It is the need of the hour to revise the formula for devolution of Central funds because the states need more funds for their primary developmental needs, he told reporters here.
Badal administered the oath to newly elected Sarpanchs and Panchs of Ludhiana district.
He said that the states should be given more share in taxes collected from them adding that the allocation of funds to the states should be made growth dependent, so as to encourage them to perform better.
Shiromani Akali Dal was committed for safeguarding the interests of Punjabi farmers in Gujarat, he said.
The chief minister said that he would be meet BJP chief Rajnath Singh over the issue, while a party delegation headed by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal would take up the matter with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
Akali Dal would also seek legal opinion to pursue the case in Supreme Court, he added.