01702pab a2200193 454500008004000000100001900040245010900059260000900168300001300177362001200190520100100202650004601203650004601249650001901295773005901314909001101373999001901384952010501403180718b2017 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d aSingh, Kulwant aState finances of special category states: a comparative study of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir c2017 ap.75-95. aJan-Mar aThe states facing distinct problems of hilly terrain and turbulent international borders were considered as the main beneficiaries of the special category status (SCS). In these special category states, hilly terrain has been considered as the major challenge for the pace of infrastructural development. It was realised that fiscal restructuring/reforms are imperative for increasing efficiency of resource mobilisation and allocation in the economy and for the overall macroeconomic stability. Fiscal restructuring has been initiated in both Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir on the recommendations of the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Finance Commissions but expected results are still awaited. The appropriate expenditure policy is missing in both the states. Consequently, the resources available with the states are insufficient to meet their respective socio-economic obligations. It has been observed based on certain fiscal indicators that both the states are under debt stress.  aPublic finance - India - Himachal Pradesh aPublic finance - India -Jammu and Kashmir aPublic finance aIASSI Quarterly: Contribution to Indian Social Science a116242 c116236d116236 00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 36, Issue no: 1pAR116702r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR