Promoting Policy Formulation at the State Level in IndiaK VRajuauthorARavindraauthorThe process of policy formulation at the stale level is critical to the success of various government programmes and schemes. The wide-ambit and criticalay of the state-level development responsibilities is well-established but increasingly. States will have flexibility to use central funds for what they think is important.It is, therefore, imperative that the process of policy formulation at the state level is strengthened. Issues of public policy encompass more than one domain and involve a multiplicity of actors and considerations. Resolution of conflicts and interdepartmental coordination are important in arriving al major policy decisions.Others2016Fiscal Policy Institute, Government of KarnatakaArticle