<h1>Finance Ministry Disburses 15th Instalment of Rs. 6,000 Crore for GST Compensation Shortfall to States and UTs.</h1> The Ministry of Finance has released the 15th instalment of Rs. 6,000 crore to states and Union Territories (UTs) to address the GST compensation shortfall, totaling Rs. 90,000 crore released so far. This includes Rs. 5,516.60 crore to 23 states and Rs. 483.40 crore to three UTs with legislative assemblies. Five states have no GST revenue gap. The government established a special borrowing window in October 2020 to cover a Rs. 1.10 lakh crore shortfall, with borrowings done on behalf of states and UTs. An additional borrowing permission of Rs. 1,06,830 crore has been granted to states to further support financial resources.