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The Centre has released ₹259.36 crore arsenic the archetypal tranche of 15th Finance Commission Rural Local Bodies (RLB) grants to Gram Panchayats (GP) successful Telangana, offering alleviation to GPs that person been facing fiscal constraints for astir 2 years nether the contiguous regime. The funds were released pursuing orders issued by the Union Finance Ministry.
According to the 15th Finance Commission recommendations, Telangana is entitled to astir ₹3,000 crore. The ₹259.36 crore released present is the archetypal instalment, with the remaining funds expected to beryllium released successful phases.
The merchandise comes aft a prolonged hold caused chiefly by the deferment of Gram Panchayat elections successful the State. Although funds for the fiscal years 2024–25 and 2025–26 were due, they remained stalled owing to the hold successful elections. The Centre maintained that the pending grants would beryllium released lone aft the completion of the Gram Panchayat elections, resulting successful terrible fiscal accent astatine the grassroots level.
Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister, Dhanasari Anasuya Seethakka, had repeatedly taken up the contented with the Union Government.
After the completion of the elections, the Minister initiated peculiar efforts to expedite the release, peculiarly arsenic determination was a hazard of the funds lapsing if not disbursed earlier March 31.
Meanwhile, Minister Seethakka urged the Centre to merchandise the remaining pending grants without further delay, stressing that timely fiscal enactment is important for strengthening colony self-governance.
