Central government released grant amount of more than Rs 224 crore for Chhattisgarh
New Delhi. The Central Government has released an amount of ₹ 224.5762 crore as the primary installment of untied grant for the monetary 12 months 2025-26 for Panchayati Raj Institutions/Rural Local Bodies in Chhattisgarh underneath the fifteenth Finance Commission. This grant is for 11279 eligible Gram Panchayats, 138 eligible Block Panchayats and 26 eligible District Panchayats of the state.
The Government of India by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation) recommends the discharge of fifteenth monetary 12 months grants to the States for Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)/Rural Local Bodies (RLBs), that are released by the Ministry of Finance. The allotted grants are released in two installments in a monetary 12 months. The untied grants can be utilized by the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)/Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) for location-specific wants, excluding salaries and different institution bills, underneath the twenty-nine topics contained within the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution. TIDE grants can be utilized for (a) sanitation and upkeep of open defecation free (ODF) standing, which ought to embrace family waste administration and therapy, particularly human excreta and faecal sludge administration, and (b) fundamental providers akin to consuming water provide, rainwater harvesting and water recycling.