Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) of Rs. 7,183.42 crore released to 14 States
Total Revenue Deficit Grant released to States so far in current financial year has gone up to Rs. 57,467.33 crore
States will get a total Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs.86, 201 crore in 2022-23
The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, today released the 8th 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 8th instalment for the month of November, 2022, the total amount of Revenue Deficit Grants released to the States in 2022-23 has gone up to Rs. 57,467.33 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 that 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 8th instalment are as under:
State-wise Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant (PDRDG) Released
(Rs in crore)
S. No. | Name of State | 8th instalment released for the month of November, 2022. | Total PDRDG released to States during 2022-23. |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 879.08 | 7032.67 |
2 | Assam | 407.50 | 3260.00 |
3 | Kerala | 1097.83 | 8782.67 |
4 | Manipur | 192.50 | 1540.00 |
5 | Meghalaya | 86.08 | 688.67 |
6 | Mizoram | 134.58 | 1076.67 |
7 | Nagaland | 377.50 | 3020.00 |
8 | Punjab | 689.50 | 5516.00 |
9 | Rajasthan | 405.17 | 3241.33 |
10 | Sikkim | 36.67 | 293.33 |
11 | Tripura | 368.58 | 2948.67 |
12 | Uttarakhand | 594.75 | 4758.00 |
13 | West Bengal | 1132.25 | 9058.00 |
Revenue Deficit Grant released under finance commission recommendations to address post devolution revenue gaps in eligible States. The Department of Expenditure released the eighth monthly instalment of the Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant to 14 States, increasing total 2022-23 releases to Rs. 57,467.33 crore against a recommended annual grant of Rs. 86,201 crore. These grants, provided under Article 275 of the Constitution, are disbursed in twelve equated monthly instalments per Finance Commission recommendations to cover the assessed post devolution revenue expenditure gap for the period 2020-21 to 2025-26; state wise instalment and cumulative figures accompany the release.
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