Northeastern states present united front before 16th finance commission; Mizoram CM highlighted key issues

Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], July 8 (ANI): Chief Miniter and repreentative from even Northeatern tate held a conultative meeting with member of the 16th Finance Commiion in New Delhi. Mizoram Chief Miniter Lalduhoma alo attended and preented the tate key demand and concern.
The Northeatern tate ubmitted a Joint Memorandum to the 16th Finance Commiion outlining their common demand and concern.
The meeting aimed to addre region-pecific concern and advocate for increaed financial upport from the Centre.
The meeting aw participation from key leader, including Meghalaya Chief Miniter Conrad Sangma, Tripura Finance Miniter Pu Pranajit Singha Roy, and other top official from the Northeatern region.
Mizoram Chief Miniter Lalduhoma wa among the key attendee and made a detailed preentation of the tate financial concern and policy prioritie.
Among the major point raied by CM Lalduhoma were:
Higher Share in Tax Devolution: Streing that tax devolution remain the larget ource of tate revenue, the Chief Miniter called for an increaed hare for tate like Mizoram to meet developmental need.
Population-Baed Allocation Challenge: He highlighted the diadvantage that maller tate like Mizoram face due to their low population figure being a primary criterion in fund ditribution, often reulting in inufficient central aitance.
Diater Rik Index Adjutment: The Chief Miniter urged the Commiion to conider tate-pecific vulnerabilitie under the Diater Rik Index. He cited frequent landlide, cloudburt, heavy rain, and foret fire a recurring hazard in Mizoram that require focued upport.
Tranport Cot Compenation: Highlighting the high cot of tranportation in the hilly and remote terrain of Mizoram, Lalduhoma called for pecial financial conideration to mitigate logitic challenge.
Strengthening Ditrict Council and Rural Bodie: He alo advocated for increaed funding to autonomou Ditrict Council and continued grant for rural local bodie to enure incluive development acro remote region. (ANI)