In Feb 2021, the 15 th Finance Commission has recommended a new embankment-cum-road around Majuli island. The island is located in which state?

The correct answer is Assam: The 15 th Finance Commission has recommended a new embankment-cum-road around Assam's Majuli , the world's largest inhabited riverine island. A total of Rs. 1,075 crores has been proposed for the construction of the new embankment-cum-road. The commission also recommended Rs. 300 crores for the development of the Kamakhya temple complex. The Kamakhya temple, located in Guwahati, is one of the biggest Shakti shrines in the country. The Commission has also recommended that states, along with Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, be given 42 per cent share in the divisible tax pool of the centre during the period 2021-22 to 2025-26. The 15th Finance Commission has also recommended that the spending on health by states should be increased to more than 8 per cent of their budget by 2022. Finance Commission is a constitutional body that gives suggestions on centre-state financial relations. The 15 th Finance Commission , headed by N K Singh , submitted its report to Parliament on 1 Feb 2021.