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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Grants-in-aid are fiscal transfers from the Union government to states under Articles 275 and 282 of the Indian Constitution, supplementing tax devolution to meet revenue needs and developmental priorities.
- What is the difference between grants-in-aid under Article 275 and Article 282?
- How do grants-in-aid differ from tax devolution?
- Who decides the quantum of grants-in-aid to states?
- Why do states criticise the growth of Centrally Sponsored Schemes?

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The Fifteenth Finance Commission, chaired by N. K. Singh, recommended post-devolution revenue-deficit grants under Article 275 to seventeen states for 2021-22, disbursed by the Union Ministry of Finance.

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