**Summary of XV Finance Commission Grants for Rural Local Bodies in Goa**
On March 19, 2026, the Union Government released XV Finance Commission Grants to strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in Goa for the 2025–26 financial year. The release includes the following allocations:
* **Tied Grants (2nd Installment, FY 2023–24):** ₹15.77 crores allocated to all eligible bodies, including 2 District Panchayats (DPs) and 170 Gram Panchayats (GPs).
* **Withheld Tied Grants (1st Installment, FY 2023–24):** ₹2.84 crores released for additionally eligible bodies, specifically 2 DPs and 3 GPs.
**Administrative Framework and Usage**
The grants are recommended by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation) and are distributed by the Ministry of Finance in two annual installments.
* **Untied Grants:** These funds are intended for location-specific needs under the 29 subjects listed in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution. They cannot be used for salaries or establishment costs.
* **Tied Grants:** These funds are earmarked for basic services, specifically:
1. Sanitation and maintenance of Open Defecation Free (ODF) status, including household waste management and faecal sludge treatment.
2. Drinking water supply, rainwater harvesting, and water recycling.
**Reference Information**
* **Release ID:** 2242476
* **Issuing Authority:** PIB Delhi, Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Key Entities Referenced
XV Finance Commission: The constitutional body whose recommendations govern the allocation and release of grants to strengthen Rural Local Bodies.
Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs): The local governance bodies, including District and Gram Panchayats, that receive and utilize grants for basic services and development.
Goa: The central location of applicability where District and Gram Panchayats are receiving the grant allocations.
Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution: The constitutional provision defining the twenty-nine subjects under which Rural Local Bodies utilize Untied Grants for local needs.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj: The primary central ministry responsible for recommending the release of grants to the States for Rural Local Bodies.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Funds Released as XV FC Grants to Strengthen
Rural Local Bodies in Goa
Posted On: 19 MAR 2026 3:31PM by PIB Delhi
The Union Government has released XV Finance Commission Grants during FY 2025–26 for Panchayati
Raj Institutions/Rural Local Bodies in Goa. It entails the 2nd instalment of Tied Grants for the financial
year 2023–24 amounting to ₹15.77 crores. These funds are for all eligible 2 District Panchayats (DPs) and
170 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the State. Further ₹2.84 crores of the withheld portion of the 1st instalment
of Tied Grants for FY 2023–24 has also been released to additionally eligible 2 DPs and 3 GPs.
Government of India through Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of
Drinking Water and Sanitation) recommends release of XV-FC Grants to States for Panchayati Raj
Institutions/ Rural Local Bodies that 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, under the twenty-nine subjects enshrined in the Eleventh
Schedule of the Constitution, except for salaries and other establishment costs. The Tied Grants can be
used for the basic services of (a) sanitation and maintenance of ODF status, and this should include
management and treatment of household waste, and human excreta and faecal sludge management in
particular and (b) supply of drinking water, rainwater harvesting and water recycling.
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