<h1>Finance Ministry Releases Rs. 6,000 Crore to States for GST Shortfall, Total Now Rs. 60,000 Crore.</h1> The Ministry of Finance has released the 10th instalment of Rs. 6,000 crore to states and Union Territories (UTs) as a back-to-back loan to address the GST compensation shortfall. This brings the total amount released to Rs. 60,000 crore. The funds are part of a special borrowing window set up to cover an estimated shortfall of Rs. 1.10 lakh crore due to GST implementation. An additional borrowing permission of Rs. 1,06,830 crore has also been granted to states, equivalent to 0.50% of their Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). Five states do not have a GST revenue gap.