Observing that the slowdown in own tax revenue, a high share of committed expenditure and rising subsidy burdens have stretched state government finances already exacerbated by Covid, the article said
The rating agency has said that there may be a considerable variation across states depending on the impact of the Covid-19 infections, restrictions and vaccinations
The rating agency - in its Infrastructure Yearbook 2019, released on Tuesday - said most of the sub-sectors in infrastructure have shown stress this year, compared to the previous year