The Union Government released ₹260.20 crores to Rural Local Bodies in Kerala as the first instalment of XV Finance Commission grants for the Financial Year 2025-26. This covers all 14 District Panchayats, 152 Block Panchayats and 941 Gram Panchayats in the State. The grants were recommended by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Ministry of Jal Shakti, for use by Rural Local Bodies for location-specific needs under the 29 subjects listed in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution. Tied Grants are earmarked for sanitation and maintenance of ODF status, management of household waste, human excreta, fecal sludge, drinking water, rainwater harvesting, and water recycling.
Key Entities Referenced
XV Finance Commission Grants: Grants recommended by the XV Finance Commission to Rural Local Bodies.
Rural Local Bodies: Local government bodies in rural areas, the recipients of the XV Finance Commission Grants.
Kerala: The state in India where the grants are being distributed to Rural Local Bodies.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj: Ministry responsible for recommending the release of XV FC Grants for RLBs/PRIs.
Ministry of Jal Shakti: Ministry that, together with the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, recommends the release of XV FC Grants for RLBs/PRIs.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Rural Local Bodies in Kerala Receive Over ₹260
Crores as First Instalment of XV Finance
Commission Grants
प्रव तथ: 15 DEC 2025 1:46PM by PIB Delhi
The Union Government has released ₹260.20 crores to Rural Local Bodies in Kerala as XV Finance
Commission grants for the Financial Year 2025- 26. The amount represents the first instalment of Untied
Grants and covers all 14 District Panchayats, 152 Block Panchayats and 941 Gram Panchayats in the
State.
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Drinking Water and
Sanitation) recommend the release of XV FC Grants for RLBs/PRIs, which is subsequently released by
the Ministry of Finance in two installments during a financial year. Untied Grants are meant to be utilized
by Rural Local Bodies/PRIs for location-specific felt needs under the 29 subjects listed in the Eleventh
Schedule of the Constitution, except for salaries and other establishment expenditures. Tied Grants, on the
other hand, are earmarked for basic services relating to (a) sanitation and maintenance of ODF status
including management and treatment of household waste, human excreta and fecal sludge, and (b) supply
of drinking water, rainwater harvesting, and water recycling.
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