India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Union Government has sanctioned and released the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) Untied Grants during FY 2025-26 to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)/Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Punjab and Mizoram. These grants will further empower grassroots governance and enable need-based local development in PRIs.

For the state of Madhya Pradesh, Rs. 631.91 crores have been released as the 2nd instalment of Untied Grants of FY 2025-26 for 51 eligible District Panchayats (DPs), 300 eligible Block Panchayats (BPs) and 22933 eligible Gram Panchayats (GPs). Further, Rs.1.26 crores of withheld portion of 1st instalment of untied grants for FY 2025-26 has ...