State Funding of Elections

The Group of Ministers constituted to tackle corruption has discussed certain formulations which could be adopted to address the issue of state funding of elections. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that a final decision in this regard is yet to be taken with the consensus of the political parties. Keeping in view the complexities and intricacies involved in this matter, no rigid time-frame to finalize the recommendations could be given.