Goa and Maharashtra receive over ₹592 crore in XV Finance Commission grants for panchayats
On 27 March 2026 the Centre said it had released over ₹592 crore of Fifteenth Finance Commission untied and tied grants to rural local bodies in Goa and Maharashtra.
Summary
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj said on 27 March 2026 that the Union Government had released over ₹592 crore of Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) grants in FY 2025–26 to Panchayati Raj Institutions in Goa and Maharashtra. For Maharashtra this included withheld portions of untied grants for 2024–25 (₹79.82 crore and ₹221.82 crore) and tied grants for 2023–24 (₹159.32 crore and ₹118.69 crore). Goa received ₹12.40 crore as the first instalment of untied grants for 2024–25 covering two district panchayats and all 191 eligible gram panchayats.
Key facts
- Total
- Over ₹592 crore to Goa and Maharashtra
- Grants
- XV Finance Commission untied and tied grants to PRIs
- Maharashtra untied (2024–25)
- ₹79.82 crore + ₹221.82 crore (withheld portions)
- Maharashtra tied (2023–24)
- ₹159.32 crore + ₹118.69 crore
- Goa
- ₹12.40 crore, 1st instalment untied 2024–25; 2 district panchayats, 191 gram panchayats
Practice MCQs 1 questions
The grants of over ₹592 crore released to Goa and Maharashtra panchayats in March 2026 were recommended by which Finance Commission?
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Correct answer: B — Fifteenth
The Union Government released Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) untied and tied grants to PRIs in Goa and Maharashtra.