New Delhi: The Department of Expenditure at Ministry of Finance has released 7th monthly instalment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) Grant of Rs 9,871 crore to the 17 states today. With the release of this instalment, a total amount of Rs69,097 crore has been released to eligible states as Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grant in the current financial year.
State-wise details of the grant released this month and total amount of PDRD Grant released to the states in 2021-22 is annexed. The PDRD grant is provided to the states under Article 275 of the constitution. The grants are released as per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission in monthly instalments to meet the gap in revenue accounts of the states post devolution. The commission has recommended PDRD grants to 17 States during 2021-22.
The eligibility of states to receive this grant and the quantum of grant was decided by the commission based on the gap between assessment of revenue and expenditure of the state after taking into account the assessed devolution for the financial year 2021-22.
The 15th Commission has recommended a total PRDR grant of Rs.1,18,452 crore to 17 states in the financial year 2021-22. Out of this, an amount of Rs 69,097 crore (58.33%) has been released so far.
The states recommended for PDRD Grant by the Fifteenth Finance Commission are: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
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