The Union Government has released 14^th instalment of tax devolution to State Governments amounting to ₹1,40,318 crore, as against normal monthly devolution of ₹70,159 crore.

This is in line with the commitment of Government of India to strengthen the hands of States to accelerate their capital and developmental expenditure.

State-wise breakup of amounts released is given below in the table:

State-wise distribution of Net Proceeds of Union Taxes and Duties for March 2023

Sl. No	Name of State	Total (Rs. Crore)
1	ANDHRA PRADESH	5474
2	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	2491
3	ASSAM	4417
4	BIHAR	14232
5	CHHATTISGARH	4827
6	GOA	546
7	GUJARAT	4929
8	HARYANA	1546
9	HIMACHAL PRADESH	1177
10	JHARKHAND	4681
11	KARNATAKA	5125
12	KERALA	2705
13	MADHYA PRADESH	11108
14	MAHARASHTRA	8954
15	MANIPUR	1009
16	MEGHALAYA	1088
17	MIZORAM	705
18	NAGALAND	802
19	ODISHA	6399
20	PUNJAB	2561
21	RAJASTHAN	8535
22	SIKKIM	545
23	TAMIL NADU	5769
24	TELANGANA	2682
25	TRIPURA	1003
26	UTTAR PRADESH	24783
27	UTTARAKHAND	1583
28	WEST BENGAL	10642
	Grand Total	140318

Tax devolution to states: supplementary instalment released to strengthen state capital and developmental expenditure. Release of a supplementary monthly tax devolution instalment distributes the Net Proceeds of Union Taxes and Duties to State Governments to bolster state-level capital and developmental expenditure. The Union Government issued the 14th instalment for March 2023, with the payment exceeding the normal monthly devolution, and provided a state-wise breakup of amounts released.