Raise your share in centrally-sponsored schemes: States to FM Sitharaman

States also want GST compensation extended till 2027

At a pre-Budget meeting on Thursday, representatives of states told Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that the Centre should increase its share of expenditure in centrally sponsored schemes, make higher borrowing limits for states unconditional, and should give direct income support to some sections of the society, among other recommendations.

However, one near-unanimous demand from states, including those governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, was that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation be extended for five more years, till 2027. This issue does not come under the ambit of the Union Budget but under the GST Council, which will meet on