💨 Abstract

The Maharashtra government has urged the 16th Finance Commission to increase the population metric's weightage to 20%, with equal importance given to rural and urban populations, benefiting Maharashtra's highly urbanized areas. They also proposed new criteria for assessing states based on their incremental GDP contribution and sustainability efforts. Additionally, Maharashtra sought grants totaling Rs 1.28 lakh crore for various projects, including urban development and infrastructure.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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