NEW DELHI: The Government of India has released Rs 1091.47 crore as the first instalment of untied grants under the Fifteenth Finance Commission for rural local bodies in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj on Thursday.
A sum of Rs 680.71 crore was released to West Bengal on October 6 in respect of the eligible 3, 224 Gram Panchayats, 335 Block Panchayats and 21 Zilla Parishads across the state for the financial year 2025–26, the statement said.
The Union Government has also released Rs 410.76 crore to Andhra Pradesh for all 13 District Panchayats (Zilla Praja Parishads), 650 eligible Block Panchayats (Mandal Praja Parishads) and 13, 092 eligible Gram Panchayats (GPs) out of 13, 327 GPs in the State for the financial year 2025–26.