Centre Releases Rs 6,194 Crore To 14 States As Revenue Deficit Grant

The Ministry of Finance released today the twelveth and final monthly instalment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grant of Rs 6,194.09 crore to the states.

With the release of this installment, a total amount of Rs 74,340 crore has been released to eligible states as Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant in the current financial year, the Finance Ministry said in a statement.

The Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grants are provided to the states under Article 275 of the Constitution. The grants are released in monthly instalments as per the recommendations of the Fifteenth Finance Commission to meet the gap in Revenue Accounts of the states post devolution, the ministry said.

The Finance Commission has recommended PDRD grants to 14 states, it added.

The eligibility of states to receive this grant and the quantum of grant was decided by the Commission based on the gap between assessment of revenue and expenditure of the states after taking into account the assessed devolution for the financial year 2020-21.

The Fifteenth Finance Commission had recommended a total Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs 74,340 crore to 14 states in the financial year 2020-21.

According to the Finance Ministry, 100 per cent of the amount recommended by the Commission to these 14 states has been released by the Central government.

The states who have been recommended Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant by the Fifteenth Finance Commission are: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.