States seek a raise in central taxes, call for extending GST compensation

NITI Aayog is mandated to boost cooperative federalism in the country

The states on Sunday used the forum of the governing council of NITI Aayog to raise the issue of their dwindling resources.

They demanded that the Centre increase their share in central taxes and extend goods and services tax (GST) compensation to them.

The council meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was, however, boycotted by Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR). This move by KCR was a “mark of protest” against the NDA government for not giving states the “flexibility to design and modify schemes based on their needs.”

NITI Aayog is mandated to boost cooperative federalism