State Finances in India
State Finances in India

Author: Vishnu Prasad Gupta

Publisher: Pointer Publishers

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9788171324675

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The Finances Of State Governments In India Are Not In Good Shape. There Are Structural Weaknesses In State Finances. The State Governments In India Realising Fiscal Stress Have Initiated Fiscal Reforms During Nineties In The Field Of Taxation, Public Undertakings, Public Debt And Public Expenditure. An Attempt Has Been Made In This Study To Examine The Recent Trends In The Finances Of State Governments In India. It Describes The Resource Mobilisation Effort Of State Governments Individually And In Aggregate. It Makes An Attempt To Examine The Causes Of Fiscal Stress Of State Governments In India And Suggest Measures To Reduce Mounting Revenue And Fiscal Deficit Of State Governments. Inter-State Comparisons Have Been Made In This Study In Order To Examine The Problems Being Faced By States In The Sphere Of Finances And The Recent Measures That Have Been Initiated By States For Correction Of Fiscal Imbalances. Besides, An Attempt Has Been Made To Analyse The Mismatches Between Revenue, Receipts And Revenue Expenditure And Also Analysis In Detail The Debt Burden Of The State And Its Composition. Besides, Inter-State Debt Levels Have Been Studied For Benchmarking The Best Practices Of States So That Other States Including Rajasthan Can Adopt Them In Totality Or In A Modified Way Depending Upon The Suitability Of The Scheme For Debt Sustainability Point Of View. It Also Examines Reforms Undertaken By States In State Enterprises, Debt-Swap Scheme, Fiscal Responsibility Legislation Of States And The Likely Impact Of The Recommendations Of The Twelfth Finance Commission On The Finances Of State Governments In India. The Book Is Useful For Students, Researchers, Public-Economists, Policy Makers And For Those Interested In Knowing The Financial Health Of State Governments In India.

Indian Fiscal Federalism
Indian Fiscal Federalism

Author: Y.V. Reddy

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018-12-27

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0199097046

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Likening fiscal federalism to a game between the Union and the States, and among the States themselves, Indian Fiscal Federalism lays bare the complex rules of play. It examines the pivotal role of Finance Commissions and assesses momentous events since 2014, such as the replacement of the Planning Commission by NITI Aayog, the emergence of the GST Council, and the controversies surrounding the Fifteenth Finance Commission. States, and among the States themselves, Indian Fiscal Federalism lays bare the complex rules of play. It examines the pivotal role of Finance Commissions and assesses momentous events since 2014, such as the replacement of the Planning Commission by NITI Aayog, the emergence of the GST Council, and the controversies surrounding the Fifteenth Finance Commission. A contemporary, timely, and comprehensive analysis of fiscal federalism in India, this practitioners’ perspective is a must-read for all those interested in the subject.

Issues in Indian Public Finance
Issues in Indian Public Finance

Author: D. K. Srivastava

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13:

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"In spite of extensive fiscal reforms undertaken during the nineties, Indias public finances face numerous problems. While the taxation system remains distortionary and fragmented, government expenditures remain inefficient in providing public and merit goods to the desired extent. Vertical imbalance and horizontal disparities characterise the federal fiscal system. The fiscal reform years have witnessed a sharp rise in the fiscal imbalance and deterioration in state finances. his book undertakes a comprehensive review of the contemporary issues in Indias public finances within a long-term perspective tracing its evolution since 1950-51. It critically analyses the causes of fiscal imbalance, the tensions that prevail in centre-state financial relations, the progress of decentralization, and issues related with the structure of taxation as well as government expenditures. It examines the impact of public finances on the macro economy and looks at fiscal policy options for growth, stability and poverty alleviation. "

State Finances in India
State Finances in India

Author: Rajendra Kumar Jain

Publisher: Bhopal : Progress Publishers : exclusive distributors, Progressive Book Depot

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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Fiscal Decentralization in India
Fiscal Decentralization in India

Author: V N Alok

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-07-30

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 9811622035

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This book presents an in-depth analysis of key recommendations of the consecutive state finance commissions (SFCs) across states of India in the local and national perspective. It reviews the working of SFCs and their critical role in strengthening local governments, both Panchayats and municipalities in the various states. The volume attempts to identify some of the emerging issues related to the efficacy of SFC in fiscal decentralization. It appraises nearly eighty SFC reports and actions taken thereon by the respective State Governments with contextual analysis.

Fiscal Federalism in India
Fiscal Federalism in India

Author: Pratibha Agarwal

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 9788177082937

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Fiscal federalism deals with financial arrangements and their working in a federal polity. In India, federalism is not only a unifying force, but also a levelling up force, because considerable economic inequalities exist among different states of India. This book provides broad contours - including historical evolution - of fiscal relations between the central and state governments in India. The book explains operational aspects of fiscal federalism in India. More importantly, it empirically examines the effects of federal transfers on tax efforts of 14 major Indian states. The analysis has been done in the context of the use of tax efforts as a criterion for inter-se distribution of the states' share of central revenues by various finance commissions. The book provides an in-depth understanding of the two vital concepts of tax effort and tax capacity and the alternative quantitative techniques that can be employed to estimate them.