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REPORT OF THE ELEVENTH FINANCE COMMISSION (FOR 2000-2005) JUNE, 2000 REPORT OF THE ELEVENTH FINANCE COMMISSION (FOR 2000-2005) JUNE, 2000 CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I Introduction 1 - 5 II Issues and Approach 6 - 17 III Restructuring Public Finances 18 - 37 IV Assessment of Centre’s Resources 38 - 42 V Assessment of States’ Resources 43 - 52 VI Sharing Union Tax Revenues 53 - 60 VII Upgradation and Special Problem Grants 61 - 70 VIII Local Bodies 71 - 85 IX Calamity Relief 86 - 94 X Grants-in-aid to the States 95 - 99 XI Debt Position of the States and Corrective Measures 100 - 107 XII General Observations 108 - 109 XIII Concluding Observations 110 - 111 XIV Summary of Findings and Recommendations 112 - 117 Notes Note of Shri N.C. Jain, Member 118 - 120 Note of Dr. A. Bagchi, Member 121 - 122 ANNEXURES I.1 President’s Order dated 28th December, 1999 regarding first extension 123 I.1A President’s Order dated 28th April, 2000 regarding Additional Term of Reference 124 I.1B President’s Order dated 21st June, 2000 regarding second extension 125 I.2 Memoranda submitted to the Commission during the visit to the States 126 – 128 I.2A Memorandum received from Individuals/Organisations 129 I.3 List of the eminent economists who met the Commission on 26th August, 1998 and 4th December, 1998 130 1.3A Meetings with the Planning Commission 130 I.4 Details of Studies Commissioned 131 I.5 List of the Members of the Group on Panchayats 131 I.6 List of the Members of the Group on Municipalities 132 I.7 List of the Members of the Group on Defence 132 I.8 Dates of discussions with State Governments at State Headquarters/Field Visits 133 I.9A List of Participants who attended the discussions with Principal Accountants General during the visits of the Finance Commission 133 – 134 I.9B List of Chief Ministers/Ministers/State Government officials who met the Commission during visits 135 – 147 I.9C List of Political Parties/Economists and Associations who met the Commission during visits 148 – 156 I.9D List of Participants who attended the discussions with Rural & Urban Local Bodies during the State visits of the Finance Commission 157 – 163 I.9E List of Participants who attended the discussions with Autonomous Councils during the visits of the Finance Commission 164 I.10 List of Secretaries to the Government of India and other Senior Officials who met the Commission 165 – 166 I.11 Meeting with the Ministry of Railways 167 I.12 Meeting with the Director, Intelligence Bureau and State Directors General of Police 167 I.13 Note on Terms of Reference by Shri J.C. Jetli, Member, Finance Commission 168 – 169 (i) (ii) ANNEXURES PAGE I.14 Letter to Finance Secretary alongwith the Note on Interpretation of the word ‘State’ used in Chapter-I of Part-XII of Constitution and especially in Article - 280(3) of the Constitution – whether the word ‘State’ includes ‘Union Territories’ 170 – 173 I.15 Letter of response from the Ministry of Finance regarding clarification as to whether word ‘State’ used in Chapter-I of Part-XII of Constitution and Article-280(3) of the Constitution includes ‘Union Territories’ 174 – 175 I.16 List of International Organizations/Teams which met the Commission 176 I.17 List of other Meetings of the Commission 176 II.1 Revenue and Expenditure of the Centre (As % of GDP - Old and New Series) 177 II.2 Revenue and Expenditure of All States, consolidated (As % of GDP - Old and New Series) 178 II.3 Revenue Surplus/Deficit as percentage of GDP 179 II.4 Revenue Deficit and Fiscal Deficit of States (As % of GSDP) 180 – 183 II.5 Interest payments as % of Revenue Receipts 184 II.6 Annual Growth rate of Pension of States 185 II.7 Composition of Revenue Transfers to States (As per cent of total transfer) 186 II.8 Plan Revenue Expenditure as % of Plan Outlay 187 II.9 Transfers as % of Gross Revenue Receipts of the Centre 188 III.1 Outstanding Debt of Centre and States 189 III.2 Indian Macro Economy at the Millennium Threshold: Key Indicators 190 III.3 Outstanding Government Guarantees (outstanding as at end-March) 191 IV.1 Central Public Sector Undertakings – Performance Highlights 192 IV.2 Profile of Central Finances as per Assessment 193 IV.3 Central Government: Fiscal Profile 2000-01 to 2004-05 194 IV.4 Centre’s Revenue Transfers to States 195 IV.5 Difference between Assessment and Central Forecast 196 V.1 Additional Tax Revenues Assessed for the Base Year – normative assessment 197 V.2 Amount of Interest excluded in the base year – normative assessment 197 V.3 Buoyancy based growth rates of tax revenues (2000-05) 197 V.4 Estimated Net Return on Investments by States in the Power Sector 198 V.5 Estimated Net Return on the Investments by State Government in the Transport Sector 199 – 200 V.6 Maintenance Expenditure Provided for Major and Medium Irrigation (2701) 200 V.7 Maintenance Expenditure Provided for Minor Irrigation (2702) 201 V.8 Maintenance Expenditure provided for Roads & Bridges (MH-3054) 202 V.9 Maintenance Expenditure provided for Buildings (MH-2059 & 2216) 203 V.10 Provision for Committed Liabilities for maintenance of Plan Scheme 203 V.11 to V.35 State-wise Assessed Own Revenue Receipts and Non Plan Revenue Expenditure 204 – 216 VI.1 Devolution of Central Taxes to States – 1980 to 2000 recommended by the successive Finance Commissions 217 VI.2 Population of States 218 VI.3 Per Capita GSDP of States – Comparable Estimates: New Series 218 VI.4 Area of States 218 VI.5 Index of Social and Economic Infrastructure 218 VI.6 Tax GSDP Ratio 219 VI.7 Index of Fiscal Self-Reliance 219 VI.8 States’ Share in Central Tax Revenues as per Assessment 219 VII.1 Overview of States’ Demands for Upgradation and Special Problem Grants for 2000-05 220 VII.2 Basic data used for determination of upgradation grants 221 VII.3 Upgradation and Special Problem Grants for 2000-05 222 VII.4 Year-wise phasing of the grants for upgradation and special problems 223 VII.5 Estimates for setting up a new State/Regional Forensic Science Laboratory 224 VII.6 Upgradation and Special Problem Grants under the Awards of the Ninth and the Tenth Finance Commissions- Recommendations, Approvals, and Releases thereof 225 (iii) ANNEXURES PAGE VIII.1 Constitution and submission of SFC Reports and Action Taken thereon 226 VIII.2A State-wise Revenue and Expenditure of Panchayati Raj Institutions (all tiers) 227 – 231 VIII.2B Statement of Revenue and Expenditure of Panchayats at Village level 232 – 236 VIII.2C Statement of Revenue and Expenditure of Panchayats at Intermediate level 237 – 240 VIII.2D Statement of Revenue and Expenditure of Panchayats at District level 241 – 244 VIII.3A Statement of Revenue and Expenditure of Urban Local Bodies 245 – 249 VIII.3B Statement of Revenue and Expenditure of Nagar Panchayats 250 – 252 VIII.3C Statement of Revenue and Expenditure of Municipalities 253 – 256 VIII.3D Statement of Revenue and Expenditure of Municipal Corporations 257 – 260 VIII.4 Share of States in allocation for panchayats 261 VIII.5 Share of States in allocation for municipalities 262 VIII.6 Population and Geographical Area of the Fifth Schedule Areas, Sixth Schedule Areas and Hills Districts (Manipur) Areas – 1991 263 VIII.7 Structure and Size of Rural Local Bodies in India 264 – 266 VIII.8 Structure and Size of Urban Local Bodies in India 267 – 268 VIII.9A Letter from Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment (Department of Urban Development) on the issue of taxation of Central Government Properties 269 – 270 VIII.9B Letter from Ministry of Finance to Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment (Department of Urban Development) on the issue of taxation of Central Government Properties 271 VIII.10A Letter from Ministry of Finance to the Chief Secretaries to the Governments of all Part ‘A’ and ‘B’ States (except Jammu & Kashmir) on payment of service charges to local bodies in respect of Central Government Properties dated 10th May, 1954 272 – 273 VIII.10B Letter from Ministry of Finance to the Chief Secretaries of all States on payment of service charges to local bodies in respect of Central Government Properties dated 29th March, 1967 274 – 275 VIII.10C Letter from Ministry of Finance to the Chief Secretaries of all States on payment of service charges to local bodies in respect of Central Government Properties dated 28th May, 1976 276 VIII.10D Letter from Ministry of Finance to the Chief Secretaries of all States on payment of service charges to local bodies in respect of Central Government Properties dated 26th August, 1986 277 – 278 IX.1 Calamity Relief Fund during 2000-05 279 IX.2 Calamity Relief Fund during 2000-05 (Centre’s Share) 280 IX.3 Calamity Relief Fund during 2000-05 (States’ Share) 281 XI.1 Composition of State Government Debt as on March 31, 1999 282 XI.2 Composition of State Government Debt as on March 31, 2000 283 XI.3 Outstanding Long Term Debt of the State Governments (as on March 31) 284 XI.4 Repayments of Central Loans during 2000-05 285 XI.5 Debt as percentage of GSDP 286 XI.6 Share of each State in total Debt of All States as on 31st March 287 XI.7 Rates of Interest on Central Loans (Other than Small Savings Loans): Plan and Non-Plan 288 XI.8 Rates of Interest on Loans to States against Small Savings Collections 288 XI.9 Interest as percentage of Total Revenue Receipts 289 XI.10 Statement Showing Amounts of Debt Reliefs sanctioned to Various State Governments in Pursuance of TFC Recommendations 290 XI.11 Profile of Amounts of Fresh Loans received from the Centre during1994-99 and Outstanding as on March 31, 1999 291 XI.12 Repayments of Central Loans during 2000-05 292 XI.13 Schedule of Repayment of Principal and Interest of Special Term Loans of Punjab from 2000-01 to 2004-05 292 (iv) APPENDICES PAGE I.1 Interim Report 293 – 297 III.1 Finances of Centre and States: Base and Reform Scenarios 298 – 304 VII.1 A scheme proposed by Shri N.C.