Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita (Retd) Appointed Chairman of Seventh Assam State Finance Commission

Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita (Retd), former chief of army's eastern command, has been appointed as the chairman of the Seventh Assam State Finance Commission. The commission will recommend the principles for tax distribution and measures to improve financial positions of panchayats and municipalities, reporting to the Governor by December 16.

Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita (Retd), the former chief of the army's eastern command, has been named the chairman of the Seventh Assam State Finance Commission, according to an official statement released on Monday.

The Government of Assam, under the provisions of Articles 243-I and 243-Y of the Constitution of India, appointed Kalita along with six other members. These members include senior-most secretaries from finance, panchayat and rural development, and housing and urban affairs departments, retired IAS officer Debeswar Malakar, economist Prof. Mrinal Kanti Dutta, and the special secretary to the finance department.

The commission's responsibilities are to recommend principles for the distribution of tax proceeds between the state government, panchayats, and municipalities, and to suggest measures for improving the financial positions of these local bodies. It will deliver its report to the Governor by December 16, covering five years starting from April 1, 2025.

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