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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala: The Government of Kerala has claimed that they are yet to receive around ₹ 3,951 crore from the central government under various grants and payments.
K N Balagopal, Finance Minister, Government of Kerala, informed the state assembly that ₹ 725 crore was pending towards health grants and ₹513 crore towards the grants for urban local bodies. The central government is yet to release ₹636 crore for the National Health Mission (NHM).
“Last year, the state had met the entire quantum of central share in advance,” Balagopal said.
Other pending payments include ₹226 crores under the National Social Assistance Programme (social security pensions), ₹ 220 crore related to purchases under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, ₹34.7 crore under State Disaster Mitigation Fund, ₹158 crore for the Samagra Shiksha programme and ₹164 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana.
Balagopal further mentioned that the centre also owes Kerala ₹141 crore under Poshan Abhiyan, ₹74 crore under National Food Security Act, ₹750 crore towards UGC pay revision arrears, and ₹11 crore towards assistance for the noon-meal scheme in schools.
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