**Subject:** Summary of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3485 Regarding Reimbursement of Pending Dues to Telangana
**Date:** October 26, 2023
**Summary:**
This document summarizes the response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3485, addressed on August 11, 2025, concerning the reimbursement of pending dues to the State Government of Telangana. The State Government of Telangana, via letter no. 6IST CELLFin.2022, dated July 5, 2022, requested the reimbursement of Rs. 408.48 crore from the Government of Andhra Pradesh. This amount pertains to expenditure incurred on constitutional and statutory bodies, including the High Court, Raj Bhavan, and other common institutions serving both states.
The Ministry of Finance acknowledges the request. To resolve the matter, both state governments were directed in a meeting on February 3, 2025, to reconcile the expenditure on common institutions with the Principal Accountant Generals (AGs) of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Furthermore, the Union Home Secretary has communicated with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on June 25, 2025, requesting expedited reconciliation of expenditure on Common Institutions. This is intended to facilitate the finalization of accounts between the two states by their respective AGs.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Finance: The government ministry responsible for financial matters.
SHRI CHAMALA KIRAN KUMAR REDDY: Member of Parliament who raised the question in the Lok Sabha.
SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY: Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance.
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India, from which Telangana was bifurcated.
High Court: A constitutional body mentioned in the context of expenditure reimbursement.
Comptroller and Auditor General of India CAG: The constitutional authority in India responsible for auditing government accounts.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Telangana: A state in India, formerly part of Andhra Pradesh.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3485
TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 11th August,2025
SRAVANA 20, 1947 (SAKA)
REIMBURSEMENT OF PENDING DUES TO TELANGANA
3485. SHRI CHAMALA KIRAN KUMAR REDDY:
Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:
(a) Whether the State Government of Telangana has sent any request to the Government to
expedite the reimbursement of Rs. 408.49 crore payable to the Government of Telangana
along with applicable interest; and
(b) If so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)
(a) To (b) Yes, The Government of Telangana vide letter no. 6/IST CELL/Fin./2022, dated
05.07.2022 has requested reimbursement of Rs.408.48 crore from the Government of Andhra
Pradesh regarding expenditure incurred on constitutional and statutory bodies such as the
High Court, Raj Bhavan, and other common institutions that served both the States. In a
meeting held on 03.02.2025, both the State Governments were requested to reconcile the
expenditure on common institutions with the Principal Accountant Generals (AGs) of
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Union Home Secretary has also written to Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG)
on 25.06.2025 for expediting the reconciliation of expenditure on Common Institutions to
facilitate finalization of accounts between the two States by the AGs of Telangana and Andhra
Pradesh.
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