Overview

• Assam received Rs 214.54 crore covering all 2,192 eligible Gram Panchayats, 156 eligible Block Panchayats and 27 eligible Zilla Parishads.
• Tamil Nadu was allotted Rs 127.59 crore for 2,901 eligible Gram Panchayats, 74 eligible Block Panchayats and 9 eligible District Panchayats.
• Untied grants fund location-specific priorities but cannot be used for salaries or other establishment costs.
• Tied grants target basic services such as sanitation, maintenance of ODF status, household-waste and fecal-sludge management, drinking-water supply, rainwater harvesting and water recycling.
• XV-FC grants are issued in two instalments each financial year, with last month’s tranche exceeding Rs 284 crore for Mizoram, Odisha and Tripura.