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 conditions and standards, and having regard to the requirements of modern administration, the structure of Provincial Finance and, in particular, the levels and sources of Provincial revenues in Indian States and Unions of States;

Items (1) and (5) of the terms of reference were concerned with what may be described as "Provincial Fiance" in States and Unions. They were subsequently deleted at the Committee's instance because the field to be covered was far too wide. Moreover, the remaining terms of reference presented a compact subject, that of "federal finance", of the utmost immediate importance in view of the impending constitutional changes; the Committee considered that these alone could conveniently be dealt with within the time at its disposal.

187. The Committee commenced work in November 1948 and submitted the following unanimous Reports:

The Committee did not deal with Kashmir. As regards the States merged (or likely to be merged) in "British India" under Section 290A of the Government of India Act, 1935, the principles underlying the Committee's recommendations concerning Baroda could be applied. That left only eight units: the States of Mysore and Hyderabad and the