The Centre on Thursday released ₹1,09,019 crore in tax devolution to state governments, advancing the regular monthly instalment by five days in view of the festive season.
The instalment, normally scheduled for November 10, was released early to enable states to accelerate capital spending and finance development and welfare-related expenditure.
Uttar Pradesh received the largest allocation at ₹19,208 crore, followed by Bihar at ₹10,845 crore and Madhya Pradesh at ₹8,010 crore. West Bengal received ₹7,866 crore, Maharashtra ₹7,022 crore and Rajasthan ₹6,460 crore.
Among other states, Odisha was allocated ₹4,819 crore, Andhra Pradesh ₹4,597 crore, Karnataka ₹4,504 crore, Tamil Nadu ₹4,466 crore and Gujarat ₹4,094 crore.
Jharkhand received ₹3,660 crore, Chhattisgarh ₹3,602 crore, Assam ₹3,552 crore, Keralam ₹2,597 crore, Telangana ₹2,370 crore and Punjab ₹2,176 crore.
The allocations included ₹1,484 crore for Haryana, ₹1,476 crore for Arunachal Pradesh, ₹1,244 crore for Uttarakhand and ₹996 crore for Himachal Pradesh.
Tripura received ₹699 crore, Meghalaya ₹688 crore, Manipur ₹682 crore, Mizoram ₹615 crore and Nagaland ₹524 crore. Goa was allocated ₹398 crore and Sikkim ₹365 crore.
(PIB)
