Kerala's financial health and debt situation have attracted adverse observations from successive Finance Commissions (12th, 14th and 15th) as well as the CAG and it is one of the most financially unhealthy states as its fiscal edifice has been diagnosed with several cracks, Attorney General
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that he has written a letter to all the leaders elected from the southern state including Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Pralhad Joshi to join the 'Chalo Delhi' protest over the tax devolution and grants-in-aid to the state.<
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah gave a 'Chalo Delhi' call to protest against the alleged lack of tax devolution and grants-in-aid to the state by the Centre in the national capital on Wednesday.
Karnataka CM who also announced a protest against the BJP-led centre on Wednesday, said that the demonstration is not a political one but an attempt to' safeguard the interest' of the state.
To cover up its mistakes, the Karnataka state government is holding a protest in Delhi against the Central Government which was nothing but a political stunt, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday.
The Centre's policies are the main hindrance to the state government's efforts for the creation of New Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.
The three posts approved by the cabinet include--two posts of Joint Secretary and one post of Economic Adviser, the government said in a statement on January 18.
Arvind Panagariya, former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog and Professor at Columbia University, has been appointed as the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission.
A ten-member delegation led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the alleged delay in the release of MGNREGA funds to the state.
This comes after NGT going through the reports filed by Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and others, stated that the reports reflect that the implementation of comprehensive mitigation measures for the prevention, control, and reduction of air pollu
"No matter how much you protest, no state will get special status. The concept itself has been done away with by the Raghuram Rajan committee and the 14th Finance Commission," Sushil Modi said while speaking to ANI on Friday.