Centre and State indulge in blame-game
The Hindu
Amit Shah and KTR stick to their versions
The balance sheet of funds devolved by the Centre and the State’s contribution to the national pool have never tallied if the versions of the two sides are to be considered.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had in his recent visit to the State said the Centre had given the State ₹2.52 lakh crore and might well have released another ₹1 lakh core if the latter had cooperated. This was immediately countered by Minister for IT and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao who said all that the State got was only ₹1.68 lakh crore while generating ₹3.68 lakh crore as taxes for the Centre.
Another ₹2 lakh crore raised by the State government through “sweat and toil” was retained by the Centre. He said he was ready to resign if he was proved wrong, or else, Mr. Shah should tender an apology. l
On the other hand, Minister for Finance T. Harish Rao recently released breakup of funds denied by the Centre to the State which put the put the figure at ₹34,000 crore.
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