The
Government of India, with
the approval
President of India, has constituted Fifteenth Finance Commission in pursuance of
clause (1) of article 280 of the Constitution, read with the provisions of the
Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951 w.e.f. 27th
November, 2017. The Commission will make recommendations for the five years
commencing on April 1, 2020.
This Commission will be headed by Shri. N.K.Singh, former
Member of Parliament and former Secretary to the Government of India. Shri Shaktikanta Das, former Secretary to the
Government of India and Dr. Anoop Singh, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
shall be the members of the Commission. Dr.
Ashok Lahiri, Chairman (Non-executive,
part time), Bandhan Bank and Dr. Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog
shall be the Part time members of the Commission. Shri Arvind Mehta shall be the Secretary to the
Commission.
The Terms of Reference of the Commission
has been issued vide notification Number S.O.3755(E). dated 27th
November, 2017.
http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/180483.pdf
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