It is, therefore, essential that the State Finance Commissions are constituted every 5 years as per the mandate in Article 243-I of the Constitution and arrangements are made for their robust functioning. Although the provision under Article 243-I is identical to the provision under Article 280, its implementation has fallen short.
There could be reasons for the same, but they need to be addressed on priority. (7.3) Recent initiatives in fostering co-operative federalism have opened new chapters of cooperation between Centre and States. The GST Council is functioning on the principle of shared sovereignty. As Dr. Y.V. Reddy and Shri G.R.