The on Thursday released ₹1,09,019 crore in to , advancing the November instalment by five days so that states have more money in hand during the festive season.




The instalment is normally released on November 10. The said it was brought forward to help states speed up and fund their development and welfare expenditure.




Uttar Pradesh gets the biggest share at ₹19,208 crore, about 17.6 per cent of the total. Bihar follows with ₹10,845 crore, then Madhya Pradesh with ₹8,010 crore, West Bengal with ₹7,866 crore and Maharashtra with ₹7,022 crore. These five states together account for ₹52,951 crore, nearly half of the amount released.




Rajasthan gets ₹6,460 crore, Odisha ₹4,819 crore and Andhra Pradesh ₹4,597 crore. Karnataka gets ₹4,504 crore, Tamil Nadu ₹4,466 crore and Gujarat ₹4,094 crore. Kerala gets ₹2,597 crore and Telangana ₹2,370 crore. Among the smaller states, Sikkim gets the least at ₹365 crore, followed by Goa at ₹398 crore and Nagaland at ₹524 crore.




This is the second big transfer to states in under a week. The Centre released an additional instalment of ₹1,09,019 crore on October 31, over and above the regular monthly devolution. It had also released an advance instalment of the same amount on August 1, ahead of the regular transfer due on August 10. Last year, the Finance Ministry released an additional ₹1,01,603 crore on October 1, 2025, ahead of the festive season.




Tax devolution is the share of the Centre’s divisible tax pool that goes to states, as recommended by the Finance Commission. It is untied money that states can spend as they see fit. The Sixteenth Finance Commission, whose award covers 2026-27 to 2030-31, has retained the states’ share at 41 per cent of the divisible pool. The Union government has accepted the recommendation.




The Union Budget 2026-27 estimates tax devolution to states at ₹15.26 lakh crore, up from ₹13.93 lakh crore in the revised estimates for 2025-26. The Budget documents put the increase at about ₹1.33 lakh crore.