Bhopal, March 20 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has constituted the 6th State Finance Commission. The Finance Commission will strengthen the fiscal framework of local bodies, including urban and gram-panchayats across the state.Former minister Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya has been appointed as the Chairman of the Commission, while retired IAS officer K.K. Singh will serve as a member, and Virendra Kumar has been appointed as the Member Secretary.According to a notification issued late on Thursday…
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New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Voting is currently underway for the 2026 municipal elections in Jharkhand on Monday, with voters arriving early in the morning to cast their ballots. Union Minister of State Sanjay Seth also exercised his franchise, casting his vote for the local elections along with his family.Commenting on the turnout, he said, “There has been great enthusiasm across the state since morning, as the people are going to elect their third tier of government, and I believe this time the…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The 16th Finance Commission’s (FC) recommendations represent a decisive shift towards incentivising economic efficiency, strengthening local governance, improving fiscal transparency and reinforcing debt sustainability, while continuing to support higher capital spending by states, a report showed on Tuesday.The 16th FC retained the vertical devolution of Union taxes to states at 41 per cent of the divisible pool for FY2027–FY2031, in line with the 15th Finance Commis…