**Summary:**
The Union Government, through the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, has released over Rs. 284 crores as the first installment of Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) Untied Grants to strengthen Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) and Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in Mizoram, Odisha, and Tripura for the financial year 2025-26.
Specifically, Mizoram has received Rs. 14.2761 crores for its 827 eligible Village Councils, allocated as part of the 2023-24 grants. Odisha has been allocated Rs. 240.8149 crores for its 6,085 eligible Gram Panchayats and 63 eligible Block Panchayats. Tripura has been provided Rs. 29.75 crores for its 606 eligible Gram Panchayats, 35 eligible Block Panchayats, 8 eligible Zilla Parishads, 587 Village Committees, and 40 eligible Block Advisory Committees.
These grants, recommended and released in two installments annually, are intended to address location-specific needs under the Twenty-Nine (29) subjects listed in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution, excluding salaries and establishment costs. The Untied Grants offer flexibility in usage, while Tied Grants are earmarked for basic services such as sanitation (including household waste, human excreta, and fecal sludge management) and the supply of drinking water, rainwater harvesting, and water recycling. Release ID: 2160811. Aditi Agrawal.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Panchayati Raj: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for local governance.
Fifteenth Finance Commission: The 15th Finance Commission of India (XV FC), responsible for recommendations on the distribution of tax revenues between the Union and the States.
Mizoram: A state in Northeast India that received grants for its Village Councils.
Odisha: A state in eastern India that received grants for its Gram Panchayats and Block Panchayats.
Tripura: A state in Northeast India that received grants for its Gram Panchayats, Block Panchayats, Zilla Parishads and Village Committees.
Rural Local Bodies: Local self-government institutions in rural areas, also known as Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
Ministry of Jal Shakti: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for water resources.
Constitution: Refers to the Constitution of India which contains the Eleventh Schedule specifying subjects for Panchayats
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Over Rs. 284 Crores Released as First Installment of
XV FC Grants to Strengthen Rural Local Bodies in
Mizoram, Odisha and Tripura
Posted On: 26 AUG 2025 12:49PM by PIB Delhi
The Union Government has released the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) Untied Grants for Rural
Local Bodies in three states during the Financial Year 2025–26. Mizoram has received Rs.14.2761 crores
for 827 eligible Village Councils as part of the 2023–24 grants, while Odisha has been allocated
Rs.240.8149 crores for 6,085 eligible Gram Panchayats and 63 eligible Block Panchayats and Tripura has
been provided Rs. 29.75 crores for 606 eligible Gram Panchayats, 35 eligible Block Panchayats, 8 eligible
Zilla Parishads along with all 587 Village Committees and 40 eligible Block Advisory Committees of the
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state as part of the 1 installment of Untied Grants of the financial year 2025–26.
Government of India through Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Ministry of Jal Shakti recommends release of
XV-FC Grants to States for Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) / Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). These allocated
grants are recommended and released in 2 installments in a financial year. The Untied Grants will be utilized
by RLBs/ PRIs for location-specific felt needs, under the Twenty-Nine (29) Subjects enshrined in the
Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution, except for salaries and other establishment costs. While 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 fecal sludge management in
particular and (b) supply of drinking water, rainwater harvesting and water recycling.
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Aditi Agrawal
(Release ID: 2160811)