ISSN (Print) - 0012-9976 | ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846

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Critical Importance of Cooperative Federalism

In addition to the three-pillar framework suggested by the Fifteenth Finance Commission, we suggest four constituents, namely the finance commission, NITI Aayog, goods and services tax, and de facto decentralisation, which will help strengthen the “cooperative” element—a key factor for Indian federation to work effectively. Further, the article focuses on finance commissions empowering the local governments and, in particular, assesses the Fifteenth Finance Commission’s thrust to empower the local bodies.

 

The authors would like to thank and appreciate the efforts of Jeremy Edwards and Vijay Kelkar for going through the draft of this article and making useful suggestions.
 

 

We are all in the gutter; but some of us are looking at the stars

— Oscar Wilde in Lady Windermere’s Fan

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Updated On : 14th Mar, 2022
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