India, July 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj will organize a National Workshop of State Panchayati Raj Ministers on 3rd July 2026 in New Delhi, to deliberate on the recommendations of the Sixteenth Finance Commission. The Workshop will be chaired by Union Minister of Panchayati Raj and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, in the presence of Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel. It will be attended by Panchayati Raj Ministers from States along with senior officials of the State Governments. The Workshop will deliberate on the recommendations of the Sixteenth Finance Commission for the award period 2026-31, which h...