Income distance’

•  ‘Income distance’ is calculated as the difference between the per capita gross state domestic product (GSDP) of the state from that of the state with the highest per capita GSDP. 

•  This ensures that states with less income get a higher share in order to allow them to provide services comparable to those provided by the richer ones.

•  The XV FC used the per capita GSDP of Haryana as the reference for calculating the income distance, and has given it a weight of 45%, down from the 50% assigned by the XIV FC.