Centre releases ₹ 8923.8 crore to Panchayats in 25 States

 Centre releases ₹ 8923.8 crore to Panchayats in 25 States
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New Delhi, May 09, 2021: The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, yesterday released an amount of Rs. 8,923.8 crore to 25 States for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies (RLBs). The grants are meant for all the three tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions – village, block and district.

The amount released on Saturday is the first instalment of the ‘Untied Grants’ for the year 2021-22. It may be utilised by the RLBs, among other things, for various prevention and mitigation measures needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, it will augment resources to the three tiers of Panchayats for fighting the contagion. The state-wise amount of the grant released is enclosed.

As per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission, the 1stinstalment of untied grants was to be released to the States in the month of June, 2021. However, in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation and at the recommendation of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, the Ministry of Finance has decided to release the grant in advance of the normal schedule.

Moreover, the 15thFinance Commission had imposed certain conditions for release of untied grants. The conditions include online availability of accounts of a certain percentage of Rural Local Bodies in the public domain. But taking into consideration the prevailing circumstances, this condition has been waived for release of the first instalment of untied grants.

State-wise details of 1st instalment of Rural Local Bodies untied grants released for the year 2021-22
S. No.Name of StateAmount (Rs. in crore)
1Andhra Pradesh387.8
2Arunachal Pradesh34
3Assam237.2
4Bihar741.8
5Chhattisgarh215
6Gujarat472.4
7Haryana187
8Himachal Pradesh63.4
9Jharkhand249.8
10Karnataka475.4
11Kerala240.6
12Madhya Pradesh588.8
13Maharashtra861.4
14Manipur26.2
15Mizoram13.8
16Odisha333.8
17Punjab205.2
18Rajasthan570.8
19Sikkim6.2
20Tamil Nadu533.2
21Telangana273
22Tripura28.2
23Uttar Pradesh1441.6
24Uttarakhand85
25West Bengal652.2
 Total8923.8

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