Report on Datasets for State Finance Commissions Released

• Committee report released by Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) mapping datasets needed by State Finance Commissions (SFCs) for evidence-based fiscal devolution to local bodies.
• Targets the chronic data deficit at the third tier of government — a structural weakness flagged repeatedly by the Union Finance Commissions.
• Examinable as an intersection of Polity (73rd/74th Amendments, Art. 243-I/Y), Fiscal Federalism, and Governance / Data ecosystem.