Is it true that north India survives on the taxes of south India?

In terms of direct tax collected from states, there are many non-south states which contribute more to the tax collection as compared to Southern states.

Source: Income Tax Department

Maharashtra and Delhi account for 50.4% of direct tax collection, All 5 Southern states combined pay 25.8% of tax. [Edit: Mathematically, south states pay more proportion of direct tax as compared to north, but it still doesn’t prove that south feeds off from north.]

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