Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 31 (ANI): The Central Government has authorised and launched funds below the Fifteenth Finance Commission’s ‘Untied’ grant for Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Local Bodies in Uttarakhand for the monetary yr 2025-26, as per a CMO launch.
According to the discharge, this grant will additional strengthen the panchayat system and help need-based native improvement initiatives inside Panchayati Raj establishments.
Under the second installment of the Untied grant, the Centre has launched Rs 91.31 crore for Uttarakhand. This will profit all 13 District Panchayats, 95 Development Blocks, and seven,784 eligible Gram Panchayats. In addition, Rs 1.84 crore has been launched for 216 eligible Gram Panchayats from the withheld portion of the primary installment of the Untied grant for the monetary yr 2025-26.
It is noteworthy that the Government of India, via the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation), recommends the discharge of grants below the Fifteenth Finance Commission for Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Local Bodies. Based on these suggestions, the Ministry of Finance releases the funds.
Earlier this month, Uttarakhand Minister Satpal Maharaj in meeting knowledgeable that in the course of the 4 years of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami’s second tenure, 819 Panchayat buildings have been constructed or reconstructed throughout the state
CM Dhami had directed the Panchayati Raj Department to launch a particular marketing campaign to rebuild these deteriorated buildings. Following these instructions, the division has constructed or reconstructed 819 Panchayat buildings over the previous 4 years, whereas work on the remaining buildings continues to be underway. (ANI)