Ranchi, Sept. 4 -- Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Deepika Pandey Singh today metthe union Panchayati Raj Secretary in New Delhi and pressed for the early release of the next installment of the 15th Finance Commission grant.
Minister said strengthening gram panchayats was the state government's top priority and that timely release of funds would help accelerate rural development and improve basic infrastructure.
She expressed hope that the next tranche would be cleared soon so that schemes could directly benefit villages.
The union Secretary assured her of a positive response on the matter.
During the meeting, Jharkhand also placed proposals related to additional funding under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), training unde...