With reference to the 16th Finance Commission (FC) and its recommendations, consider the following…
With reference to the 16th Finance Commission (FC) and its recommendations, consider the following statements regarding which are incorrect:
- AOnly 1 and 2
- BOnly 2 and 3
- COnly 1 and 3
- D1, 2 and 3
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C
The Finance Commission is a quasi-judicial body, but its recommendations are advisory and not legally binding on the Union, so statement 1 is incorrect. The 16th FC did discontinue revenue deficit, sector-specific and state-specific grants rather than continuing them, so statement 3 is incorrect. Statement 2 about adding 'contribution to GDP' for horizontal devolution is true, so the incorrect statements are 1 and 3.