On February 1, 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to deliver her eighth consecutive Union Budget. Under ...

The Odisha government on Thursday requested Rs 12.59 lakh crore from the 16th Finance Commission and sought an increase in the state’s share of the central divisible pool to 50 per cent from the ...

Population is one of the criteria used by Finance Commissions to decide how the tax revenues are divided. Southern states, ...

Odisha seeks Rs 12,59,148 Crore from 16th Finance Commission for 2026-31, emphasizing need for enhanced financial devolution.

Unified Pension Scheme to have additional impact of Rs 7,000 crore, which has been provided for in the Budget.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu and Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav met the Chairman of the 16th ...

Representatives of alliance partner Tipra Motha had also met the 16th Finance Commission delegation and demanded direct ...

Chief Minister Mohan Majhi in an elaborate discussion here with the Chairman of 16th Finance Commission headed by Dr Arvind Panagariya and other members placed the State’s overall fiscal roadmap ...

Giving breakup of the state's demand of Rs 12.59 lakh crore, Majhi said Odisha sought Rs 9,88,422 crore as the pre-devolution ...

Odisha, which has been denied the status of a special category state over the years, has demanded an allocation of ₹12.59 lakh crore from the 16th Finance Commission. The state government has also ...