The 14 states which would be assigned the amount include: Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Punjab. The amount would be disbursed at the earliest as it is aimed at strengthening the states' financial resources amid their battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.