Centre releases ₹1.04 lakh crore GST compensation shortfall to states since October 2020

The Centre has released ₹1.04 lakh crore to states in four months since October 2020, to meet GST compensation shortfall, the finance ministry said on Monday. The ministry on Monday released the 18th weekly instalment of ₹4,000 crore to 23 states and 3 Union territories with Legislative Assembly (Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir and Puducherry), taking the total amount released so far under th…