Disqualification of finance commission members.
Q. In which of the following situations, a member of finance commission is disqualified from being a member of the Commission?
1. He is mentally unsound
2. He is an undischarged insolvent
3. He has been convicted of an immoral offense
4. His financial and other interests are such that it hinders smooth functioning of the Commission.- Published on 15 Sep 15a. 1,2
b. 1,3
c. 1,3,4
d. All the above
ANSWER: All the above
Following are the members of 14th finance commission:
Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission; Sushama Nath, Former Union Finance Secretary; M Govinda Rao, former Director of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy; Sudipto Mundle, former Acting Chairman, National Statistical Commission.