The 15th Finance Commission May Split Open Demographic Fault Lines Between South and North India? Discuss. What alternative criteria would you suggest for fair sharing of central resources between North and South Indian states, keeping in mind the population issue in hand? (15 Marks)

  Mentors Comment: The terms of reference (TOR) of the 15th finance commission have been under criticism from the southern states for various reasons. The question is therefore important for GS-1 paper. The question wants us to bring out the salient provisions of the TOR of the 15th finance commission and discuss how they would … Continue reading The 15th Finance Commission May Split Open Demographic Fault Lines Between South and North India? Discuss. What alternative criteria would you suggest for fair sharing of central resources between North and South Indian states, keeping in mind the population issue in hand? (15 Marks)