Only growth is special

Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi hit the nail on the head when he pointed to the R10,000 crore shortfall in the share of central taxes all states got in FY13. And, when added to various non-plan grants, assistance for state plans and centrally sponsored schemes, he said, this amounted to a 10.6% shortfall over what was budgeted for the year.

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