15th Finance Commission releases Rs 114 Cr grants to strengthen Rural Local Bodies in Tripura, Mizoram
This allocation by the Union Government aims to support the development and maintenance of essential services in these regions.
This allocation by the Union Government aims to support the development and maintenance of essential services in these regions.
Speaking at the industry body CII's 19th Health Summit on Tuesday, Singh said despite having done many things there is no getting away from the fact that public outlays in the health sector need to be "substantially augmented".
The panel was also asked to examine whether a separate mechanism for funding of defence and internal security ought to be set up and, if so, how such a mechanism could be operationalised.
The commission is to give recommendations for devolution of taxes and other fiscal matters over the next five years starting April 1, 2020.
He also sought granting a special package for disaster management of at least Rs 1,500 crore to build more cyclone shelters and improve early warning systems in the state.
The latest embarrassment has come in the form of open rejection of his demand for granting Special Category status to Bihar by the 15th Finance Commission which paid a two-day visit to the state this week.
The CM said that the topography of the state was difficult and construction and maintenance cost of capital assets like roads, health and educational institutions, irrigation and water supply schemes and electrification was very high.
The 15th Finance Commission had arrived here on Tuesday for two-day consultation meetings in Himachal, which is the tenth state visited by the Commission so far for.
The BJP called for a special economic package for debt ridden Himachal, the Congress Legislative Party demanded one time bailout package while the CPI-M pointed out that Himachal had yet not got its rights envisaged in the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 in terms of revenue shares in the joint assets.
WB govt has made enormous progress on macroeconomic parameters, debt management, GDP growth and own tax revenues: N K Singh.
