RBI governor calls for more consistency among finance commissions

He also called for a 'permanent status to finance commissions' where the old commission continues to implement schemes till the next commission starts functioning

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday said there should be more consistency among various finance commissions. 

Das, who is also a member of the 15th finance commission, said his views were personal and did not represent his view in the commission.

“In the past several decades, finance commissions adopted different approaches on tax devolution, grants to be given to states, etc. But there is a need to ensure broad consistency among finance commissions, there should be continuity and change in finance commissions, especially now that we have GST,” Das said.

He also called for a “permanent status to finance