Sixteenth Finance Commission
- Fifteenth Finance Commission
- Seventeenth Finance Commission
- Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance
- Arvind Panagariya,Former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Chairman
- Ajay Narayan Jha,Former IAS, (Member)
- Annie George Mathew, (Member)
- SoumyaKanti Ghosh, (Member)
- Niranjan Rajadhyaksha, ( Member)
- Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey, IAS, (Secretary)
- The Constitution of India (Article 280)
- The Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951 (Act no. 33 of 1951)
- S.O. 3755(E) (notification of formation of the commission)
Sixteenth Finance Commission is the Finance Commission constituted by Government of India under Article 280 of Constitution. Arvind Panagariya has been appointed as the Chief of the commission with the main task of determining revenue sharing between Central Government and State Government for a period of five years from April 1, 2026.[1]
History and Objective
Sixteenth Finance Commission was formed under Article 280 of the constitution[2] for determining the sharing of tax revenues between Union Government of India and States for five year period starting from 1 April 2026,[3][4] determining the principles for granting of the aid from the Consolidated Fund of India to states and implementation of various measures for augmenting the resources of Consolidated Fund to meet the requirements of Panchayats and Municipalities of states.[5][1]
Members
The Sixteenth Finance Commission consists of various members and a chairman that is appointed by the President of India. It also consists of one secretary post. The list is as follows[6]
- Chairman - Arvind Panagariya, former vice-Chairman]] of NITI Aayog[7][8][9]
- Member - Ajay Narayan Jha, former member, 15th Finance Commission and former secretary, Expenditure
- Member - Annie George Mathew, former special secretary, Expenditure
- Member - Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Group Chief Economic Advisor, State Bank of India
- Member - Niranjan Rajadhyaksha, executive director]], Artha Global
- Secretary - Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey, IAS
Tenure
The tenure of each Finance Commission is five years.[10]
See also
References
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- ^ "Centre approves 16th Finance Commission's Terms of Reference. Details here". India Today. 30 November 2003. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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- ^ "Government appoints Arvind Panagariya as sixteenth Finance Commission chief". The Hindu. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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