India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Union Government has sanctioned and released the 2nd installment of Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) Untied Grants for FY 2025-26 to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)/Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal to further empower grassroots governance and enable need-based local development.
Under this tranche, Bihar has received Rs. 80,240.00 lakhs (Rs. 802.40 crores) benefiting all 38 District Panchayats (DPs), 533 Block Panchayats (BPs) and 8,053 Gram Panchayats (GPs), along with an additional release of Rs. 139.10 lakh (Rs. 1.39 crores) from the withheld portion of the 1st installment for 3 BPs and 7 GPs that have ...