02.03.22 Daily [Telangana] TSPSC Current Affairs

The plan to link Godavari-Cauvery rivers will be confined to unutilised water in Chhattisgarh for now.

The Union ministry of Jal Shakti has decided to draw water fromand Andhra Pradesh only after conducting hydrology studies at Icchampally as demanded by the Telangana government.

During the recent meeting on inter-linking ofGodavarivia Krishna and Pennar basins, the Telangana government questioned the claims of the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) that 175 tmc ft of water is available in Godavari at Ichhampally in the state and can be diverted for the purpose.

The Jal Shakti ministry is in a fix over its claims on the availability of 175 tmc ft of water in Godavari at Icchampally as the Central Water Commission (Cwc) has given different figures for different projects and kept Telangana schemes on hold.

As per the original plan, NWDC proposed to draw 247 tmc ft from Godavari and divert it to Krishna and Pennar basins as part of linking of Godavari and Cauvery river basins. It was proposed to draw 2.2 tmc ft of water daily from Godavari which would be first diverted to Krishna at Nagarjuna Sagar and from there to Pennar river during the south-west monsoon.

Telanganarecorded the second lowest Growth rate in terms ofGSTcollection in February at 8%. earned 4,424 crore GST revenue (4,113 crore in February 2022), whileHimachal Pradeshhad the lowest growth rate of 5% in the country.

According to the latest GST collection figures released by the finance department on Wednesday, other southern states fared better as their GST collection went up by at least 4% over and above that of Telangana’s. Kerala (12%),Andhra Pradesh(13%), Karnataka (18%) andTamil Nadu(19%) thus stole a march over Telangana in GST collection, sources said.

Though Telangana’s growth rate is low, overall GST collection for the year is on track, said officials. According to the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report (up to January), the state earned 34,729 crore or nearly 82% of the total budget (2022-23) estimates.

Telangana saw a decrease in revenue from key taxes beginning in March 2020 as a result of Covid-19. Following a decline in revenues in 2020-21, revenue recovery was observed in all of the major individual taxes that comprise the state’s own tax revenue (SOTR) in both 2021-22 and 2022-23, sales tax (VAT), state goods and Services tax (SGST), stamps and registration fees, motor vehicle tax and excise.