New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- The union Government has released the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) Grants for Rural Local Bodies in Odisha during the Financial Year 2025-26, an official spokesman said here today.
This includes the second instalment of Untied Grants amounting to Rs342.5964 crore for 20 eligible District Panchayats (Zilla Parishads), 296 eligible Block Panchayats (Panchayat Samitis) and 6,734 eligible Gram Panchayats in the State.
Additionally, Rs101.7815 crore, representing the withheld portion of the first instalment of Untied Grants for FY 2025-26, has been released to 20 eligible Zilla Parishads, 233 eligible Panchayat Samitis, and 649 eligible Gram Panchayats.
Untied Grants may be utilized by PRIs and RLBs to meet locati...