-The Hindu The 15th Finance Commission, by and large, has gone with the approach and methodology of earlier Commissions The appointment of the Fifteenth Finance Commission by the President of India under Article 280 of the Constitution was notified on November 27, 2017. It was required to submit the report by October 30, 2019 for five years for the period 2020-21 to 2024-25. However, due to various political and fiscal developments, notifications...
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After controversy, PPV&FR chair reiterates support for farmer rights -Jitendra
-Down to Earth KV Prabhu says controversial changes noticed recently on his organisation’s website could have been made well before his Tenure started The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FR) will work to protect farmers’ rights over plant varieties, its chairperson has reiterated to Down To Earth (DTE) after a controversy erupted recently over changes in its booklet. On December 10, 2019, farmer organisations and activists had sent a letter...
More »Raghubar Das' style of working proved costly for BJP
-IANS Raghubar Das' style of working proved costly for BJP Ranchi: The perceived dissatisfaction with the style of functioning of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and his bid to copy Lalu Prasad in running the government apparently led to BJP's defeat in Jharkhand. Das, though, has many records to his credit; one of them is that he was the first non-tribal Chief Minister who survived full Tenure of five years. In a state...
More »The cost of food
-The Indian Express Return of food inflation may not allow RBI to further slash interest rates but opens up room for delayed reform Retail food inflation crossing 10 per cent, the first time in nearly six years, isn’t good news for an economy already mired in a deep slowdown. The suddenness of the increase (from under 3 per cent in August to 10 per cent-plus in November) and the fact that the...
More »New draft rules downgrade CIC and ICs, cut their Tenure and perks -Shyamlal Yadav
-The Indian Express The government had amended the RTI Act in July this year allowing it to fix the Tenure of CIC and ICs of the Centre and states, and also to lay down terms and conditions of service. The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners (ICs) may no longer enjoy five-year Tenures and pay and perks similar to that of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs)...
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