New Delhi, June 24 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to request the centre to advocate for a pro-growth approach in the tax devolution among the states by the 16th Finance Commission (FC).

According to an official release, the Chief Minister informed the Finance Minister that Karnataka's share in tax devolution had declined significantly under the 15th Finance Commission, from 4.713 per cent to 3.647 per cent, amounting to a reduction of over 23 per cent.

The release further stated that Karnataka was also not allocated Rs 11,495 crores of the special grants. As a result, the state has lost a total of Rs 80,000 crores during the award period.

A major reason for this is the ...