The Fifteenth Finance Commission (XVFC) has or the first time, a finance commission has carved out resources meant for distributable statutory grants and dipped into the states’ revenue share for national defence, as against the tax share, in order to finance the Centre’s exclusive expenditure obligation. What are its implications for federalism? 10 marks

Mentor’s comment-

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/finance-commission-states-share-for-centres-expenditure-7188701/
In the intro, mention the Rs. 7000 croses set aside from the states’ share as allocation for defence.
In the body, mentio its implications-lack of the basis for doing so in the Constitution and setting of wrong precedent. The move is also departure from the operational term as well.
Conclude by need for taking into account the concerns of state in Finance Commmission recomendations.