<h1>Ministry of Finance Disburses Rs. 9,871 Crore PDRD Grant to 17 States for Fiscal Year 2021-22.</h1> The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, released the third installment of the Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) Grant, amounting to Rs. 9,871 crore, to 17 states for the fiscal year 2021-22. This brings the total PDRD Grant disbursed in the first three months of the financial year to Rs. 29,613 crore. The grant, recommended by the 15th Finance Commission, aims to address the revenue-expenditure gap in these states. The eligible states include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal.