Singh was last week named head of the 15th Finance Commission. Photo: HTNew Delhi: The newly constituted 15th Finance Commission will hold its first meeting on Monday after meeting finance minister Arun Jaitley. However, an official of the commission speaking under condition of anonymity said it will be a courtesy call with Jaitley and the views of the finance ministry on the various terms of reference of the 15th Finance Commission will be sought separately. Apart from Singh, members of the 15th Finance Commission include former economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das and adjunct professor at Georgetown University Anoop Singh. The 14th Finance Commission, chaired by former Reserve Bank of India governor Y.V.

Source: Mint December 03, 2017 19:52 UTC