Telangana Principal Secretary, Finance, V Nagi Reddy and the advisor to the Government GR Reddy today are visiting Delhi to meet the 14th Finance Commission. They would be discussing the criteria and modalities the commission would follow in allocating funds to AP and Telangana in view of bifurcation. the erstwhile AP got Rs 27,000 Cr. On a proportional basis, Telangana may get Rs 13,000 Cr. The TRS has in the past requested the commission to take population as a criterion. The delegation may discuss the government’s priorities in the various welfare and development schemes. Depending on the feedback, the Government would set out on budget preparation, officials say. The 14th Finance Commission was mentioned in the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014, ...

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