The 16th Finance Commission may have to grapple with the issue of addressing grievances of the southern states, but, contrary to widespread perception, tweaking the population parameter may not be the ideal way to do so.

       The share of southern states — Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala — came down to 15.8 per cent in total devolution of central taxes to the states when the 15th Finance Commission gave its recommendations in the second part of its report for 2021-22 (FY22) to FY26 from 19.78 per cent during the period of the 12th Finance Commission — FY06 to

       Also Read

       The North-South divide: The 'fiscal injustice' rhetoric is biased

       GST collection in Oct rises 13% to Rs 1.72 trillion, second-highest ever

       TMS Ep582: North-South divide, govt's cash outgo, markets, interim budget

       India squad for SA: Rohit, Surya, Rahul named Tests, T20, ODI captains

       India vs South Africa full schedule, squads, match timings, live streaming

       Economy remains resilient, manufacturing regaining momentum: NCAER

       Retail market to double in size to reach $2 trn in 10 years: BCG report

       State govt bonds to yield better returns under new investment regime

       Fintech compliances have to be simplified, made user friendly: Sitharaman

       Economists divided over poverty decline claims by SBI, Niti Aayog