The six non-BJP ruled states wanted the reference to be 1971 census
The Finance Ministers of Kerala, West Bengal, Puducherry, Punjab and Delhi, besides Andhra Pradesh, will be part of the delegation
Officials who were part of the meeting said that the meeting was held keeping in mind the controversy regarding the ToRs
Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi, Punjab, Puducherry and West Bengal have drafted a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind, seeking the following changes
Sources said the council might be asked to do research and study on terms of reference
Addressing the meeting, Naidu said the 2011 population criteria would adversely affect the flow of funds to performing states
The Finance Ministers conclave would push for the 2011 population weightage to remain at 10%
In 2016, Tamil Nadu's total fertility rate-the number of children a woman will have in a lifetime-was the lowest among India's large states at 1.6
The apprehensions about the terms of reference of the 15th FC on the fairness and equity in the distribution of public resources for development are not unfounded
Southern states allege that the shift will work against the states that have worked towards population control
Union government reportedly mandated the Commission in the ToR to base its decision for tax sharing and devolution of resources on the 2011 census as against the practice of using 1971 census
The FM's statement comes on a day when the finance ministers of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry met in Thiruvananthapuram and spoke out against the terms of reference
The Terms of Reference of the 15th Finance Commission might undermine positive momentum towards 'cooperative federalism'
One of the ToR refers to shifting of population census to 2011 from 1971 for the purpose of devolution
The 15th Finance Commission has been asked to submit its report by the end of October 2019
The views have to be sent by June 30, 2018
The tax buoyancies have been affected by the transition to the goods and services tax (GST) and the GST compensation to states will continue till 2022
The Commission says incentives for states will be decided, among others, by "control or lack of it in incurring expenditure on populist measures"
The 15th Finance Commission will be the first such panel to use the 2011 population census
Other members of Finance Commission are Shaktikanta Das, Anoop Singh, Ashok Lahiri and Ramesh Chand