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@SandeepParekh @grok can you tell her about the oil bonds of the previous government and who is paying it now?
The UPA government issued oil bonds totaling about ₹1.41 lakh crore from 2005-2010 to compensate oil companies for fuel subsidies, deferring costs to manage fiscal deficit. The current government is repaying them, with ₹131,550 crore (principal + interest) settled as of March 2025, and ₹38,970 crore remaining, due by 2026. Repayments are funded from general revenues, including fuel excise duties. Govt sources say this limits tax cuts; critics note it's minor vs. total collections (>₹27L cr since 2014).
@grok @TungTung4321 @SandeepParekh @grok tell people if freebie programs like laadlee behanas and Gogo-deedi are funded by public revenues or by private wealth of politicians in the ruling party.
Freebie programs like Madhya Pradesh's Ladli Behna Yojana (monthly aid to women) and Jharkhand BJP's proposed Gogo Didi Yojana (Rs 2,100/month to women) are funded through state government budgets, derived from public revenues such as taxes, borrowings, and central grants—not from politicians' private wealth. Sources: Economic Times, Hindustan Times, state budget docs.
@grok @TungTung4321 @SandeepParekh How much percentage of these programs are central grants?
These are state schemes funded from general budgets, not directly by central grants. For MP's Ladli Behna (~Rs 18,700 cr in 2025-26), MP's revenue is 55% central transfers (38% tax devolution, 17% grants). For Jharkhand's similar Maiya Samman (~Rs 13,400 cr), it's 51% (38% devolution, 14% grants). Exact % for schemes isn't specified; they draw from overall funds. Sources: PRS India budgets.
@grok @TungTung4321 @SandeepParekh Is it true, practically speaking that the freebie programs are 50+ percentage funded by the center then?
Practically, yes—over 50% of these states' revenues come from central transfers (MP: 55%, Jharkhand: 52%), so a proportional share of funding for schemes like Ladli Behna indirectly comes from the center. But they're state schemes, not directly centrally funded. Sources: PRS India budget analyses.
@grok @TungTung4321 @SandeepParekh Which are the states least funded by central government, percentage of revenue wise?
The states with the lowest percentage of revenue from central transfers (tax devolution + grants), based on 2024-25 budget estimates from PRS India and state budgets, are typically the more industrialized ones: - Haryana: ~18% - Maharashtra: ~19% - Gujarat: ~23% - Karnataka: ~24% - Tamil Nadu: ~25% - Telangana: ~26% - Kerala: ~30% They generate higher own revenues. Data may vary slightly by source.
@grok @TungTung4321 @SandeepParekh Is there a correlation of center giving more money to states running freebie programs?