New Delhi, Jan 26 (TIWN) The Ministry of Finance has released the 13th weekly instalment of Rs 6,000 crore to the states on Monday to meet the GST compensation shortfall.

This is in addition to the additional borrowing permission of Rs 1,06,830 crore granted to the States
The government had set up a special borrowing window in October 2020 to meet the estimated shortfall of Rs 1.10 lakh crore in revenue arising on account of implementation of GST.
The amount has been borrowed at an interest rate of 5.3083 per cent. So far, Rs 78,000 crore has been borrowed by the Central Government through the special borrowing window at an average interest rate of 4.7491 per cent.
In addition to providing funds through the special borrowing window to meet the shortfall in revenue on account of GST implementation, the government has also granted additional borrowing permission equivalent to 0.5 per cent of Gross States Domestic Product (GSDP) to the states choosing option one.
All the states have been given their preference for option one. Permission for borrowing the entire additional amount of Rs 1,06,830 crore (0.5 per cent of GSDP) has been granted to 28 states under the provision.