"No Conscious Discrimination": Finance Secretary On Centre Vs States Funds Row
"No Conscious Discrimination": Finance Secretary On Centre Vs States Funds Row
Financial allocations to states - whether tax devolution or funds from welfare schemes sponsored by the central government - are based on uniform guidelines that leave no room for discrimination, Finance Secretary TV Somanathan told NDTV Tuesday afternoon in an exclusive interview. Mr Somanathan's comments come a day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury sparred over allegations non-BJP states are "deprived of (financial) dues.
Financial allocations to states - whether tax devolution or funds from welfare schemes sponsored by the central government - are based on uniform guidelines that leave no room for discrimination, Finance Secretary TV Somanathan told NDTV Tuesday afternoon in an exclusive interview. Mr Somanathan's comments come a day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury sparred over allegations non-BJP states are "deprived of (financial) dues.
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