<h1>Finance Ministry Disburses 8th Instalment of Rs. 6,000 Crore Loan to Cover GST Compensation Shortfall, Total Reaches Rs. 48,000 Crore.</h1> The Ministry of Finance has released the 8th instalment of Rs. 6,000 crore to states and union territories as a back-to-back loan to address the GST compensation shortfall. This brings the total disbursed amount to Rs. 48,000 crore. The funds, borrowed at an interest rate of 4.1902%, are part of a special borrowing window set up to cover a Rs. 1.10 lakh crore revenue gap due to GST implementation. Additionally, states have been granted borrowing permission equivalent to 0.50% of their Gross State Domestic Product, totaling Rs. 1,06,830 crore, to further aid financial resource mobilization.