Who is the Chairman of the 14th Finance Commission?
Dr. Y. V. Reddy
The Finance Commission is a constitutional body set up by the President every five years under Article 280 to recommend how central taxes are shared between the Centre and the states.
The 14th Finance Commission, constituted in 2013 for the award period 2015-2020, was chaired by former RBI Governor Dr. Y. V. Reddy; it raised the states' share in the divisible pool of central taxes to 42%.
Among the others, Dr. C. Rangarajan chaired the 12th, Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar the 13th and N. K. Singh the 15th Finance Commission.
Hence, Dr. Y. V. Reddy.
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