Lok Sabha Question No. 422 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-23
Subject: Grants Payable to Kerala
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Matheswaran V S

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 422

Answered on Monday, March 23, 2026/Chaitra 02, 1948 (Saka)

## Grants Payable to Kerala

*422. Shri Matheswaran V S:

Will the Minister of FINANCE:

be pleased to state:

(a)  the  quantum  and  details  of  all  kinds  of  grants  payable  to  Kerala  by  the  Union Government during the last five  years till date,  year-wise, sector-wise and categorywise;

(b)  the  quantum  and  details  of  arrears  of  Grants  and  amounts  outstanding  for  any reasons  whatsoever  under  various  categories  of  grants  payable  to  Kerala  as  on  date, sector-wise and category-wise; and

(c) the reasons for the delay in releasing such amounts?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FINANCE

## (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 422 by Shri Matheswaran V S for answer on 23 rd March, 2026 regarding 'Grants Payable to Kerala :

Part  (a)  to  (c):  The  Department  of  Expenditure  releases  Central  Finance  Commission recommended grants to States including the State Government of Kerala based on receipt of recommendations from the nodal Ministry/Department. Further, the release of grants is subject  to  fulfillment  of  conditions  stipulated  in  the  extant  guidelines  of  the  respective grant categories. Details of grants recommended by the 15 th Finance Commission and the amount  released  to  the  State  Government  of  Kerala  from  2021-22  to  2025-26  are  as follows:

(Rs. In Crore)

| Component                                        | 2021-22    | 2021-22   | 2022-23    | 2022-23   | 2023-24           | 2023-24   | 2024-25    | 2024-25   | 2025-26    | 2025-26   |
|--------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
|                                                  | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | AllocationRelease |           | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   |
| Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grants (PDRDG)*  | 19891      | 19891     | 13174      | 13174     | 4749              | 4749      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      |
| Grants-in-Aid for State Disaster Response Fund   | 251        | 251       | 264        | 264       | 278               | 278       | 291        | 291       | 306        | 153       |
| Grants-in-Aid for State Disaster Mitigation Fund | 63         | 63        | 66         | 66        | 69                | 69        | 73         | 36        | 77         | 0.00      |
| Grants for Rural Local Bodies                    | 1203       | 1203      | 1246       | 1246      | 1260              | 1260      | 1334       | 1334      | 1301       | 911       |
| Grants for Urban Local Bodies                    | 592        | 592       | 613        | 613       | 649               | 576       | 687        | 306       | 701        | 0.00      |
| Health sector grants                             | 559        | 558       | 559        | 559       | 587               | 578       | 616        | 616       | 647        | 0.00      |
| TOTAL                                            | 22559      | 22558     | 15922      | 15922     | 7592              | 7510      | 3001       | 2583      | 3032       | 1064      |

In addition to the aforesaid grants, an amount of Rs 115 crore has been provided to Kerala from the National Disaster Response Fund.Further, no case for release of the 15th Finance Commission  recommended  grants  to  Kerala  received  from  the  Nodal  Ministry  after fulfilment of stipulated conditions, is pending in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.

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