New Delhi, Oct 2 (TIWN) The Centre has granted permission for an additional borrowing of Rs 7,106 crore to Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh for successfully undertaking reforms in the public distribution system (PDS) and ease of doing business respectively, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday.

"The Ministry of Finance has granted additional borrowing permission to two more states, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, for successfully undertaking reforms in the public distribution system (PDS) and ease of doing business," an official statement said.   This will make an additional amount of Rs. 7,106 crore available to these states, it added.  Uttar Pradesh has become sixthstate to complete the reform process in PDS to implement the One Nation-One Ration Card system.