SIXTEENTH FINANCE COMMISSION OF INDIA

Report of First Finance Commission

Composition

Composition of the First Finance Commission

Shri K.C. Neogy	Chairman
Shri V.P. Menon	Member	(Resigned 18th Feb., 1952)
Shri Justice R. Kaushalendra Rao	Member
Dr. B.K. Mada	Member
Shri M.V. Rangachari	Member	Member Secretary
Shri V.L. Mehta	Member	(In Place of ~ Shri V.P. Menon)

Terms of Reference

First Finance Commission

Terms of Reference of the First Finance Commission

Report of The First Finance Commission 1952.

Table of Contents

I	Introductory.
II	Evolution of Financial Relations between the Centre and the States.
III	Trends in Central and State Finances.
IV	Distribution of Income Tax.
V	Division of Union Excise.
VI	Grants-in-aid in lieu of Jute Export Duty.
VII	Principles of Grants-in-aid.
VIII	Grants-in-aid to States.
IX	Summary of Recommendations.
X	Miscellaneous

Minute by Shri R.Kaushalendra Rao.

Appendix

I	Provisions of Constitution bearing on the work of the Finance Commission.
II	The Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act,1951.	-
III	First Report of the Finance Commission.
IV	Communications addressed to State Governments and Press Note issued by the Commission.
V	Supplementary points on which State Governments were asked for information.
VI	Dates of discussions with State Government.
VII	Letter from the Chief Ministry of Saurashtra to the Chairman.
VIII	Summary of the budgetary position of Part A and Part B States.
IX	Statistical Tables.

	Table 1.	Statement showing the population and area of Part A and Part B States on the basis of the 1951 Census.
	Table 2	Revenue and expenditure of Central and State Governments Since 1937-38.
	Table 3	Composition of the revenue and expenditure met from revenue of the Government of India.
	Table 4	Revenue and expenditure of Part A and Part B States, 1950-51 to 1952-53.
	Table 5	Composition of revenue of Part A and Part B States under main heads:- (a) 1950-51 (b) 1951-52 (c) 1952-53
	Table 6	(a) Tax revenue of Part A and Part B States ,1950-1 to 152-53. (b) Per capita revenue receipts of Part A and Part B States,Under main heads,1950-51 and 1951-52.
	Table 7	Composition of expenditure met from revenue of Part A and Part B States:- 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53
	Table 8	Amount and per capita expenditure in States on selected services:- 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53
	Table 9	Resources transferred from the Centre to the States through devolution of revenue and grants since 1937-38.
	Table 10	Resources transferred to the States though devolution of revenue and grants: details for 1950-51 to 1952-53.
	Table 11	Collection and expenditure under certain major heads of State revenue in the cities of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta for 1948-49 ,1949-50 and 1950-51.
	Table 12	Statement of revenue form union Excise duties.

X	Particulars of Major Assesses.

Explanatory Memoranda

First Finance Commission

Explanatory Memorandum on the Action Taken on the Recommendations of the First Finance Commissions