Northeast Desk, 1st March: In a significant boost to Arunachal Pradesh’s development efforts, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has sanctioned an additional installment of Rs 2497 crore as tax devolution to the state. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu announced this allocation on March 1, expressing gratitude to the Finance Minister for the substantial support.
The funds allocated to Arunachal Pradesh are part of a larger sum disbursed to various states across the country, aimed at bolstering their developmental endeavors. The comprehensive state-wise breakdown of the amounts released underscores the government’s commitment to equitable growth and prosperity.
State-wise Breakup of Tax Devolution:
- Andhra Pradesh: Rs 5752 crore
- Arunachal Pradesh: Rs 2497 crore
- Assam: Rs 4446 crore
- Bihar: Rs 14295 crore
- Chhattisgarh: Rs 4842 crore
- Goa: Rs 549 crore
- Gujarat: Rs 4943 crore
- Haryana: Rs 1553 crore
- Himachal Pradesh: Rs 1180 crore
- Jharkhand: Rs 4700 crore
- Karnataka: Rs 5183 crore
- Kerala: Rs 2736 crore
- Madhya Pradesh: Rs 11157 crore
- Maharashtra: Rs 8978 crore
- Manipur: Rs 1018 crore
- Meghalaya: Rs 1090 crore
- Mizoram: Rs 711 crore
- Nagaland: Rs 809 crore
- Odisha: Rs 6435 crore
- Punjab: Rs 2568 crore
- Rajasthan: Rs 8564 crore
- Sikkim: Rs 551 crore
- Tamil Nadu: Rs 5797 crore
- Telangana: Rs 2987 crore
- Tripura: Rs 1006 crore
- Uttar Pradesh: Rs 25495 crore
- Uttarakhand: Rs 1589 crore
- West Bengal: Rs 10692 crore
Grand Total: Rs 142122 crore