(a) whether the Union Government has made any assessment to find out the loss of revenue suffered by the States due to pandemic and the slow recovery of economic activities so far;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) the manner in which the Union Government proposes to assist the States to meet such challenges
MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)
(a) No, Sir.
(b) Does not arise.
(c) As part of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan announced by Government of India, State Government were allowed additional borrowing limit of up to 2 percent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) equivalent to Rs.4,27,302 crore. Out of the additional borrowing limit of 2 percent of GSDP allowed to States, consent of 0.50 percent of GSDP amounting to Rs. 1,06,830 crore has already been issued to the States to raise Open Market Borrowing (OMB) during the year 2020-21 . State-wise and amount-wise details of additional borrowing consent of 0.50 percent of GSDP issued to the States for the year 2020-21 (upto 31.08.2020) are at Annex.
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Annex referred to in reply of part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question no. 52 for 14.09.2020
Details of additional borrowing permission of 0.50 percent of GSDP issued to the States for the year 2020-21 (upto 31.08.2020)
Sl. No. State Amount
(Rs. in crore)
1 Andhra Pradesh 5,051.00
2 Arunachal Pradesh 143.00
3 Assam 1,869.00
4 Bihar 3,231.00
5 Chhattisgarh 1,792.00
6 Goa 446.00
7 Gujarat 8,704.00
8 Haryana 4,293.00
9 Himachal Pradesh 877.00
10 Jharkhand 1,765.00
11 Karnataka 9,018.00
12 Kerala 4,522.00
13 Madhya Pradesh 4,746.00
14 Maharashtra 15,394.00
15 Manipur 151.00
16 Meghalaya 194.00
17 Mizoram 132.00
18 Nagaland 157.00
19 Odisha 2,858.00
20 Punjab 3,033.00
21 Rajasthan 5,462.00
22 Sikkim 156.00
23 Tamil Nadu 9,627.00
24 Telangana 5,017.00
25 Tripura 297.00
26 Uttar Pradesh 9,703.00
27 Uttarakhand 1,405.00
28 West Bengal 6,787.00
Total 1,06,830.00