<p>Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Wednesday said it was unfortunate tha the five-member 15th Finance Commission had no representative from southern India.</p>.<p>"It's unfortunate that the Central government could not find one capable person from south India to serve in the 5-member 15th Finance Commission. In the past many members from the south have done illustrious service to the nation,” Gowda tweeted.</p>.<p>He, however, hoped that the panel will do justice to the better-performing states of the south by making "fair recommendations."</p>.<p>His comments come a day after the Commission, which was on a visit to Karnataka, held discussions with Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and top officials of the government. The Commission is headed by N K Singh. Its members include A N Jha, Ashok Lahiri, Anoop Singh and Ramesh Chand.</p>.<p>Gowda, in a series of tweets, claimed that injustice was done to Karnataka in allocating funds during 2015-20. To combat drought and floods the state got Rs 1,527 crore under the Sate Disaster Relief Fund for the period of 2015-20, whereas Maharashtra got Rs 8,195 crore. "We have appealed to the commission to correct these injustices and make fair recommendations," he said.</p>
<p>Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Wednesday said it was unfortunate tha the five-member 15th Finance Commission had no representative from southern India.</p>.<p>"It's unfortunate that the Central government could not find one capable person from south India to serve in the 5-member 15th Finance Commission. In the past many members from the south have done illustrious service to the nation,” Gowda tweeted.</p>.<p>He, however, hoped that the panel will do justice to the better-performing states of the south by making "fair recommendations."</p>.<p>His comments come a day after the Commission, which was on a visit to Karnataka, held discussions with Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and top officials of the government. The Commission is headed by N K Singh. Its members include A N Jha, Ashok Lahiri, Anoop Singh and Ramesh Chand.</p>.<p>Gowda, in a series of tweets, claimed that injustice was done to Karnataka in allocating funds during 2015-20. To combat drought and floods the state got Rs 1,527 crore under the Sate Disaster Relief Fund for the period of 2015-20, whereas Maharashtra got Rs 8,195 crore. "We have appealed to the commission to correct these injustices and make fair recommendations," he said.</p>