The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has on Monday released an amount of Rs. 13,385.70 crore to 25 states for providing grants to the rural local bodies. This grant-in-aid is the first instalment of tied grants of the year 2021-22. The grants have been released as per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission.
Tied grants are released to the rural local bodies (RLBs) for improving two critical services namely (a) sanitation and maintenance of open-defecation free (ODF) status and (b) supply of drinking water, rainwater harvesting and water recycling in the villages.
Out of the total grant-in-aid allocated for Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI), 60 per cent is ‘Tied Grant’. It’s earmarked for national priorities like drinking water supply, rainwater harvesting and sanitation. The remaining 40 per cent is ‘Untied Grant’ and is to be utilised at the discretion of the Panchayati Raj Institutions for location-specific felt needs, except for payment of salaries.
Tied grants are meant to ensure the availability of additional funds to the rural local bodies over and above the funds allocated by the Centre and the state for sanitation and drinking water under the Centrally sponsored schemes.
The states are required to transfer the grants to the rural local bodies within 10 working days of their receipt from the Central government. Any delay beyond 10 working days requires the State governments to release the grants with interest.
State-wise grants released to the rural local bodies
| S. No. | Name of the State | Amount of RLB Grants released on 31-08-2021 (Rs. in crore) | Total RLB Grants released so far in 2021-22 (Rs. in crore) |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 581.7 | 969.50 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 51 | 142.75 |
| 3 | Assam | 355.8 | 593.00 |
| 4 | Bihar | 1112.7 | 1854.50 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 322.5 | 537.50 |
| 6 | Gujarat | 708.6 | 1181.00 |
| 7 | Haryana | 280.5 | 467.50 |
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | 95.1 | 158.50 |
| 9 | Jharkhand | 374.7 | 624.50 |
| 10 | Karnataka | 713.1 | 1188.50 |
| 11 | Kerala | 360.9 | 601.50 |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh | 883.2 | 1472.00 |
| 13 | Maharashtra | 1292.1 | 2153.50 |
| 14 | Manipur | 39.3 | 65.50 |
| 15 | Mizoram | 20.7 | 34.50 |
| 16 | Orissa | 500.7 | 834.50 |
| 17 | Punjab | 307.8 | 860.00 |
| 18 | Rajasthan | 856.2 | 2392.50 |
| 19 | Sikkim | 9.3 | 15.50 |
| 20 | Tamil Nadu | 799.8 | 2783.23 |
| 21 | Telangana | 409.5 | 682.50 |
| 22 | Tripura | 42.3 | 70.50 |
| 23 | Uttar Pradesh | 2162.4 | 3604.00 |
| 24 | Uttarakhand | 127.5 | 212.50 |
| 25 | West Bengal | 978.3 | 1630.50 |
| Total | 13,385.70 | 25,129.98 |
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