The central devolution is actually the share of statesin certain taxes collected by the Centre and it is notsomething to be begged for and should be given whichevergovernment is in power, he said in the Assembly.
Rao, who responded to BJP member Raja Singh's commentsover Central funds to the state, said both the Congress andBJP have turned out to be "utter flop" in running the country.
"BJP people, from a small leader to the country's Homeminister, whenever they come to the state or sitting in Delhi,or unfortunately, in Parliament (they say), we have given (somuch funds to the state).
Who are you to give? We have said many times. On oneoccasion, I had to demand apology from Home Minister. I hadsaid I will resign if figures given by me are wrong," he said.
The Congress government, when P Chidambaram wasFinance minister, did not provide Central Sales Tax funds tostates which made Telangana insist on including the GSTcompensation to be given to states in the law concerned, Raosaid.
Even that is not being given properly by the Centre,he alleged.
The central devolution, which is deposited in thestate's account by the RBI without fail, is not being receivedproperly, he said.
Approximately Rs 3,900 crore, a commitment made tothe state, has not been released by the Centre which, instead,told the state that it would be given permission to secure aloan of about Rs 1,400 crore, the chief minister said.
The Centre, as per the Constitution, has to give theshare of states in the taxes collected by it and there is nokindness on the part of the former (Centre), he pointed out.
Talking about other types of funds provided by theCentre, he said the Centre also releases funds to the statesas its share and such amount given by the Centre has nottouched even Rs 10,000 crore any year during the last fiveyears (in Telangana), he claimed.
The Congress had earlier tried to trumpet such fundsand the present NDA government is trying to do it on a largerscale, he said.
Telangana is one of the five to six states which takecare of themselves and also contribute to the nation buildingprocess, he said.
"Telangana is one state which is building itself andwhich is participating very actively in the nation buildingprocess by way of contributing huge taxes from the state ofTelangana. This is a fact," Rao said.
While the state contributes over Rs 50,000 crore, whatit gets from the Centredoes not exceed Rs 24,000, he claimed.
Telangana is not a state of illiterates and everybodyknows what is happening, he said.
"My advice is it is better if BJP stops thisdisreputable sense at least now," Rao added.
Rao's intervention came during Finance ministerT Harish Rao's reply to the discussion on the state budget for2020-21 presented on Sunday.
Replying to Congress Legislature Party leaderM Bhatti Vikramarka and others expressing disappointment withthe budget, the minister explained how the allocationsincreased and progress has been achieved compared to theCongress rule in erstwhile unified Andhra Pradesh. SJRBN BN