Jamshedpur, April 15 -- Rural development and panchayati raj minister Deepika Pandey Singh said, "Mukhiya is the CM in his panchayat under the three-layered panchayati raj system and each of the 4,342 panchayats in the state will receive funds worth Rs.52 lakh in next 10-15 days," people aware of the matter said.

"The Fifteenth Finance Commission has allocated Rs.2,254 crore for the panchayats to strengthen rural infrastructure... The mukhiyas have a crucial role in the all-round development of villages," Pandey Singh said, addressing the Kolhan Division-level conclave of mukhiyas at Chaibasa.

"At least 217 mukhiyas from West Singhbhum district, 231 mukhiyas from East Singhbhum and 132 from Seraikela-Kharsawan district participated in t...