Fiscal Decentralization in India

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.

One of the first comprehensive reviews of the State-local fiscal relations with Institutional Arrangements Brings out the constraints faced by the States in implementing the recommendations and suggests roadmaps for future improvements Analyzes more than 75 SFC reports with their action taken reports

Autorentext

V N Alok is Associate Professor of Public Finance in Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi, India. He has been a member of the Fifth Delhi Finance Commission and contributed to nearly all successive union (federal) and state finance commissions in different capacities since 1995. He conceptualized the 'devolution index' and constructed it annually for the Government of India during 2009-2014.

Inhalt
Chapter 1- Introduction.- Chapter 2- Fiscal Decentralization in India: An Overview.- Chapter 3 Recommendations of SFCs: A Review.- Chapter 4- Impediments in the Functioning of SFCs and Good Practices.- Chapter 5- Conclusion and Recommendations.