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Stalin seeks release of Rs 20,860 crore Central dues to Tamil Nadu

The amount consists mainly of GST compensation (about Rs 13,500 crore), and dues on account of subsidy, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin

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In a meeting with the Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Friday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin urged the Centre to release Rs 20,860 crore towards pending GST compensation and many government schemes. He indicated that this would help the state in overcoming the fiscal crisis.

The amount mostly consists GST compensation, which is about Rs 13,500 crore, and dues from schemes like rice subsidy, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.  

In a memorandum submitted to Sitharaman, the chief minister added that Tamil Nadu is in severe financial stress as the revenues were

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