5 states account for 72% of direct tax Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat accounted for 72% of direct taxes and 53% of CGST collected by Centre, the govt said Top 5 states five southern states Per capita income of six states The five southern states mentioned above received 15% from the Centre’s divisible tax pool | P10 Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh — exceed the national average of L1,88,892* contributed K14.2 lakh cr of the total K19.62 lakh cr collected in direct taxes kottayam l tuesday l march 11, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l city EDITION — TN, Karnataka, T’gana, AP, Kerala — together contributed 25% of the direct taxes and 27% of the Central GST UP, Bihar and MP got 36% of tax that Centre shares with states. They contributed 5% to total direct tax colllected by the Centre * Source: Economic Survey of Maharashtra CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Fiery Day One as language row explodes in LS tice to students of Tamil Nadu,” he alleged. Pradhan said Tamil THE three-language row hit Nadu CM M K Stalin had also Parliament proceedings on agreed initially but then “sudMonday as the Opposition par- denly some super CM appeared ties and government clashed and they took a U-Turn”. He over the alleged imposition of said there is still time for the the ‘Hindi’ language through TN government to sign the the National Education Policy MoU on PM SHRI. “Today is (NEP). House proceedings were March 10. We have still 20 days adjourned for half an left in the month of hour after DMK memMarch,” he said. bers staged protests over Following this, Union Education MinisDMK MPs walked ter Dharmendra Pradinto the Well of the han’s remarks that the House and raised sloTamil Nadu government gans. Congress MPs, was ‘dishonest’ on the too, stood up in soliissue of implementing darity, though they the PM Schools for Risdidn’t go to the Well Privilege ing India (PM SHRI) of the House. Notamotion scheme. bly, members from DMK MP Replying to a quesRJD, TMC and SP did Kanimozhi on tion, Pradhan said the not join the DMK in Monday TN government took a their protests. submitted a Lok Sabha Speaker U-turn on implementing the centrally-sponsored privilege motion Om Birla adjourned scheme, which envis- against Pradhan, the House till noon. aged strengthening the accusing him of As the House reconschools managed by cen- ‘misleading the vened, DMK MP KanHouse’ by imozhi said she was tral, state or local bodies. The minister said making factually “very pained” by a that the state govern- incorrect claims word Pradhan used. “We have issues with ment had agreed to PM SHRI scheme and several the NEP... The three-language (DMK) MPs, who came to see formula is not acceptable to TN,” she said. In his response, him, conveyed this to him. “But when they went back, Pradhan said he should not have they made a U-Turn. They are used a word for the members of TN, state government, and its doing mischief with the life of the students. They are mislead- people. “I withdraw my word if ing the people and doing injus- it has hurt anyone,” he said. P r e e t ha N air @ New Delhi Congress bid to bring Antony back from ‘retirement’ ahead of crucial elections Antony to be a part of the empowered committee, which will conAs crucial elections are fast ap- sist of Congress Working Comproaching in Kerala, the Congress mittee members from the state, is trying hard to bring back vet- former KPCC presidents, current eran A K Antony who has quit ac- KPCC president and the Leader , tive politics, into the parof Opposition. ty’s collective leadership Sources said the probin the state. able members of the core On the directive of the team include Congress high command, which Wo rk i n g C o m m i t t e e had intervened to quell members Antony, K C the inter nal discord Venugopal, Shashi Thawithin the party in Keraroor, Ramesh Chennithala, the Congress state la, party state president K leadership will constiSudhakaran, working tute a 11-member empow- A K Antony president Kodikkunnil ered committee to lead it Suresh, for mer presiahead of the local body elections dents V M Sudheeran, Mullaplater this year and the assembly pally Ramachandran, M M Hasan, elections next year. K Muraleedharan and Leader of According to sources, the state Opposition V D Satheesan. leadership is trying to convince The leadership is confident that A B H I L A S H C H A N D R A N @Kottayam Antony will be part of the committee. Antony, 84, a three-time union minister and chief minister, announced retirement from electoral politics when he retur ned to Kerala after his Rajya Sabha term ended in April 2022. The veteran leader has been keeping low profile in state politics since, though he did campaign in select constituencies during the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The decision to form the empowered committee follows Rahul Gandhi’s strict directive to end the feud within the party . The proposal for an empowered committee assumes significance as KPCC’s political affairs committee to guide organisational strategy and execution within the ● More on P4 state seldom meets.  P Jayarajan brings up inaction on plaints against E P jayarajan at CPM meet He questioned the impropriety in party not discussing his complaint against EP | P4 Canada PM-elect to reset India ties Govt directs IPL to ban ads j ayan t h j ac o b @ New Delhi In a big push to ties that had deteriorated during Justin Trudeau’s leadership, Mark Carney, set to become Canada’s next prime minister, has said he would work towards rebuilding his country’s ties with India. Carney emerged victorious in the race to succeed Trudeau as Canada’s next prime minister, securing 85.9% of votes in the Liberal Party leadership contest. Ahead of the elections, the former central banker addressed the issue of US tariffs on Canada during a media in- teraction in Calgary, Alberta, Trudeau had claimed last as Washington and Ottawa find September of “credible allegathemselves at odds over the tar- tions” suggesting Indian agents iff threat and a looming trade were involved in assassinating war. pro-Khalistan separa“What Canada will be tist leader Hardeep looking to do is diversiSingh Nijjar in Surrey , fy our trade relationBritish Columbia. ship with like-minded Since then, ties becountries,” Car ney tween the two counsaid. “And there are optries nosedived. India portunities to rebuild outrightly dismissed the relationship with the Canadian accusaIndia. There needs to be Mark Carney tions, and said “Canaa shared sense of values da shared no around that commercial rela- evidence.” tionship. If I’m prime minister, The fallout resulted in both I look forward to the opportu- nations expelling diplomats in nity to build that,” he said. a tit-for-tat exchange. promoting tobacco, alcohol K a v i ta B a j e li - D at t @ New Delhi The Centre has urged the Indian Premier League (IPL) to ban all tobacco and alcohol advertisements, including surrogate promotions, within the stadium premises during matches as well as telecast sessions on the national television. In a letter to IPL Chairperson Arun Singh Dhumal, the Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Prof (Dr) Atul Goel said, “IPL should strictly implement the regulations banning all forms of tobacco/alcohol advertising, including surrogate advertisements, within the stadium premises where IPL games are held”. He added it is their social and moral obligation to promote public health. “Cricket players are role models for youngsters for promoting a healthy active lifestyle. , IPL, being the largest sports platform in the country, has a social and moral obligation to promote public health and support health initiatives of the government,” Goel wrote in the letter dated March 5.