NITI Aayog meet: Centre firm on 2011 as base year for Finance Commission

PM aims at pushing GDP growth to double digits, but says it is a challenge

The Centre on Sunday stood by the controversial terms of reference (ToR) of the 15th Finance Commission, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi endorsing its suggestion that the Census 2011 should be one of the parameters for devolving funds to states.

He, however, urged states to identify parameters or indices through which performance in other fields could be rewarded so that no one feels left out. 

Modi’s assertion came at the day-long fourth meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council, attended by the chief ministers of 23 states and a Union Territory.

After the economy grew at a seven-quarter high rate