Centre releases Rs 682 Cr advance tax devolution for Manipur
Khemchand extends gratitude to PM, FM
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, August 01 2026: The Government of India has released an advance tax devolution of Rs 682 crore to Manipur as part of a Nationwide disbursement aimed at boosting States' capital and development expenditure.

The Union Govt on Saturday released Rs 1,09,019 crore as an advance instalment of tax devolution to State Governments to help accelerate infrastructure and developmental projects.

Welcoming the allocation, Chief Minister Y Khemchand expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the financial assistance.

Centre releases Rs 682 Cr advance tax devolution for Manipur

"I express my sincere gratitude to Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji and Hon'ble Union Finance Minister Smt.

Nirmala Sitharaman ji for the advance tax devolution of Rs 682 crore to Manipur.

"This timely support will significantly strengthen our development initiatives and accelerate the State's progress.

On behalf of the people of Manipur, I convey my heartfelt thanks to the Government of India for its continued support," he said in a post on social media.

"The Union Government has released additional instalment of tax devolution to State Governments amounting to Rs 1,09,019 crore on 1st August 2026, which is in addition to the normal monthly devolution to be released on 10th August 2026," the Finance Ministry said in a statement.

Currently, 41 per cent of taxes collected by the Centre is devolved among States in 14 instalments during a fiscal year.

State-wise break-up

According to the release, Uttar Pradesh received the highest share at Rs 19,208 crore, followed by Bihar (Rs 10,845 crore), Madhya Pradesh (Rs 8,010 crore), West Bengal (Rs 7,866 crore) and Maharashtra (Rs 7,022 crore) .

Other major States received the following amounts: Rajasthan (Rs 6,460 crore), Odisha (Rs 4,819 crore), Karnataka (Rs 4,504 crore), Tamil Nadu (Rs 4,466 crore), Gujarat (Rs 4,094 crore), Andhra Pradesh (Rs 4,597 crore), Jharkhand (Rs 3,660 crore), Chhattisgarh (Rs 3,602 crore) and Assam (Rs 3,552 crore) .

Among the remaining States, Kerala received Rs 2,597 crore, Telangana got Rs 2,370 crore, and Punjab was allocated Rs 2,176 crore.

Haryana (Rs 1,484 crore), Arunachal Pradesh (Rs 1,476 crore) and Uttarakhand (Rs 1,244 crore) also featured among the mid-range allocations.

The smaller States and Union Territories received comparatively modest amounts: Himachal Pradesh (Rs 996 crore), Tripura (Rs 699 crore), Meghalaya (Rs 688 crore), Manipur (Rs 682 crore), Mizoram (Rs 615 crore), Nagaland (Rs 524 crore), Goa (Rs 398 crore) and Sikkim (Rs 365 crore) .

With inputs from PTI .