Govt Approves Creation of Posts for 16th Finance Commission | Check Other Key Decisions Here

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved the creation of three posts at the level of Joint Secretary for the 16th Finance Commission. The three posts approved by the cabinet include–two posts of Joint Secretary and one post of Economic Adviser, the government said in a statement on January 18.

The newly created posts are required to assist the commission in carrying out its functions. All other posts in the commission have already been created as per the delegated powers, it said.

The MoUs were signed on October 4 during a meeting between Raquel Pena Rodriguez, the Vice President of the Dominican Republic, and India’s Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar here in the national capital.