Chandigarh, April 29 -- Advocating for a forward-looking approach during 16th Finance Commission meeting, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday suggested the introduction of a new criterion that considers the percentage of a state's area within the NCR for resource allocation. Additionally, he proposed that the Finance Commission may introduce a new criterion based on the percentage of a State's population serving in the country's armed forces and recommend allocating a corresponding share of central taxes to such state governments to honour and strengthen national security efforts. These demands were made by the State team led by Chief Minister Saini during its deliberations with the 16th Finance Commission headed by Dr Arvind...