States remind PM Narendra Modi to honour spirit of cooperative federalism

These states also urged the Centre to not penalize 'performing states' by taking Census 2011 as the base to calculate funds allocation by the 15th Finance Commission.

At the fourth meeting of the governing council of the NITI Aayog, states ruled by opposition parties urged the Centre to address the issues of agrarian distress and loss of revenue from implementing the goods and services tax (GST).

And, to not penalise ‘performing states’ by taking Census 2011 as the base to calculate fund allocation by the 15th Finance Commission.

Some of the chief ministers (CMs) highlighted the ills of demonetisation, “ill-drafted provisions” of the FRDI (Financial Resolution and of Deposit Insurance) Bill that led to a sudden cash crunch. And, for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to subscribe to the spirit