Centre releases funds for rural local bodies in Kerala, Meghalaya [Video]

The Centre on Tuesday said it has released 15th Finance Commission grants for FY25 for rural local bodies in Kerala worth Rs 266.8 crore, along with Rs 27 crore for rural local bodies in Meghalaya (for FY22), for addressing location-specific needs.

The untied grants were released in Kerala for the second installment. These funds are for all the eligible 14 district panchayats, 152 block panchayats and 941 gram panchayats in the state, according to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

For the rural local bodies in Meghalaya, first installment of untied grants of FY22 amounting to Rs 27 crore have been released. These funds are for all the three eligible autonomous district councils — Khasi, Garo and Jaintia, the ministry added.

The government, through Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation), recommends release of 15th Finance Commission (XV FC) grants to the States for rural local bodies, which are then released by Ministry of Finance.

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