Knowledge Themes
Article 282
14th Finance Commission Recommendations
B.K. Chaturvedi Committee
Restructuring of Centrally Sponsored Schemes
Core of the Core Schemes
Core Schemes
Optional Schemes
NITI Aayog Sub-Group of Chief Ministers
Fiscal Federalism
Seventh Schedule (Division of Powers)
Cooperative Federalism
Proliferation of Schemes
Public Financial Management System (PFMS)
Utilization Certificates
Outcome Budgeting
Shifting Funding Patterns (60:40 or 90:10)
Structural Subtopics
- Evolution from universal to restructured CSS
- Classification into Core of the Core and Core and Optional schemes
- Funding patterns and sharing ratios between Centre and States
- Impact of 14th and 15th Finance Commission recommendations
- Recommendations of the Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on Rationalisation of CSS
- Principle of subsidiarity in scheme design
- Issues of fiscal space and flexibility for States
- One-size-fits-all approach vs local requirements
- Monitoring and evaluation role of NITI Aayog
- Use of Public Financial Management System (PFMS) for fund tracking
- Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) implementation in CSS
- Institutional mechanisms like the State Consolidated Fund for fund flow
- Criteria for introduction of new CSS and minimum threshold outlays
- Impact of CSS on vertical and horizontal fiscal imbalance
Study Material
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