The Central Government has disbursed a total of £1,65,302 crore in Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation to states and union territories for the financial year 2019-20. This amount covers all compensation due for the period, with the final payment of £13,806 crore for March 2020 having been released. To meet this obligation, funds from previous financial years' cess collections and the Consolidated Fund of India were also utilised.
Centre Released Rs. 1,65,302 Crore as GST Compensation to States/UTs for the FY 2019-20 against cess collection of Rs. 95,444 crore
Central Government has recently released GST Compensation of Rs. 13,806 crore to States for March2020.Taking this amount into account, entire compensation upto 2019-20 has been released to States.The total amount of compensation released for the year 2019-20 is Rs. 1,65,302 crore whereas the amount of cess collected during the year 2019-20 was Rs. 95,444 crore.
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FAQ :
The Centre has released a total of £1,65,302 crore as GST compensation to states and union territories for the financial year 2019-20.
The total amount of cess collected during the financial year 2019-20 was £95,444 crore.
Yes, to release the full compensation for 2019-20, balance cess amounts collected during 2017-18 and 2018-19 were utilised. Additionally, £33,412 crore was transferred from the Consolidated Fund of India.
The Central Government released £13,806 crore as GST compensation to states for March 2020.
Maharashtra received the highest GST compensation at £19,233 crore, followed by Karnataka at £18,628 crore and Gujarat at £14,801 crore.
Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Sikkim received no GST compensation in FY 2019-20.