<h1>CAG report: State posts third-largest 2022-23 revenue surplus of Rs 19,456 crore, credited to prior fiscal management</h1> A Comptroller and Auditor General report found the state had the third-largest revenue surplus nationally in 2022-23, recording Rs 19,456 crore, based on analysis of 2013-14 to 2022-23 data. The former long-serving chief minister, now Leader of Opposition, credited the previous state administration's fiscal management and planning for expanding own-source revenues, reducing dependence on central grants, and enabling continued funding of welfare and development programs. The report also noted 16 states were revenue surplus in 2022-23, with two other states ahead of this state.