The 16th Finance Commission, chaired by Arvind Panagariya, retains the 41% vertical tax devolution share but eliminates Revenue Deficit Grants and cuts total grants-in-aid to Rs 9.47 lakh crore from Rs 10.1 lakh crore under FC-15. Full bilingual TNPSC notes on FC-16's recommendations, its changed devolution formula, and the constitutional basis of the Finance Commission under Article 280.
arivark.com/current-affairs/article/16th-finance-commission-fc16-recommendationsTNPSC Must Read Current Affairs December 2024: Finance Commission and State-Centre Fiscal Relations. Chaired by Arvind Panagariya Bilingual notes (English & Tamil) from ArivArk Academy.
arivark.com/tnpsc-mains-current-affairs/finance-commission-and-state-centre-fiscal-relationsTNPSC National Current Affairs November 2024: 16th Finance Commission and Tamil Nadu. Constituted on December 31, 2023, under Article 280(1) Bilingual notes (English & Tamil) from ArivArk Academy.
arivark.com/tnpsc-mains-current-affairs/16th-finance-commission-and-tamil-naduTNPSC Group 1 Mains answer-writing practice, May 2025: State Finance Commissions play a crucial role in strengthening fiscal federalism and ensuring equitable distribution of resources... Full bilingual (English + Tamil) model answer from ArivArk Academy.
arivark.com/tnpsc-mains-answer-writing/state-finance-commissions-play-a-crucial-role-in-strengtheni-2025-05-16-31TNPSC Must Read Current Affairs November 2024: XVI Finance Commission and Tamil Nadu's Challenges. Key Challenges Faced by Tamil Nadu • Natural Disasters Impact Bilingual notes (English & Tamil) from ArivArk Academy.
arivark.com/tnpsc-mains-current-affairs/xvi-finance-commission-and-tamil-nadu-s-challengesTNPSC Group 1 Mains answer-writing practice, July 2024: Examine the role of the Finance Commission in India's fiscal federalism. Discuss the key issues in Centre-State financial... Full bilingual (English + Tamil) model answer from ArivArk Academy.
arivark.com/tnpsc-mains-answer-writing/examine-the-role-of-the-finance-commission-in-india-s-fiscal-2024-07-16-31TNPSC National Current Affairs July 2024: 16th Finance Commission & Urban Local Bodies. Article 280: Establishment of Finance Commission Bilingual notes (English & Tamil) from ArivArk Academy.
arivark.com/tnpsc-mains-current-affairs/16th-finance-commission-urban-local-bodiesTNPSC National Current Affairs January 2024: 16th Finance Commission. Formed by the Indian government in January 2023. Bilingual notes (English & Tamil) from ArivArk Academy.
arivark.com/tnpsc-mains-current-affairs/16th-finance-commissionTNPSC Group 1 Mains answer-writing practice, December 2024: Discuss the concerns raised by Tamil Nadu regarding vertical and horizontal devolution of resources by the Finance Commission.... Full bilingual (English + Tamil) model answer from ArivArk Academy.
arivark.com/tnpsc-mains-answer-writing/discuss-the-concerns-raised-by-tamil-nadu-regarding-vertical-2024-12-1-15TNPSC Group 1 Mains answer-writing practice, June 2025: The Sixteenth Finance Commission faces the challenge of balancing States' demand for increased devolution from 41% to 50% against... Full bilingual (English + Tamil) model answer from ArivArk Academy.
arivark.com/tnpsc-mains-answer-writing/the-sixteenth-finance-commission-faces-the-challenge-of-bala-2025-06-16-30... of 9.39% in 2011-12 but later acknowledging fiscal stress due to 14th Finance Commission recommendations. D. Jayakumar's temporary tenure introduced nutritional welfare programs, providing one meal a day to poor children along with addressing electricity ...
arivark.com/tnpsc-mains-answer-writing/analyze-the-key-fiscal-policies-and-budget-innovations-of-ta-2025-03-1-15... students into lower-tier institutions and vocational colleges, prioritising commissions over student welfare and career prospects. Institutional Quality Concerns: Former polytechnics converted to universities post-1992 in the UK cater primarily to ...
arivark.com/tnpsc-mains-answer-writing/the-rapid-expansion-of-indian-student-migration-characteris-2025-12-16-31... it can do is put a State's case on the record in a form that the Union, the Finance Commission and any future commission must answer, which is how a demand survives a change of government. Its practical weakness is that it has no permanent cadre of its ...
arivark.com/current-affairs/article/tamil-nadu-and-state-autonomy-the-rajamannar-committee-and-what-came-after... 7% of total revenue came from non-tax sources. A study prepared for the 15th Finance Commission traced the erosion, finding own-tax revenue falling from close to 9% of GSDP in 2006-07 to 6.4% in 2016-17, with tax buoyancy below one in eight of the 14 years ...
arivark.com/current-affairs/article/tamil-nadu-revenue-augmentation-committee... Indian Economy and Tamil Nadu Development Administration (10 Questions) Union Finances: Gross Tax Revenues Grew Only 3.7% in the First Quarter of 2026-27 as GST Collections Contracted 11% An analysis of Union finances by C. Rangarajan, former Governor of ...
arivark.com/current-affairs/tnpsc-current-affairs-august-21-2026What the Revision Did Former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg, in an emailed response to The Hindu, questioned the credibility of India's latest gross domestic product estimates, saying the sharp ...
arivark.com/current-affairs/article/gdp-base-year-revision-the-missing-back-series-and-the-deflator-question... and the establishment of surgical and aftercare centres. On the State's finances, the Finance Commission norm that a State's fiscal deficit must not exceed 3 per cent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) was cited: several other States have crossed ...
arivark.com/current-affairs/article/tamil-nadu-budget-2026-27-vetri-tamilagam... members include K.P. Krishnan, Arbind Modi, former CBIC chairman Najib Shah, Finance Secretary M.A. Siddique and MIDS Director M. Suresh Babu. Presentations came from commercial taxes, registration, excise, TASMAC, transport, mining, CMDA and other revenue ...
arivark.com/current-affairs/tnpsc-current-affairs-august-14-2026Introduction: The 16th Finance Commission has begun its work, focusing on the devolution of funds to different levels of government. While local bodies have gained recognition since the 73rd and 74th ...
arivark.com/tnpsc-mains-answer-writing/examine-the-challenges-faced-by-urban-local-bodies-in-india-2024-07-1-15... a Union tax go into the divisible pool and are shared with the States on the Finance Commission's formula. A cess is raised for a stated purpose, is earmarked to a reserve fund, and is not shared with the States under Article 270. That is why the argument ...
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