The 15^th Finance Commission headed by Chairman, Shri N.K. Singh and including Members of the Commission, Shri Ajay Narayan Jha, Dr. Ashok Lahiri,  Dr. Ramesh Chand and Dr. Anoop Singh  will visit the State of Rajasthan from 16^th August to 19^th August, 2019.

The Commission will begin its visit with a meeting with the Senior Economists including Prof. Anil Mehta,  Ms. Archana Surana,  Dr. Arvind Mayaram,  Dr. Ashok Bapna,   Mr. Atul Sharma, Mr. Basantt Khaitan,  Ms. Divya Maderna, Mr. Edward Dickinson, Prof. G. K. Prabhu,  Dr. Govind Sharma,  Mr. K. B. Kothari,  Smt. Krishna Bhatnagar,  Mr. L. N. Nathuramka,    Dr. Manjit Singh,  Prof. N. D. Mathur,    Dr. Prabhat Pankaj,  Dr. Prashant Gupta, Mr. Rakshat Hooja,   Dr. Rima Hooja,  Prof. S. S. Somra,    Prof. (Dr.) S. L. Kothari,   Amb. Satish C. Mehta,  Amb. Savitri Kunadi,   Prof. T. K. Jain   and Dr. Vijay Vir Singh.   

The Commission will hold the other meeting with the representatives of the State’s Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Local Bodies, representatives of the Urban Local Bodies and the representatives of the Political Parties of the State.  The Commission will also have a meeting with the representatives of Trade and Industry bodies in the State.  

On the second day of its visit, the Commission will have a detailed meeting with Shri Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister of Rajasthan alongwith his cabinet colleagues and senior officers.  There will be a presentation to the Finance Commission on the State Finances by PFS and also on Developmental/ Flagship Programmes of State Govt.

The Commission will also undertake field visits in and around Jodhpur including an interaction with the District Administration of Balasamund.

Intergovernmental fiscal review prompts Finance Commission engagement with state government, local bodies and stakeholders on state finances. A central fiscal body will conduct an intergovernmental review in the State to examine fiscal and developmental matters with executive and local stakeholders, including meetings with economists, Panchayati Raj institutions, urban local bodies, political parties and trade groups; the engagement emphasises assessment of State Finances and presentations on the State's developmental and flagship schemes to inform fiscal recommendations.