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What did the 16th Finance Commission recommend?

The 16th Finance Commission, chaired by Arvind Panagariya (2025), reported on Union-State devolution 2026-31.

The detail
ChairArvind Panagariya
Year2025
SubjectUnion-State devolution 2026-31
GS paperGS-III

Report submitted November 2025 (tabled February 2026): 41% vertical devolution to states retained for 2026-31; the horizontal formula and southern states' share remain the live dispute.

ChairN K Singh
Year2020
SubjectUnion-State tax devolution 2021-26
GS paperGS-III

41% vertical devolution to states (after J&K reorganisation); demographic performance and forest cover in the horizontal formula.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteenth_Finance_Commission · en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteenth_Finance_Commission

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