Centre Releases Over ₹1,133 Crores as XV FC Grants to Strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions in Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Telangana

• Union Government released over ₹1,133 crore as Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) grants during FY 2025–26 to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) / Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Telangana.
• Concerns fiscal federalism, local self-government (73rd CAA), and devolution to the third tier — directly examinable under GS-II Polity & Governance.
• Operationalises Article 280(3)(bb) — FC recommendations to augment Consolidated Fund of States for Panchayats.