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CAG Report: UP was once called sick, now Surat has changed, became number one

admin | September 23, 2025 5:22 AM CST

CAG Report: UP was once called sick, now Surat has changed, became number one

Uttar Pradesh has achieved a big achievement in the revenue surplus.

Sometimes to be counted in the list of sick states Uttar Pradesh It has now achieved a major achievement on the economic front. According to the latest report of the Auditor General (CAG) of India, both these states remained in the revenue surplus in FY 2023. This means that the income of these states was higher than their expenses. The special thing is that Uttar Pradesh is at the forefront with a revenue surplus of ₹ 37,000 crore. Uttar Pradesh has made tremendous improvements in its revenue collection system and financial management in the last few years, which has strengthened its economy.

16 states did wonders

According to the CAG report, there are now 16 states in the entire country which are able to save money even after their expenses. That is, these states have revenue surplus. It is included after Uttar Pradesh after Uttar Pradesh ₹ 19,865 crore, Odisha ₹ 19,456 crore, Jharkhand ₹ 13,564 crore, Karnataka ₹ 13,496 crore, Chhattisgarh ₹ 8,592 crore, Telangana ₹ 5,944 crore, Uttarakhand ₹ 5,310 crore, Madhya Pradesh ₹ 4,091 crore and Goa ₹ 2,399 crore. Apart from this, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim are also on this list.

12 state still deficit

At the same time, 12 states are still struggling with revenue deficit. Among them, Andhra Pradesh (-₹ 43,488 crore), Tamil Nadu (-₹ 36,215 Crore), Rajasthan (-₹ 31,491 Crore), West Bengal (-₹ 27,295 Crore), Punjab (-₹ 26,045 Crore), Haryana (-₹ 17,212 Crore), Assam (-₹ 12,072 crore), Bihar (-₹ 11,28 crore), The state (₹ 6,336 crore), Kerala (-₹ 9,226 crore), Maharashtra (-₹ 1,936 crore) and Meghalaya (-₹ 44 crore) are included. The earnings of these states are not able to meet their expenses.

These states depend on revenue deficit grant

The report also stated that states like West Bengal, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab are dependent on the Revenue Deficit Grants from the Center to meet their economic needs. In FY 2023, West Bengal received 16% of the total grant, so that it could bridge the distance between its income and expenses. After this, Kerala got 15% grant, Andhra Pradesh 12%, Himachal Pradesh 11% and Punjab 10%. It makes it clear that these states still depend on the central government for their economic strength.

These states are increasing their earnings on their own

In the CAG report, some states have also been told that have strengthened their tax and non-tax income. Haryana has done the best performance in this, where more than 80% of the total income of the state comes from its own earnings. This is followed by Telangana (79%), Maharashtra (73%), Gujarat (72%), Karnataka (69%), Tamil Nadu (69%) and Goa (68%) states that have strengthened their revenue sources by reducing dependence on the center.