In a letter toGST councilchairman and Unionfinance ministerNirmala Sitharaman, Harish Rao said 13,944 crore was left unallocated and held in the (CFI) for the fiscal year 2018-19, with Telangana‘s share amounting to 352 crore.
Harish Rao also demanded 50 crore in financial support under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act for each of the 10 undivided districts. “The assistance for 2019-20 is yet to be released. We request the Union Government to release the assistance for 33 districts as new districts were formed after 2014,” he said.
The FM said that it would be better to discuss the problem with Cotton-growing states like Maharashtra and Gujarat and address the concerns to the fitment committee in order to have a fresh perspective.