Kishan Reddy seeks ‘White Paper’ on Telangana’s finances, says Centre gave nearly ₹12 lakh crore in 12 years

Union Minister for Coal & Mines, G. Kishan Reddy, connected Tuesday (March 3, 2026) urged the Telangana Government to merchandise a broad ‘White Paper’ connected the State’s fiscal presumption earlier the (2026-27) fund league begins from March 16.

₹10,000 crore involvement escaped loans successful past 6 years

In a missive to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, besides shared with the media, the Union Minister said the Centre nether Prime Minister Narendra Modi had extended important fiscal enactment to Telangana implicit the years. He cited the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme, nether which the State received ₹10,000 crore successful the past six years arsenic interest‑free loans with a 50‑year repayment window.

Breakup of Central funds

These funds, helium said, were meant for drainage networks, roadworthy widening, railway expansion, bridges and flyovers, hospitals, acquisition institutions, tourism infrastructure, radial roads betwixt the Outer Ring Road (ORR) and Regional Ring Road (RRR), and stream improvement projects. Specific allocations included ₹200 crore for MMTS Phase‑II, ₹114 crore for the Manoharabad–Kothapalli railway line, ₹315 crore for Smart Cities, ₹674 crore for PMGSY, ₹200 crore for radial roads, ₹110 crore for the Siddipet bypass, ₹388 crore for Young India Residential Schools, and ₹300 crore for hostel construction.

SASCI funds utilised effectively, but became babelike connected interest-free loans

Mr. Kishan Reddy acknowledged that Telangana had utilised the SASCI strategy “effectively,” but claimed the State Government had go “dependent” connected these interest‑free loans for large programmes. He further stated that astir ₹12 lakh crore was disbursed to Telangana implicit the past 12 years done Central schemes and superior investments.

₹12 lakh crore successful 12 years done Central schemes and superior investments

This included ₹2.5 lakh crore successful taxation devolution, ₹1.85 lakh crore for roadworthy projects, implicit ₹36,000 crore for railway works, astir ₹40,000 crore nether MGNREGA, ₹50,000 crore worthy of Public Distribution System (PDS) rice, implicit ₹40,000 crore to section bodies, and important spending connected power, education, sports and healthcare infrastructure.

Farmers, helium added, benefited from implicit ₹14,000 crore nether PM‑KISAN, ₹80,000 crore successful fertiliser subsidy, astir ₹2 lakh crore paid arsenic Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy procurement, and ₹60,000 crore for fabric procurement. Loans amounting to ₹10 lakh crore had been extended done Central fiscal institutions.

The Secunderabad MP accused Mr. Revanth Reddy of claiming the State treasury was bare contempt having offered “₹1,000 crore to the Congress High Command.” Telangana, formed successful 2014 with surplus finances, had seen “no disposable progress” during the 10 years of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) regularisation oregon successful the past 27 months nether Congress, helium alleged, stating that rising per‑capita indebtedness and dependence connected borrowings adjacent for regular payments reflected “deep fiscal stress”.

He urged the Government to contiguous the “true fiscal facts” earlier the nationalist done a broad ‘White Paper’.