- states have not constituted the SFC in a timely manner
- only 13 states have constituted their fifth SFC till date
- since PRI came over 30 years back, atleast 6 SFC should have been constituted
- unreasonable time assigned to SFC by state govt to submit reports
- yet SFC have taken lot of time to submit their report
- state govts have taken considerable time in tabling the action taken report in state legislature
- not a permanent body, no permanent office space
- delays in appointment of chairpersons, members, reconstitution of SFC and due to local/state body elections
- ⟹ need to look for office space, recruit staff, arrange infra every time its constituted
- working of SFC delayed by non availability of data relating to local governments
- composition of divisible pool varies considerably across SFC
- thus making cross state comparisons difficult