for progress made in areas such as health, literacy, education and infrastructure.
Much has changed since First Commission was set up in 1951 — from scale of transfer of tax proceeds to terms of reference of the body, from nature of Centre-state equations to the Commission’s composition
A report prepared by Kotak shows that while the states’ expenditure on irrigation has jumped from around Rs 20,000 crore in 2000 to over Rs 98,000 crore in 2014.
The FFC also suggested replacing the existing FRBM Act with a debt ceiling and fiscal responsibility legislation, specifically invoking Article 292 in its Preamble.
Thousands of doctor posts vacant, why Madhya Pradesh turned to private sector for help
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Madhya Pradesh government has approved a pilot project to outsource the management of 18 Community Health Centres to private operators in three districts, in an effort to address the shortage of specialist doctors. The project will be evaluated over five years and aims to improve healthcare access in underserved areas.
