Harish demands Union FM return Rs 495 crore CSS funds mistakenly transferred to AP.

Hyderabad: Finance Minister T. Harish Rao sent a letter to Federal Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday calling for the early release of Rs 495 million “miscredited to Andhra Pradesh” during the formation of Telangana state in 2014. The center’s share in the Central Sponsorship Scheme (CSS).

“During the first year of state formation, the share of the Center on CSS (Central Support Scheme) implemented in Telangana was released to Andhra Pradesh by oversight, but the share of the Center was distributed on a per-population basis. AP and Telangana. Grants by Telangana mistakenly released to AP amounted to Rs 495.2 crore,” Harish Rao wrote in the letter.

Mr Harish Rao pointed out that the Telangana Government has made numerous requests to the Center, the AP Government and the Accountant General to adjust Telangana’s fair share of CSS matching grants, stating, “We efforts have so far been fruitless.” Nirmala said she sent her a letter asking for CSS membership fees on Jan. 24 last year, but she has yet to respond.

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