Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) [India], July 28 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Sunday asserted that there should be a separate ministry for the Himalayan states at the Centre because they provide multi-pronged benefits to the nation.
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his deputy Manish Sisodia called on the Chairman of 15th Finance Commission Mr NK Singh on Friday and handed over a memorandum demanding that the national capital gets its due share in central taxes.
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the extension of the term of the 15th Finance Commission, headed by N K Singh, up to November 30.
Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) [India], July 12 (ANI): Uttarakhand will host the first-ever Himalayan states' conclave here on July 28 where the prime focus will be on sustainable development.
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Central government has not accorded the status of special category state to Odisha as the Fourteenth Finance Commission does not make any distinction between special and general category states, said Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Home Affa
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The 15th Finance Commission headed by Chairman N K Singh will visit Madhya Pradesh from July 3 to 5 to have detailed meetings with Chief Minister Kamal Nath and other key stakeholders.
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Leading economists of Karnataka on Monday raised concerns over large infrastructure gaps and widening democratic deficit during a meeting with members and senior officials of the 15th Finance Commission.
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The 15th Finance Commission headed by NK Singh along with its members and senior officials on Monday met with the representatives of the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Karnataka.
New Delhi [India], Jun 20 (ANI): The 15th Finance Commission headed by Chairman NK Singh will visit Karnataka from June 23 to 26 and will be meeting several political leaders, economists and participate in events.
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 2 (ANI): Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy asked the officials to prepare reports on financial conditions of the state to place before the 15th finance commission "stressing the need for special category status to Andhra Pradesh."
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Members of the Finance Commission have held consultations with senior officials of the Ministry of Finance on the overall economic situation in the country and key economic variables.