BENGALURU: As the central government devolves more fiscal freedom to the states, they seem to be cutting allocations to social sectors, especially agriculture and allied areas in response, according to the initial findings of a study. The Narendra Modi administration wants to empower states further as part of a push toward cooperative federalism.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's February budget cut allocations to the states by more than half in 15 central agricultural schemes such as..

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