N. K. Singh Current Affairs, GK & News
Finanance Commission: N K Singh Committee for a new Fiscal Consolidation Road Map
On March 19, 2020, the Finance Commission Constituted a committee under Shri N K Singh in order to build a fiscal consolidation road map for the centre and the states. Highlights The Finance Commission had submitted its first report to the GoI in February 2020. The Commission will submit its final report covering the financial ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Finance Commission • Fiscal Consolidation • fiscal deficit • Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management • GDP • N K Singh Committee • N. K. Singh
Arvind Singh appointed as chairman of Airports Authority of India
IAS officer Arvind Singh has been appointed as the chairman of Airports Authority of India and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu will head the National Highways Authority of India.
Topics: Civil Services of India • Government of India • Indian Administrative Service • Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara • Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions • N. K. Singh • National Highways Authority of India • Sukhbir Singh Badal
Cabinet approves extension of term of 15th Finance Commission
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved extension of term of 15th Finance Commission (XV-FC) up to 30 November 2019. This will enable FC to examine various comparable estimates for financial projections in view of reforms as well as new realities to finalise its recommendations for period 2020-2025. The government has also ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: 15th Finance Commission • Article 280 • CLAT • Finance Commission • N. K. Singh • Terms of Reference • Union Cabinet
Why India needs watch-dog for Fiscal Discipline?
The Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission N K Singh has pitched for a fiscal council to enforce fiscal rules and better manage public debt. Why Fiscal Council? For state government liabilities, Article 293 (3) provides a constitutional check over borrowings. But there are no such restrictions on the Centre Hence there is a need ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: CAG • debt-to-GDP ratio • Fifteenth Finance Commission • fiscal council • Fiscal Discipline • FRBM review committee • government liabilities • N. K. Singh
Ravi Kota appointed as new Joint Secretary of 15th Finance Commission of India
Ravi Kota, the 1993 batch IAS officer of Assam- Meghalaya, has been appointed Joint Secretary of 15th Finance Commission under the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA). Presently, he is posted as Principal Secretary in Government of Assam-Meghalaya. The Finance Commission, set up in 1951 under Article 280 of the Constitution, basically decides how revenue has ..
Topics: Civil Services of India • Fifteenth Finance Commission • Finance Commission • Finance Commission of India • Government of India • India • Indian Administrative Service • Meghalaya • N. K. Singh • Secretary to the Government of India • Shaktikanta Das