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The Secretariat of the 16th Finance Commission organized a meeting with economists, economic administrators, policy experts and social scientists of the Eastern Region. Representatives from West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chattisgarh attended the conference. This acted as an opportunity for regional experts to interact with the Chairman and Members of the Commission and to present their ideas. The conference was conducted at RICC Convention Centre, Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar on 19th June 2024. Considering the unique fiscal scenario of each state in the Eastern region, the Secretariat heard views of the experts on the following areas of work of the Commission: (i) Vertical Devolution (ii) Horizontal Devolution (iii) Funding Disaster Management (iv) Strengthening Own Resources.