diff --git a/core/types/transaction.go b/core/types/transaction.go
index 609b83044..cb186a469 100644
--- a/core/types/transaction.go
+++ b/core/types/transaction.go
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ func (tx *Transaction) RawSignatureValues() (*big.Int, *big.Int, *big.Int) {
 // Transactions is a Transaction slice type for basic sorting.
 type Transactions []*Transaction
 
+// TODO: put these temp custom txs data structures into other places to keep Transaction type code clean.
+
 // RecentTxsStats is a recent transactions stats map tracking stats like BlockTxsCounts.
 type RecentTxsStats map[uint64]BlockTxsCounts
 
diff --git a/internal/configs/sharding/fixedschedule.go b/internal/configs/sharding/fixedschedule.go
index f308bed67..db7f4057f 100644
--- a/internal/configs/sharding/fixedschedule.go
+++ b/internal/configs/sharding/fixedschedule.go
@@ -44,15 +44,20 @@ func (s fixedSchedule) MaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit() uint64 {
 	return mainnetMaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit
 }
 
-func (s fixedSchedule) MaxTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
-	return mainnetMaxTxsPerBlockLimit
+func (s fixedSchedule) MaxTxPoolSizeLimit() int {
+	return mainnetMaxTxPoolSizeLimit
+}
+
+func (s fixedSchedule) MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
+	return mainnetMaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit
 }
 
 func (s fixedSchedule) TxsThrottleConfig() *TxsThrottleConfig {
 	return &TxsThrottleConfig{
 		MaxTxAmountLimit:               s.MaxTxAmountLimit(),
 		MaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit: s.MaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit(),
-		MaxTxsPerBlockLimit:            s.MaxTxsPerBlockLimit(),
+		MaxTxPoolSizeLimit:             s.MaxTxPoolSizeLimit(),
+		MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit:         s.MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/configs/sharding/localnet.go b/internal/configs/sharding/localnet.go
index b3db864ce..4416fa674 100644
--- a/internal/configs/sharding/localnet.go
+++ b/internal/configs/sharding/localnet.go
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ const (
 
 	localnetMaxTxAmountLimit               = 1e2 // unit is in One
 	localnetMaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit = 2
-	localnetMaxTxsPerBlockLimit            = 8000
+	localnetMaxTxPoolSizeLimit             = 8000
+	localnetMaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit         = 1000
 )
 
 func (localnetSchedule) InstanceForEpoch(epoch *big.Int) Instance {
@@ -72,15 +73,20 @@ func (ls localnetSchedule) MaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit() uint64 {
 	return localnetMaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit
 }
 
-func (ls localnetSchedule) MaxTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
-	return localnetMaxTxsPerBlockLimit
+func (ls localnetSchedule) MaxTxPoolSizeLimit() int {
+	return localnetMaxTxPoolSizeLimit
+}
+
+func (ls localnetSchedule) MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
+	return localnetMaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit
 }
 
 func (ls localnetSchedule) TxsThrottleConfig() *TxsThrottleConfig {
 	return &TxsThrottleConfig{
 		MaxTxAmountLimit:               ls.MaxTxAmountLimit(),
 		MaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit: ls.MaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit(),
-		MaxTxsPerBlockLimit:            ls.MaxTxsPerBlockLimit(),
+		MaxTxPoolSizeLimit:             ls.MaxTxPoolSizeLimit(),
+		MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit:         ls.MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/configs/sharding/mainnet.go b/internal/configs/sharding/mainnet.go
index d441b1d52..4c86eac8b 100644
--- a/internal/configs/sharding/mainnet.go
+++ b/internal/configs/sharding/mainnet.go
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ const (
 
 	mainnetMaxTxAmountLimit               = 1e3 // unit is in One
 	mainnetMaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit = 10
-	mainnetMaxTxsPerBlockLimit            = 8000
+	mainnetMaxTxPoolSizeLimit             = 8000
+	mainnetMaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit         = 1000
 )
 
 // MainnetSchedule is the mainnet sharding configuration schedule.
@@ -72,15 +73,20 @@ func (ms mainnetSchedule) MaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit() uint64 {
 	return mainnetMaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit
 }
 
-func (ms mainnetSchedule) MaxTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
-	return mainnetMaxTxsPerBlockLimit
+func (ms mainnetSchedule) MaxTxPoolSizeLimit() int {
+	return mainnetMaxTxPoolSizeLimit
+}
+
+func (ms mainnetSchedule) MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
+	return mainnetMaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit
 }
 
 func (ms mainnetSchedule) TxsThrottleConfig() *TxsThrottleConfig {
 	return &TxsThrottleConfig{
 		MaxTxAmountLimit:               ms.MaxTxAmountLimit(),
 		MaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit: ms.MaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit(),
-		MaxTxsPerBlockLimit:            ms.MaxTxsPerBlockLimit(),
+		MaxTxPoolSizeLimit:             ms.MaxTxPoolSizeLimit(),
+		MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit:         ms.MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/configs/sharding/shardingconfig.go b/internal/configs/sharding/shardingconfig.go
index 9edbb254b..1b6feb2cf 100644
--- a/internal/configs/sharding/shardingconfig.go
+++ b/internal/configs/sharding/shardingconfig.go
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ type Schedule interface {
 	// Max number of transactions of a particular account per block level
 	MaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit() uint64
 
-	// Max total number of transactions in a block
-	MaxTxsPerBlockLimit() int
+	// Max total number of transactions allowed as pending transactions in transaction pool
+	MaxTxPoolSizeLimit() int
+
+	// Max total number of transactions allowed to be processed per block
+	MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit() int
 
 	// configuration for throttling pending transactions
 	TxsThrottleConfig() *TxsThrottleConfig
@@ -92,6 +95,9 @@ type TxsThrottleConfig struct {
 	// Max number of transactions of a particular account for the past hour
 	MaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit uint64
 
-	// Max total number of transactions in a block
-	MaxTxsPerBlockLimit int
+	// Max total number of transactions allowed as pending transactions in transaction pool
+	MaxTxPoolSizeLimit int
+
+	// Max total number of transactions allowed to be processed per block
+	MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit int
 }
diff --git a/internal/configs/sharding/testnet.go b/internal/configs/sharding/testnet.go
index 1e478e68f..a472bb417 100644
--- a/internal/configs/sharding/testnet.go
+++ b/internal/configs/sharding/testnet.go
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ const (
 
 	testnetMaxTxAmountLimit               = 1e3 // unit is in One
 	testnetMaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit = 10
-	testnetMaxTxsPerBlockLimit            = 8000
+	testnetMaxTxPoolSizeLimit             = 8000
+	testnetMaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit         = 1000
 )
 
 func (testnetSchedule) InstanceForEpoch(epoch *big.Int) Instance {
@@ -73,15 +74,20 @@ func (ts testnetSchedule) MaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit() uint64 {
 	return testnetMaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit
 }
 
-func (ts testnetSchedule) MaxTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
-	return testnetMaxTxsPerBlockLimit
+func (ts testnetSchedule) MaxTxPoolSizeLimit() int {
+	return testnetMaxTxPoolSizeLimit
+}
+
+func (ts testnetSchedule) MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
+	return testnetMaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit
 }
 
 func (ts testnetSchedule) TxsThrottleConfig() *TxsThrottleConfig {
 	return &TxsThrottleConfig{
 		MaxTxAmountLimit:               ts.MaxTxAmountLimit(),
 		MaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit: ts.MaxNumRecentTxsPerAccountLimit(),
-		MaxTxsPerBlockLimit:            ts.MaxTxsPerBlockLimit(),
+		MaxTxPoolSizeLimit:             ts.MaxTxPoolSizeLimit(),
+		MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit:         ts.MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 6fb042c23..32e4df98b 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func (node *Node) Beaconchain() *core.BlockChain {
 }
 
 func (node *Node) reducePendingTransactions() {
-	txPoolLimit := core.ShardingSchedule.MaxTxsPerBlockLimit()
+	txPoolLimit := core.ShardingSchedule.MaxTxPoolSizeLimit()
 	curLen := len(node.pendingTransactions)
 
 	// If length of pendingTransactions is greater than TxPoolLimit then by greedy take the TxPoolLimit recent transactions.
diff --git a/node/worker/worker.go b/node/worker/worker.go
index b4f1c1615..76daaf9d6 100644
--- a/node/worker/worker.go
+++ b/node/worker/worker.go
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ func (w *Worker) throttleTxs(selected types.Transactions, recentTxsStats types.R
 	}
 
 	// already selected max num txs
-	if len(selected) > txsThrottleConfig.MaxTxsPerBlockLimit {
-		utils.GetLogInstance().Info("Throttling tx with max txs per block limit",
+	if len(selected) > txsThrottleConfig.MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit {
+		utils.GetLogInstance().Info("Throttling tx with max num txs per block limit",
 			"tx Id", tx.Hash().Hex(),
-			"MaxTxsPerBlockLimit", txsThrottleConfig.MaxTxsPerBlockLimit)
+			"MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit", txsThrottleConfig.MaxNumTxsPerBlockLimit)
 		return sender, shardingconfig.TxUnselect
 	}
 
@@ -143,7 +143,17 @@ func (w *Worker) SelectTransactionsForNewBlock(newBlockNum uint64, txs types.Tra
 				"Transaction Id", tx.Hash().Hex(),
 				"txThrottleFlag", flag.String())
 		}
+
+		utils.GetLogInstance().Info("Transaction gas limit info",
+			"Transaction Id", tx.Hash().Hex(),
+			"tx gas limit", tx.Gas())
 	}
+
+	utils.GetLogInstance().Info("Block gas limit and usage info",
+		"newBlockNum", newBlockNum,
+		"block gas limit", w.current.header.GasLimit,
+		"block gas used", w.current.header.GasUsed)
+
 	return selected, unselected, invalid
 }