What is general consent? Unlike the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is governed by its own NIA Act and has jurisdiction across the country, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is governed by the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, …
Context State governments drive a majority of the country’s development programmes. States need resources to deliver these responsibilities and aspirations. Unfortunately, the financial capacity of the States is structurally being weakened. Through various means the Union government has substantially reduced …
What is it? The GST regime, launched on July 1, 2017, introduced a uniform indirect tax structure across the country by merging various state and local-level levies. Under the GST compensation Act 2017, states are guaranteed full compensation for any …
What is it? The GST regime was launched on July 1, 2017, that introduced a uniform indirect tax structure across the country by merging various state and local-level levies. Under the GST compensation Act 2017, states are guaranteed full compensation …
Context: Governance systems at all levels, i.e. global, national, and local, have experienced stress as a fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Challenges in governance during COVID-19 Too many issues: The complexity of handling breakdowns in so many subsystems at the …
Context: The states are urging the centre to work in the spirit of cooperative federalism. Why so? There is a huge gap between what the 14th Finance Commission promised to the States and what they have received. According to a …
About GST Council Goods & Services Tax Council is a constitutional body under Article 279A, for making recommendations to the Union and State Government on issues related to Goods and Service Tax. The GST Council is chaired by the …
Why in News? The Union government is going to take stock of water utilisation from the Krishna and Godavari rivers following Telangana and Andhra Pradesh filing complaints against each other. What is the issue? Andhra Pradesh and Telangana share stretches …