India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Union Government has released Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC) Untied Grants for Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)/Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in the States of Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra during FY 2025-26. This release covers allocations pertaining to different financial years and aims to further strengthen rural local governance.

In Chhattisgarh, the 2nd installment of Untied Grants amounting to Rs.232.60 crores has been released for all eligible 33 District Panchayats (DPs), 146 Block Panchayats (BPs) and 11,693 Gram Panchayats (GPs). Additionally, Rs.8.0238 crores of the withheld portion of the 1st installment have been release...