💷 At the #NITIAayog meeting, I demanded a rightful 50 percent share for States in central taxes. We currently receive only 33.16 percent against...
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin demanded a fifty percent tax devolution share for states and dedicated river rejuvenation missions at NITI Aayog.
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💷 At the #NITIAayog meeting, I demanded a rightful 50 percent share for States in central taxes. We currently receive only 33.16 percent against the promised 41.
🌆 On the lines of #AMRUT 2.0, I stressed the need for a dedicated urban transformation mission, as Tamil Nadu is the most urbanised state in India.
â™’ I also urged a #CleanGanga-style project for Cauvery, Vaigai and Thamirabarani, with names in English for national coherence and regional pride.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin presented a forceful constitutional case for fiscal federalism at the NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting in New Delhi, demanding that the Union government raise the states' share of central taxes to 50 percent. Pointing out the widening disparity in fiscal devolution, Stalin highlighted that states currently receive only 33.16 percent in actual divisible taxes, far below the recommended 41 percent benchmark, primarily due to the central government's extensive reliance on unshared cesses and surcharges.
Stalin underscored that as India's most urbanized state, Tamil Nadu urgently requires a dedicated national urban transformation mission modeled on AMRUT 2.0 to finance municipal infrastructure, solid waste management, and drinking water security. The Chief Minister also called for a comprehensive national river restoration project for South India's historic waterways—the Cauvery, Vaigai, and Thamirabarani—comparable in scale and funding to the Namami Gange initiative, urging official nomenclature in English to combine regional pride with administrative coherence.
Stalin affirmed that genuine national development requires empowering progressive states with adequate fiscal resources and policy autonomy. He urged the Union government to respect cooperative federalism in everyday practice.