The Centre has released an additional instalment of tax devolution to State Governments amounting to one lakh nine thousand 19 crore rupees yesterday, which is in addition to the regular monthly devolution. This is the second additional instalment in this financial year. The Finance Ministry said this release is in view of the upcoming festive season and to enable States to accelerate capital spending and also to finance their development and welfare related expenditure.

 

Uttar Pradesh has been given 19 thousand 208 crore rupees while 10 thousand 845 crore rupees has been released for Bihar. Madhya Pradesh has been given eight thousand 10 crore rupees and West Bengal seven thousand 866 crore rupees. Maharashtra has got seven thousand 22 crore rupees and Rajasthan six thousand 460 crore rupees. Tamil Nadu has been given four thousand 466 crore rupees Andhra Pradesh has got four thousand 597 crores,  Karnataka has received four thousand 504 crores, Odisha four thousand 819 crores and Gujarat four thousand 94 crore rupees. Assam got three thousand 552 crores, Chhattisgarh three thousand 602 crores and Jharkhand three thousand 660 crore rupees.

 

Telangana received two thousand 370 crore rupees, Keralam  two thousand 597 crores, Punjab two thousand 176 crores, Haryana one thousand 484 crores, Arunachal Pradesh one thousand 476 crores and Uttarakhand one thousand 244 crores. Himachal Pradesh got 996 crore rupees.