The Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC) made recommendations for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26. Among the various types of grants recommended, the sector-specific grants to states amounted to ₹2,33,233 crore. These grants are aimed at supporting critical sectors like health, education, and others in the states.
The Union Government has accepted the recommendations made by the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC) in its Report for the award period 2021-22 to 2025-26 relating to the grants-in-aid to the States amounting to
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 5 2022 · Topic: Fiscal Policy & Revenue (Fiscal Federalism: Centre-state financial relations and Finance Commissions)
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