New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- 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, an official release of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said.

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.

As per the release, 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 process of giving out this money involves dif...