NEW DELHI: The Union government on Wednesday announced that an additional Rs. 1,01,603 crore would be released to state governments on 1 October 2025 to support capital spending and welfare expenditures ahead of the festive season.
The Centre is releasing the funds a few days before the normal monthly devolution, which is expected to be released on 10 October 2025, days before Diwali.
“In view of upcoming festive season and to enable States to accelerate capital spending and finance their development/ welfare related expenditure, the Union Government has released an additional tax devolution of Rs. 1,01,603 crore to State Governments on 1st October, 2025, in addition to the normal monthly devolution due to be released on 10th October 2025,” the Ministry of Finance said in a statement issued on 1 October.
Uttar Pradesh will receive the highest allocation among all states, totalling Rs. 18,227 crore. Poll-bound Bihar follows as the second-highest recipient with Rs. 10, 219 crore, and Madhya Pradesh ranks third with Rs. 7,976 crore. Tamil Nadu will get Rs. 4,144 crore.
Meanwhile, Goa will get the lowest allocation at Rs. 392 crore, with Sikkim next at Rs. 394 crore.
Additional devolution to states:
Andhra Pradesh: Rs. 4,112 crore
Arunachal Pradesh: Rs. 1,785 crore
Bihar: Rs. 10,219 crore
Chhattisgarh: Rs. 3,462 crore
Goa: Rs. 392 crore
Gujarat: Rs. 3,534 crore
Haryana: Rs. 1,111 crore
Himachal Pradesh: Rs. 843 crore
Jharkhand: Rs. 3,360 crore
Karnataka: Rs. 3,705 crore
Kerala: Rs. 1,956 crore
Madhya Pradesh: Rs. 7,976 crore
Maharashtra: Rs. 6,418 crore
Manipur: Rs. 727 crore
Meghalaya: Rs. 779 crore
Mizoram: Rs. 508 crore
Nagaland: Rs. 578 crore
Odisha: Rs. 4,601 crore
Punjab: Rs. 1,836 crore
Rajasthan: Rs. 6,123 crore
Sikkim: Rs. 394 crore
Tamil Nadu: Rs. 4,144 crore
Telangana: Rs. 2,136 crore
Tripura: Rs. 719 crore
Uttar Pradesh: Rs. 18,227 crore
Uttarakhand: Rs. 1,136 crore
West Bengal: Rs. 7,644 crore
