Centre Releases ₹213.9 Crores under XV Finance Commission Grants to Assam for strengthening rural local bodies

Last updated: 2026/01/20 at 11:41 PM

Dusmanta Behera - Editor-in-Chief

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Centre has released 213.9 crore rupees as Fifteenth Finance Commission United Grants for Rural Local Bodies in Assam for the financial year 2025-26.

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj today informed that this amount constitutes the first instalment for the current financial year. The Ministry said that the funds have been released for all 2,192 eligible Gram Panchayats, 182 eligible Block Panchayats and 27 eligible Zilla Parishads across the State.

Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation) recommend release of XV-FC grants to States for Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)/ Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) which is then released by Ministry of Finance.

The allocated grants are recommended and released in 2 installments in a financial year. The Untied Grants will be utilized by PRIs/ RLBs for location-specific felt needs

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Dusmanta Behera's pioneering experience of 26 years includes key roles at News Today Pvt Ltd, ETV Networks, Lok Sabha TV. Rajya Sabha TV, and Sansad TV. As an accredited Video Journalist for more than 15 years under MI&B, Government of India covered State Visits of Prime Minister and Vice President. Valuable Contributions include Series on "National Security" and Chamber Telecast. Key interest remains in Documentaries on Armed Forces and Travelogues.