Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman strongly refuted allegation that BJP Governing administration at the Centre was biased against Tamil Nadu.
While speaking at the 52nd anniversary operate of Thuglak magazine in Chennai, she reeled out knowledge to prove that Modi Government had performed pretty a little bit for the Condition. She claimed underneath Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana 1.16 crore accounts have been opened in Tamil Nadu with a cumulative equilibrium of ₹3,397 crore. Underneath Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 35 lakh LPG connections have been provided. Also, of the 1,003 lakh tonnes of foodgrains dispersed all-around PMGKAY scheme, 45.29 lakh tonnes ended up allotted to TN.
Infra shell out
As numerous as 63 assignments, costing ₹248 crore, have been sanctioned less than Wise Towns Plan, she extra. That aside, Countrywide Highway assignments really worth ₹8,700 crore will be used in Tamil Nadu in FY23. More than the past 7 many years, ₹27,846 crore has been put in on street projects by the Centre in the Condition.
Responding to criticism that the Condition did not get its owing when it came to efficiency grant, she claimed the State got (₹14,431 crore) a good deal additional than what it was eligible for (₹6,459 crore) as for each the 14th Finance Fee.
GST dues
Sitharaman also stated that GST dues have been paid to all States. Compensation worth ₹7.35-lakh crore has been released so significantly and only ₹78,704 crore is pending for all States for FY22.
She also rubbished claims that the Centre is using absent fuel taxes through cess. It is wrong to say that the cess is not benefiting the States, she said. Versus the assortment of ₹3.77-lakh crore from health and fitness and training cess in between FY14 and FY23, ₹3.94-lakh crore was presented to the States.
Equally, she added that utilisation of road and infrastructure cess was ₹11.37 crore in opposition to assortment of ₹11.32 crore in the FY11- FY23 interval, all over again disbursed to different States.
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May possibly 08, 2022