Parliament Question: Utilisation of Fifteenth Finance Commission Tied Grants

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2672 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2026 UTILISATION OF FIFTEENTH FINANCE COMMISSION TIED GRANTS

2672. SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) the details of Tied Grants allocated under the Fifteenth Finance Commission from 2020-21 to 2025-26, year, State and UT-wise;

(b) the details of Tied Grants allocated, released and utilised under the Fifteenth Finance Commission during said period, State, year and district-wise, Mandal-wise and Gram Panchayat- wise in Andhra Pradesh;

(c) the component-wise details of expenditure incurred under the Drinking Water and Sanitation/Solid Waste Management components out of the Tied Grants during the said period, State and district-wise, Mandal-wise, Gram Panchayat-wise in Andhra Pradesh;

(d) the details of works undertaken and completed under the said components during the said period, State and district-wise, Mandal-wise and Gram Panchayat-wise in Andhra Pradesh;

(e) whether any unutilised funds, delays in utilisation/implementation gaps have been reported under the Tied Grants in Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof, district-wise; and

(f) the steps taken/proposed to ensure timely utilisation and effective monitoring of Tied Grants under the Fifteenth Finance Commission in Andhra Pradesh? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) to (f) The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti is the nodal Department for the implementation of the Fifteenth Finance Commission Tied Grants.

As reported by the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, the Fifteenth Finance Commission submitted its report in two phases, the first, an Interim Report for the financial year 2020-21 and Final Report for the award period 2021-26.

1The Fifteenth Finance Commission (FC-XV) recommended Rs.2.36 lakh crore to RLBs in 28 States including Andhra Pradesh for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 including for those areas which are not required to have panchayats (Fifth and Sixth Scheduled areas and excluded areas), out of which 60% i.e. Rs. 1.42 lakh crore is tied grant to be utilized for (i) supply of drinking water, rainwater harvesting and water recycling; and, (ii) sanitation and maintenance of ODF status equally i.e. Rs. 0.71 Lakh crore for each component.

The release of tied grant allocated to all states is based on the fulfilment of stipulated criteria mentioned in the operational guideline for the implementation of XV-FC recommendation on RLB grants. Department of Expenditure further release funds to states and state government transferred the same to RLBs/ Excluded areas. The tied grant has to be utilized specifically for Water and Sanitation related activities as mentioned in the manual for utilization for tied grant.

Based on the interim report (2020-21) of the 15th Finance Commission, the entire recommended amount i.e. Rs. 1312.50 Crore was released to the State of Andhra Pradesh. Further, as recommended by 15th Finance Commission, year wise and State wise details of the allocation of Tied grant is enclosed at Annexure.

The details of 15th Finance Commission tied grant allocated and released to State of Andhra

Pradesh is as under:

Year Allocation Release (₹ crore) (₹ crore) 2020-21 1312.50 1312.50 2021-22 1,163.40 1,163.40 2022-23 1,206.00 1,188.91 2023-24 1,218.60 1,198.55 2024-25 1,291.20 1,267.98 2025-26 1,259.40 1,232.29 The district-wise, Mandal-wise and Gram Panchayats wise details of Tied Grants allocated, released and utilized under the Fifteenth Finance Commission is not maintained by the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation centrally. The component-wise details of expenditure incurred under the Drinking Water and Sanitation/Solid Waste Management components and the details of works undertaken and completed, district-wise, Mandal-wise and Gram Panchayat-wise in State is not maintained by the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation centrally.

Information regarding district-wise unutilised funds, delays in utilisation or implementation gaps under the Tied Grants in State is not maintained by the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation centrally.

The 15th Finance Commission period has ended on 31.03.2026, therefore, the pending amount of the states has lapsed with the completion of Fifteenth Finance Commission cycle.

2The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation has issued technical advisory/guidance to States for the utilization of the 16th Finance Commission tied grant to Rural Local Bodies/ PRIs for water and sanitation.

*** 3Annexure The details of Tied Grants allocated under the Fifteenth Finance Commission from 2020-21 to 2025-26 (Rs. in crore) Sr. State 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 No.

1 Andhra Pradesh 1312.5 1,163.40 1206 1218.6 1291.2 1259.4 2 Arunachal 115.5 102 106.2 107.4 113.4 111 Pradesh 3 Assam 802 711.6 736.8 744.6 789 769.8 4 Bihar 2509 2,225.40 2305.2 2330.4 2468.4 2407.2 5 Chhattisgarh 727 645 668.4 675 715.2 697.8 6 Goa 37.5 33 34.2 34.8 37.2 36.6 7 Gujarat 1597.5 1,417.20 1467.6 1483.8 1571.4 1533 8 Haryana 632 561 580.8 587.4 621.6 606.6 9 Himachal 214.5 190.2 197.4 199.2 211.2 205.8 Pradesh 10 Jharkhand 844.5 749.4 775.8 784.2 831 810.6 11 Karnataka 1608.5 1,426.20 1477.8 1494 1582.2 1543.2 12 Kerala 814 721.8 747.6 756 800.4 780.6 13 Madhya Pradesh 1992 1,766.40 1830 1849.8 1959 1911 14 Maharashtra 2913.5 2,584.20 2676.6 2706 2865.6 2795.4 15 Manipur 88.5 78.6 81 82.2 87 85.2 16 Meghalaya 91 81 84 84.6 89.4 87.6 17 Mizoram 46.5 41.4 42.6 43.2 45.6 44.4 18 Nagaland 62.5 55.2 57.6 58.2 61.2 59.4 19 Odisha 1129 1,001.40 1036.8 1048.2 1110.6 1083 20 Punjab 694 615.6 637.2 644.4 682.8 666 21 Rajasthan 1931 1,712.40 1774.2 1793.4 1899.6 1852.2 22 Sikkim 21 18.6 19.8 19.8 21 19.8 23 Tamil Nadu 1803.5 1,599.60 1656.6 1674.6 1774.2 1730.4 24 Telangana 923.5 819 849 858 908.4 886.2 25 Tripura 95.5 84.6 88.2 88.8 94.2 91.8 26 Uttar Pradesh 4876 4,324.80 4479.6 4528.2 4796.4 4678.2 27 Uttarakhand 287 255 264 267 282.6 274.8 28 West Bengal 2206 1,956.60 2026.8 2049 2170.2 2116.8 Total 30375 26,940.60 27907.8 28210.8 29880 29143.8 *** 4