Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2012 · Polity and Constitution · Question 33

Which of the following is/are among the noticeable features of the recommendations of the Thirteenth Finance Commission?<br/>1. A design for the Goods and Services Tax, and a compensation package linked to adherence to the proposed design.<br/>2. A design for the creation of lakhs of jobs in the next ten years in consonance with India's demographic dividend.<br/>3. Devolution of a specified share of central taxes to local bodies as grants.<br/><br/>Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 only

1. Correct. The Thirteenth Finance Commission (2010–15) gave a roadmap for GST and recommended a compensation package for States linked to adoption of the proposed design.

2. Incorrect. Designing a programme for creating lakhs of jobs over ten years is not a Finance Commission function; this was not a notable recommendation of the 13th Finance Commission.

3. Incorrect. The Commission recommended grants to local bodies, but not devolution of a specified share of central taxes to them. Tax devolution is primarily between the Centre and States.

Therefore, only statement 1 is correct.

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