New Delhi, 6 Jan (KNN) In the 10th instalment of the Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) Grant release to the states, a total grant of  INR 9,871 crore has been made for 17 states.

So far, an amount of INR 98,710 crore has been released to eligible States as Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant in the current financial year, said the official press release. 

The grants are released to the States as per the recommendations of the Fifteenth Finance Commission to meet the gap in Revenue Accounts of the States post devolution. The Commission has recommended PDRD grants to 17 States and the same is being released in monthly instalments.

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 Fifteenth Finance Commission has recommended a total Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant of INR 1,18,452  crore to 17 States in the financial year 2021-22.  Out of this, an amount of INR 98,710 crore (83.33%) has been released so far. 

The States who have been recommended Post Devolution Revenue Deficit 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.