Centre releases Rs 1 lakh crore GST compensation to states since Oct 2020

The Centre has released Rs 1 lakh crore to states and UTs in four months since October 2020, to meet  GST compensation shortfall , the  Finance Ministry  said on Saturday.  The ministry on Friday released the 17th weekly instalment of Rs 5,000 crore to 23 states and 3 Union Territories (Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir & Puducherry), taking the total amount released so far under…