Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs. 7,183.42 crore released to 14 States

Total Revenue Deficit Grant released to States so far in current financial year gone up to Rs.  43,100.50 crore

States will get a total Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs. 86,201 crore in 2022-23

The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has on Tuesday released the 6th monthly instalment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) Grant of Rs. 7,183.42 crore to 14 States.  The grant has been released as per the recommendations of the Fifteenth Finance Commission. 

The Fifteenth Finance Commission has recommended a total Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs. 86,201 crore to 14 States for the financial year 2022-23. The recommended grant is released by the Department of Expenditure to the recommended States in 12 equated monthly instalments. With the release of 6th instalment for the month of September, 2022, the total amount of Revenue Deficit Grants released to the States in 2022-23 has gone up to Rs. 43,100.50 crore.

The Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grants are provided to the States under Article 275 of the Constitution.  The grants are released to the States as per the recommendations of the successive Finance Commissions to meet the gap in Revenue Accounts of the States post devolution.

The eligibility of States to receive this grant and the quantum of grant for the period from 2020-21 to 2025-26 was decided by the Fifteenth Finance Commission based on the gap between assessment of revenue and expenditure of the State after taking into account the assessed devolution during this period.

The States who have been recommended Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant by the Fifteenth Finance Commission during 2022-23 are : Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

State-wise details of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant recommended for 2022-23 and the amount released to States as 6th  instalment are as under:

State-wise Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant (PDRDG) Released

(Rs in crore)

S. No.	Name of State	6th instalment released for the month of September, 2022.	Total PDRDG released to States during 2022-23.
1	Andhra Pradesh	879.08	5274.50
2	Assam	407.50	2445.00
3	Himachal Pradesh	781.42	4688.50
4	Kerala	1097.83	6587.00
5	Manipur	192.50	1155.00
6	Meghalaya	86.08	516.50
7	Mizoram	134.58	807.50
8	Nagaland	377.50	2265.00
9	Punjab	689.50	4137.00
10	Rajasthan	405.17	2431.00
11	Sikkim	36.67	220.00
12	Tripura	368.58	2211.50
13	Uttarakhand	594.75	3568.50
14	West Bengal	1132.25	6793.50

 

Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant distributed via sixth monthly instalment under Fifteenth Finance Commission recommendations, advancing state revenue support. The Department of Expenditure released the sixth monthly instalment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant to 14 States per the Fifteenth Finance Commission recommendations; grants under Article 275 are paid in 12 equal instalments to address assessed gaps between State revenue and expenditure after accounting for devolution, with cumulative disbursements for the financial year now at roughly half the recommended annual allocation.