Centre releases over ₹436 crore of XV Finance Commission grants for Karnataka and Tripura panchayats
The Union Government released the second instalment of XV Finance Commission untied grants for 2024-25 to rural local bodies in Karnataka (₹404.97 crore) and Tripura (₹31.13 crore), the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said on 27 March 2025.
Summary
The Union Government released the second instalment of Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) untied grants for 2024-25 to rural local bodies in Karnataka and Tripura, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said on 27 March 2025. Karnataka received ₹404.9678 crore for 5,375 eligible Gram Panchayats, and Tripura ₹31.1259 crore for 589 eligible Gram Panchayats along with Block and District Panchayats and Traditional Local Bodies. Untied grants can be used for location-specific needs under the 29 subjects in the Eleventh Schedule, except salaries and establishment costs; tied grants are for sanitation and drinking water.
Key facts
- Announced
- 27 March 2025
- Instalment
- Second, 2024-25, untied grants
- Karnataka
- ₹404.9678 crore, 5,375 Gram Panchayats
- Tripura
- ₹31.1259 crore, 589 Gram Panchayats
- Untied grants
- Any of 29 Eleventh Schedule subjects, except salaries and establishment costs
- Tied grants
- Sanitation and drinking water
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which two States received XV Finance Commission untied grants for rural local bodies, as announced on 27 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Karnataka and Tripura
Karnataka received ₹404.97 crore and Tripura ₹31.13 crore as the second instalment of untied grants for 2024-25.
Consider the following statements about XV Finance Commission untied grants to rural local bodies: 1. They can be used for salaries and establishment costs of panchayats. 2. In Tripura, Traditional Local Bodies were among the recipients of the 2024-25 second instalment. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Untied grants cannot be used for salaries and establishment costs. In Tripura, the grant covered Gram, Block and District Panchayats and Traditional Local Bodies.