Tamil Nadu asks Centre for special Rs 9,000 crore grant to combat Covid-19

Since both central and state tax revenues will fall short of the Budget Estimates, grant will help, says Palaniswami

The Tamil Nadu Government has asked the Centre to allocate Rs 9,000 crore to combat Covid-19, as both central and state tax revenues will fall short of the Budget Estimates. To make up for the shortfall, the State has asked the Centre for a special grant to deal with the pandemic and its after-effects on the State’s economy, said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami during his interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He also asked the Government to release GST compensation for the April-June period at the earliest.