Arun Jaitley denies any bias against some states in Terms of Reference of the 15th Finance Commission

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said, there is no inherent bias or mandate in the Terms of Reference of the 15th Finance Commission, which can be construed as discriminatory against the States.

He was responding to concerns expressed by Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh as well as the Congress-ruled Union Territory of Puducherry over the Terms of reference of the



Commission. 

In an article, Mr Jaitley said, a needless controversy is sought to be created that the terms of reference of the Commission are loaded against any particular region of the country. 

He said, the Commission's terms of reference rightly balance both the needs represented by latest population and progress towards population control very well.