India, March 17 -- The central government on Tuesday released more than 1,789 crore under the 15th Finance Commission Grants to strengthen rural local governance across five states - Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra.

The funds, released during FY 2025-26, include Untied Grants for Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Rural Local Bodies to strengthen grassroots governance and support location-specific development needs.

According to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Chhattisgarh received 232.60 crore as the second installment for 33 District Panchayats, 146 Block Panchayats and 11,693 Gram Panchayats, along with 8.02 crore from withheld funds of the first installment.

Gujarat was allocated 509.21 crore a...