Modi rejects allegations of southern states over 15th Finance Commission

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

Union government's suggestion to 15th Finance Commission, under the Terms of Reference (ToR), was to consider incentivising the states that have worked towards population control, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, referring to the allegations raised by some of the South Indian states that the Centre's suggestion to consider the tax sharing and devolution based on 2011 census would harm their interests.

Speaking at the inauguration of Diamond Jubilee Building of Cancer Institute in Chennai, Modi said, "A baseless allegation is being made about the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 15th finance commission being biased against certain states