The 15th Finance Commission is scheduled to visit the State of Sikkim from 23rd to 26th September, 2019.  The Chairman, Shri N.K. Singh, Members and senior officials of the Commission will be holding meetings in the State across these days.

The Commission will begin its series of meetings with the representatives of the Rural Local Bodies of Sikkim.  This will be followed by a meeting with the representatives of the Urban Local Bodies and a meeting with the representatives of the political parties in Sikkim.

On the second day of its visit, the Commission will have a detailed meeting with the Chief Minister of Sikkim, Shri Prem Singh Tamang, his Cabinet colleagues and senior officers of the State.  This will be followed by a meeting with the representatives of the Trade and Industry Bodies of Sikkim.

As part of its field visit, the Commission is scheduled to go to the Rumtek Monastery and Cymbidium Development Centre at Rumtek on the third and final day of its visit.

Finance Commission visit to Sikkim to conduct stakeholder consultations informing fiscal devolution and allocation recommendations. The 15th Finance Commission will visit Sikkim to conduct sequential stakeholder consultations with Rural and Urban Local Bodies, political parties, the State executive and senior officers, and with Trade and Industry representatives, supplemented by field site visits to inform its assessment for fiscal devolution and recommendations.