Shillong, Oct 31: The central government on Saturday released Rs 688 crore to Meghalaya as advance tax devolution.
According to a release by the Ministry of Finance, the Centre released a total of Rs 1,09,019 crore to all states as one advance instalment, in addition to the regular monthly devolution. This is the second additional instalment in this financial year.
The release said the amount has been released in view of the upcoming festive season and to enable states to accelerate capital spending and finance development and welfare-related expenditure.
Among Northeastern states, Assam got Rs 3,552 crore, Arunachal Rs 1,476 crore, Manipur Rs 682 crore, Mizoram Rs 615 crore, Nagaland Rs 524 crore, Sikkim Rs 365 crore and Tripura Rs 699 crore.
Uttar Pradesh received the highest share of Rs 19,208 crore, followed by Bihar with Rs 10,845 crore, Madhya Pradesh with Rs 8,010 crore, West Bengal with Rs 7,866 crore and Maharashtra with Rs 7,022 crore, while Goa and Sikkim received the lowest at Rs 398 crore and Rs 365 crore respectively.
