Centre releases grants of Rs 94 Crores for PRIs in Uttarakhand
Published: Dec 20, 2025

By TIOLCorplaws News Service
NEW DELHI, DEC 20, 2025: THE Union Government has released Rs.94.236 crores as XV Finance Commission (XV FC) grants during the Financial Year 2025-26 for Rural Local Bodies / Panchayati Raj Institutions in Uttarakhand. The release includes the second instalment of Untied Grants for the Financial Year 2024-25 amounting to Rs.9,410.03 lakhs for all eligible 13 District Panchayats, 95 Block Panchayats and 7,784 Gram Panchayats in the State. In addition, Rs.13.60 lakhs towards the withheld portion of the first instalment of Untied Grants for FY 2024- 25 has been released to 15 additionally eligible Gram Panchayats.
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation) recommend the release of XV FC Grants for RLBs/PRIs, which is subsequently released by the Ministry of Finance in two installments during a financial year. Untied Grants are meant to be utilized by Rural Local Bodies/PRIs for location-specific felt needs under the 29 subjects listed in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution, except for salaries and other establishment expenditures. Tied Grants, on the other hand, are earmarked for basic services relating to (a) sanitation and maintenance of ODF status including management and treatment of household waste, human excreta and fecal sludge, and (b) supply of drinking water, rainwater harvesting, and water recycling.