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While presenting the Budget for
1999-2000, the Honble Minister for Finance had observed that the high rate of growth
of non-developmental expenditure by Government is a growing and critical source of
concern. He had further observed that the most effective and lasting solution to this
problem is to begin the process of downsizing the Government. While proposing certain
initiatives in this regard, he had also indicated that in order to carry out the process
of downsizing in a systematic way towards reducing the role and the administrative
structure of the Government an Expenditure Reforms Commission headed by an eminent and
experienced person would be constituted. |