Centre Disburses Over Rs. 1536 Crores as XV FC Grants Across 8 States to Boost Rural Local Governance

• Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj released ₹1,536.14 crore as Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC) Tied + Untied grants to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)/Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in 8 States during FY 2025-26.
• States covered: Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand.
• Significance: operationalises Article 280(3)(bb) — Finance Commission's mandate to recommend measures to augment State Consolidated Funds to supplement Panchayat resources; tests fiscal federalism + 73rd CAA implementation.