State Of Play: Funds to states cut by nearly ₹80,000 crores by Union government

Revised budget estimates for 2024-2025 show a reduction of ₹79,631 crores from funds meant for states. This is even as the Union government is increasingly hoarding cess and surcharge putting fiscal federalism under threat

On State Of Play, South First‘s Editor Anusha Ravi Sood asks a question on behalf of states — Where’s the money going?