<h1>Chief minister urges Centre to recognise Guarantee Model and demand greater transfers over alleged Rs2 lakh crore withholding</h1> A state chief minister urged the central government to formally recognise the state's 'Guarantee Model' welfare package and to provide increased fiscal transfers and its alleged rightful share of revenues, framing the request as a cooperative-federalism and fiscal-federalism issue. The government defended five entitlement schemes, cited specific budget allocations (over Rs 96,000 crore committed; Rs 51,034 crore in 2025-26) and beneficiary counts, and asserted these measures boost demand without stoking inflation. The state alleges the Centre withheld more than Rs 2 lakh crore in recent years (about Rs 25,000 crore annually), characterising the conduct as financial injustice warranting remedial fiscal support.