October 3, 2025
  • Finance Ministry released the 5th monthly installment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit grant (PDRD) of over seven thousand one hundred and eighty-three crore rupees to fourteen states.
  • The grant has been released as per the recommendations of the Fifteenth Finance Commission.
  • The Ministry said, the 15th Finance Commission has recommended a total Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant of 86 thousand 201 crore rupees to 14 States for the financial year 2022-23.
  • The recommended grant is released by the Department of Expenditure to the recommended States in 12 equated monthly installments.
  • With the release of the 5th installment, the total amount of Revenue Deficit Grants released to the States in 2022-23 has gone up to over 35 thousand 917 crore rupees.
  • The States who have been recommended Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant by the Fifteenth Finance Commission during 2022-23 are – Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
  • The Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grants are made available to the states under the provisions of article 275 of the Constitution.
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