Lok Sabha Question No. 139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: 15th Finance Commission
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Shri Praveen Patel, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 139

Answered on Monday the 22 nd July, 2024/31Ashadha, 1946 ( SAKA )

## 15 th Finance Commission

139.  Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde: Shri Praveen Patel: Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total grants to be given to each State according to the 15th Finance Commission recommendations;
- (b) whether the Government has disbursed all these grants to the States, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the time by which the same is disbursed;
- (d) whether the State Governments have requested for more Central assistance for funding development projects, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the manner in which Government is planning to help the States to overcome the revenue loss?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a):  As per the final report of the 15 th Finance  Commission (15 th FC),  which  has been accepted by the Union Government, details of Sector-wise and State-wise total grants-in-aid recommended by the Commission for the award period from 1 st April, 2021 to 31 st March, 2026 are provided in the Annexure-I.

(b) & (c): The grants-in-aid are disbursed as per the laid down procedure and time frame stipulated by the 15 th FC. Details of Sector-wise and State-wise total grantsin-aid disbursed to each of the States by the Union Government from 1 st April, 2021 onwards are provided in the Annexure-I.

The 15 th FC has allocated grants-in-aid, year-wise, and their disbursement is subject to fulfillment of conditions stipulated including recommendations received from the nodal Ministries concerned.The States can avail these grants-in-aid within the  15 th FC  award  period.  Presently,  no  request  for  release  of  these  grants-in  aid recommended by the Ministry concerned is pending for disbursement.

(d) & (e): The 15 th FC after assessing the projected Revenues & Expenditure of each of the States, has recommended Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant to States with  projected  deficit  in  the  Revenue  Account  which  amounts  to  a  total  of Rs.  2,94,514  crore  for  the  award  period  2021-26.  Out  of  this,  an  amount  of Rs. 2,64,488 crore (as on 15.07.2024) has already been disbursed to eligible States. As per ATR submitted by the Union Government on 15 th FC recommended grantsin-aid, there is no scope for more central assistance as the Sector-wise and Statewise grants-in-aid to be disbursed are fixed except for release of additional central assistance from National Disaster Response Fund for assistance in case of disaster of severe nature.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure to part (a) & (b) of the Answer to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 139 for answer on 22.07.2024 Sector-wise & State-wise details of 15 th Finance Commission grants-in-aid recommended and disbursed up to 15-7-2024

(Rs. in Crore)

| S.   |                   | Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant   | Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant   | Total Local Bodies Grant   | Total Local Bodies Grant   | Disaster Management Grants*   | Disaster Management Grants*   | Total Grants-in- Aid   | Total Grants-in- Aid   |
|------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| No.  | States            | 15 th F. C. Allocation                  | Released                                | 15 th F. C. Allocation     | Released                   | 15 th F. C. Allocation        | Released                      | 15 th F. C. Allocation | Released               |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 30497                                   | 30497                                   | 18063                      | 10263                      | 6183                          | 3398                          | 54743                  | 44158                  |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                                       | 0                                       | 1618                       | 190                        | 1382                          | 681                           | 3000                   | 871                    |
| 3    | Assam             | 14184                                   | 14184                                   | 10934                      | 5422                       | 4268                          | 2514                          | 29386                  | 22120                  |
| 4    | Bihar             | 0                                       | 0                                       | 35577                      | 17165                      | 7824                          | 6002                          | 43401                  | 23167                  |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 0                                       | 0                                       | 10368                      | 5037                       | 2387                          | 886                           | 12755                  | 5923                   |
| 6    | Goa               | 0                                       | 0                                       | 609                        | 151                        | 63                            | 34                            | 672                    | 185                    |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 0                                       | 0                                       | 22163                      | 11544                      | 7316                          | 4298                          | 29479                  | 15842                  |
| 8    | Haryana           | 132                                     | 132                                     | 9066                       | 3567                       | 2715                          | 1617                          | 11913                  | 5316                   |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 37199                                   | 29770                                   | 3049                       | 1490                       | 2258                          | 2503                          | 42506                  | 33763                  |
| 10   | Jharkhand         | 0                                       | 0                                       | 12322                      | 5540                       | 3138                          | 1245                          | 15460                  | 6785                   |
| 11   | Karnataka         | 1631                                    | 1631                                    | 21877                      | 10051                      | 4369                          | 8170                          | 27877                  | 19852                  |
| 12   | Kerala            | 37814                                   | 37814                                   | 12554                      | 6029                       | 1738                          | 991                           | 52106                  | 44834                  |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh    | 0                                       | 0                                       | 28367                      | 13884                      | 10059                         | 6981                          | 38426                  | 20865                  |
| 14   | Maharashtra       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 41391                      | 17123                      | 17803                         | 10503                         | 59194                  | 27626                  |
| 15   | Manipur           | 9796                                    | 7505                                    | 1277                       | 151                        | 234                           | 108                           | 11307                  | 7764                   |
| 16   | Meghalaya         | 3137                                    | 3064                                    | 1385                       | 267                        | 363                           | 192                           | 4885                   | 3523                   |
| 17   | Mizoram           | 6544                                    | 5239                                    | 713                        | 223                        | 259                           | 170                           | 7516                   | 5632                   |
| 18   | Nagaland          | 21249                                   | 14890                                   | 1038                       | 264                        | 228                           | 257                           | 22515                  | 15411                  |
| 19   | Odisha            | 0                                       | 0                                       | 15752                      | 9051                       | 8865                          | 6487                          | 24617                  | 15538                  |
| 20   | Punjab            | 25968                                   | 24638                                   | 10305                      | 4701                       | 2736                          | 1765                          | 39009                  | 31104                  |
| 21   | Rajasthan         | 14740                                   | 14740                                   | 27172                      | 14839                      | 8186                          | 5370                          | 50098                  | 34949                  |
| 22   | Sikkim            | 1267                                    | 1267                                    | 360                        | 151                        | 279                           | 550                           | 1906                   | 1968                   |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu        | 2204                                    | 2204                                    | 25526                      | 16419                      | 5637                          | 3833                          | 33367                  | 22456                  |
| 24   | Telangana         | 0                                       | 0                                       | 13111                      | 7226                       | 2483                          | 1176                          | 15594                  | 8402                   |
| 25   | Tripura           | 19890                                   | 14406                                   | 1580                       | 845                        | 378                           | 211                           | 21848                  | 15462                  |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh     | 0                                       | 0                                       | 67160                      | 34544                      | 10685                         | 5415                          | 77845                  | 39959                  |
| 27   | Uttarakhand       | 28147                                   | 22771                                   | 4181                       | 1890                       | 5178                          | 2954                          | 37506                  | 27615                  |
| 28   | West Bengal Total | 40115                                   | 39736                                   | 30393 427911               | 15335                      | 5587                          | 3538                          | 76095                  | 58609 559698           |
| x    |                   | 294514                                  | 264488                                  |                            | 213361                     | 122601                        | 81848                         | 845026                 |                        |

Note:-1 :- In addition, States can avail 15 th F. C. recommended grants from Rs. 8000 crore earmarked for incubation of new Cities and Rs. 450 crore earmarked for National Data Centre.

Note:-2 :-Total Local Bodies Grant includes Rural & Urban Local Body Grants and Health Grants through local Governments.

* Note:-3 :-The allocation for Disaster management grants is equal to the Union share of the State Disaster Risk Management Fund (SDRMF). The release  of  grants  for  disaster  management  includes  the  Union  share  of  the  SDRMF  and  additional  Central  Assistance  from  National Disaster Response Fund.

Note:-4 :- Figures are rounded off.