The states’ constitutional share remains at 41%, but the growing use of cesses and surcharges has steadily shrunk the pool from which that share is calculated.
About The Author
Dr Manik Kumar is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute; his research interests include Development Economics, Political Economy, Informal economics, economics of discrimination, caste and gender economics. He is skilled in tackling both primary and secondary (unit-level NSS and IHDS) data. Ankit Mishra is an ICSSR Fellow at Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute.
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