Oommen, M.A.    <br/><br/>
The Sixteenth Finance Commission and the Third tier: A wider perspective 

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 - 61(19), May 9, 2026: p.67-71 
<br/><br/> How does the Sixteenth Finance Commission fare in taking forward the broader process of decentralisation? With cardinal issues remaining unaddressed, local governments are at risk of being reduced to mere delivery agents of union and state schemes. Structural reforms, including an amendment of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, may be required to strengthen India’s fiscal federalism. – Reproduced <br/><br/>https://www.epw.in/journal/sixteenth-finance-commission/sixteenth-finance-commission-and-third-tier.html<br/>