The recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission (FFC) will come into effect from 1 April 2020. Graphic: Naveen Kumar Saini/MintThe terms of reference of the 15th Finance Commission have drawn protests from many states, especially from the south, over its mandate to use 2011 Census data over the 1971 Census data for resource allocation. What does the Finance Commission do? The recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission (FFC) will come into effect from 1 April 2020. What’s the problem with using Census 2011 data?

Source: Mint May 08, 2018 18:22 UTC