Money received back by states for every ₹100 CGST contributed to the Union government : Kerala gets ₹17 (RBI data)

Source : https://m.rbi.org.in//Scripts/AnnualPublications.aspx?head=State%20Finances%20:%20A%20Study%20of%20Budgets Kerala state is also poorly favoured when it comes central grants as well : https://www.reddit.com/r/Kerala/comments/1fr7apk/keralas_steep_decrease_and_worsening_tax_share/