The Union Government released ₹717.17 crores under the XV Finance Commission to Rural Local Bodies in Maharashtra. The funds, released on 12 DEC 2023, constitute the first installment of Untied Grants for the Financial Year 2023-24. These grants are intended for duly elected and eligible rural local bodies, encompassing 2 District Panchayats, 15 Block Panchayats, and 26,544 Gram Panchayats. Recommended by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Ministry of Jal Shakti, the XV-FC Grants are released by the Ministry of Finance in 2 installments per year and should be utilized by the RLBs/ PRIs under the Twenty-Nine subjects enshrined in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution, excluding salaries and establishment costs. The Tied Grants must cater to basic services, especially for (a) sanitation and ODF status maintenance (including management of household waste, human excreta, and fecal sludge), and (b) drinking water supply, rainwater harvesting, and water recycling.
Key Entities Referenced
XV Finance Commission: Refers to the Fifteenth Finance Commission, which allocated funds to Rural Local Bodies.
Maharashtra: The state where the funds are being allocated to Rural Local Bodies.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj: The ministry involved in recommending the release of XV-FC Grants.
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The ministry involved in recommending the release of XV-FC Grants (Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation).
Rural Local Bodies (RLBs)/ Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs): The intended recipients of the XV Finance Commission grants.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Rural Local Bodies in Maharashtra Receive Over
₹717 Crores under XV FC Grants
प्रव तथ: 12 DEC 2025 12:17PM by PIB Delhi
The Union Government has released ₹717.17 crores for Rural Local Bodies in Maharashtra under the XV
Finance Commission. This amount represents the first instalment of Untied Grants for the Financial Year
2025-26. The funds have been released to duly elected and eligible rural local bodies in the State, covering
2 District Panchayats (Zilla Parishads), 15 Block Panchayats (Panchayat Samitis) and 26,544 Gram
Panchayats.
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 Rural Local Bodies
(RLBs)/ Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), which are 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 RLBs/ PRIs 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 fecal sludge management in
particular and (b) supply of drinking water, rainwater harvesting and water recycling.
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