Topic: Fedelarism

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposing the proposed amendments to the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules 1954, alleging that the changes will give overriding powers to the Union government to post bureaucrats to Central Ministries and departments without the State government’s nod.

In his speech at a pre-Budget meeting, Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (PTR) asked for greater fiscal autonomy for states from the Union government.