Lok Sabha Question No. 1440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Fifteenth Finance Commission Grants
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat, Shri Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1440

ANSWERED ON 09.12.2025

## FIFTEENTH FINANCE COMMISSION GRANTS

## †1440. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT: SHRI CHAMALAKIRAN KUMAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Union Government has released funds to States under Fifteenth Finance Commission grants for Panchayati Raj rural local bodies during the financial year 2024-2025 and2025-26 and the eligible gram panchayats block panchayats, and district panchayats in theStates;

(b) if so, the details thereof, during the last eleven years and if not, the reasons therefor and the pending details regarding more funds for each State, till date and the time by which it is likely to be cleared and released, State-wise; and

(c) the details and the number of families financed and the number of persons benefited from the Fifteenth Finance Commission grants?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

- (a) Yes, sir. The Union Government has released funds to the States under the Fifteenth Finance Commission (15 th FC) grants for the Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) during the financial year 2024-2025 and 2025-26 to the eligible gram panchayats, block panchayats, and district panchayats in the States.

(b) The grants under the 15 th FC are released to the RLBs based on the Grant Transfer Certificate (GTC) submitted by the States &the fulfillment of all the mandatory eligibility conditions by the RLBs and the States as stipulated in the Operational Guidelines for implementation of the 15 th Finance Commission Rural Local Body grants issued by the Finance Ministry vide letter dated 14.07.2021.

The details regarding State-wise allocation and release of grants under the 14 th Finance Commission (FY 2015-16 to 2019-20) and 15 th Finance Commission (FY 2020-21 to 2025-26) are attached at Annexure-I and Annexure-II, respectively.

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(c) The Central Government does not collect data regarding the number of families or individuals which have directly benefited from the projects funded through such grants in the beneficiary States.

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## Annexure-I

(Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1440 answered on 09.12.2025)

Allocation and Release of Fourteenth Finance Commission Grants to the States for Gram Panchayats for FY 2015-16 to 2019-20.

(Rs. In crore)

| Sl. No.   | States            | 2015-16    | 2015-16   | 2016-17    | 2016-17   | 2017-18    | 2017-18   | 2018-19    | 2018-19   | 2019-20    | 2019-20   | Total      | Total    |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|----------|
| Sl. No.   | States            | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release  |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 934.34     | 928.41    | 1463.45    | 1454.05   | 1686.85    | 1675.88   | 1947.32    | 1729.23   | 2622.13    | 2336.56   | 8654.09    | 8124.13  |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 88.52      | 88.52     | 138.66     | 138.45    | 159.82     | 141.14    | 184.49     | 163.83    | 248.44     | 221.38    | 819.93     | 753.32   |
| 3         | Assam             | 584.80     | 584.80    | 915.98     | 915.98    | 1055.80    | 1055.80   | 1218.82    | 1082.32   | 1641.19    | 1462.45   | 5416.59    | 5101.35  |
| 4         | Bihar             | 2269.18    | 2269.18   | 3554.23    | 3142.08   | 4096.80    | 3630.39   | 4729.38    | 4199.71   | 6368.25    | 5674.70   | 21017.84   | 18916.06 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 566.18     | 566.18    | 886.82     | 886.82    | 1022.18    | 1022.18   | 1180.02    | 1047.86   | 1588.94    | 1415.89   | 5244.14    | 4938.93  |
| 6         | Goa               | 14.44      | 14.44     | 22.62      | 22.62     | 26.07      | 26.07     | 30.10      | 26.73     | 40.53      | 36.12     | 133.76     | 125.98   |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 932.25     | 932.25    | 1460.18    | 1460.18   | 1683.08    | 1683.08   | 1942.96    | 1725.36   | 2616.26    | 2331.33   | 8634.73    | 8132.20  |
| 8         | Haryana           | 419.28     | 419.28    | 656.72     | 656.72    | 756.98     | 756.98    | 873.86     | 775.99    | 1176.68    | 1048.53   | 3883.52    | 3657.50  |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 195.39     | 195.39    | 306.05     | 306.05    | 352.76     | 312.60    | 407.24     | 361.63    | 548.36     | 488.64    | 1809.80    | 1664.31  |
| 10        | Jammu& Kashmir    | 373.96     | 367.72    | 585.73     | 474.41    | 675.15     | 470.97    | 779.40     | 544.83    | 1049.49    | 0.00      | 3463.73    | 1857.93  |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 652.83     | 652.83    | 1022.53    | 1022.53   | 1178.63    | 1044.45   | 1360.62    | 1208.24   | 1832.12    | 1632.59   | 6046.73    | 5560.64  |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 1002.85    | 972.36    | 1570.77    | 1547.66   | 1810.55    | 1784.26   | 2090.10    | 1841.54   | 2814.39    | 2504.13   | 9288.66    | 8649.95  |
| 13        | Kerala            | 433.76     | 433.76    | 679.40     | 679.39    | 783.12     | 773.54    | 904.03     | 802.78    | 1217.30    | 1084.73   | 4017.61    | 3774.20  |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 1463.61    | 1463.61   | 2292.46    | 2292.46   | 2642.40    | 2638.21   | 3050.41    | 2708.78   | 4107.48    | 3660.14   | 13556.36   | 12763.20 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 1623.32    | 1623.32   | 2542.61    | 2542.61   | 2930.76    | 2597.10   | 3383.28    | 3004.37   | 4555.70    | 4059.55   | 15035.67   | 13826.95 |
| 16        | Manipur           | 22.25      | 22.25     | 34.84      | 34.84     | 40.16      | 40.16     | 46.36      | 41.17     | 62.43      | 55.63     | 206.04     | 194.05   |
| 17        | Odisha            | 955.52     | 955.52    | 1496.64    | 1496.64   | 1725.11    | 1725.11   | 1991.48    | 1768.44   | 2681.59    | 2389.54   | 8850.34    | 8335.25  |
| 18        | Punjab            | 441.70     | 441.70    | 691.84     | 691.85    | 797.45     | 706.66    | 920.58     | 817.48    | 1239.58    | 1104.58   | 4091.15    | 3762.27  |
| 19        | Rajasthan         | 1471.95    | 1471.95   | 2305.52    | 2305.52   | 2657.47    | 2657.47   | 3067.80    | 2724.22   | 4130.90    | 3681.01   | 13633.64   | 12840.17 |

| 20   | Sikkim        |    16.03 |    16.04 |    25.11 |    25.11 |    28.95 |    28.95 |    33.41 |    29.67 |    44.99 |    40.09 |    148.49 |    139.86 |
|------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|
| 21   | Tamil Nadu    |   947.65 |   947.65 |  1484.31 |  1484.31 |  1710.9  |  1516.12 |  1975.07 |  1753.87 |  2659.5  |  1821.11 |   8777.43 |   7523.06 |
| 22   | Telangana     |   580.34 |   580.34 |   908.99 |   908.99 |  1047.75 |  1047.75 |  1209.53 |  1071.59 |  1628.68 |  1451.3  |   5375.29 |   5059.97 |
| 23   | Tripura       |    36.24 |    36.24 |    56.76 |    56.76 |    65.43 |    65.43 |    75.53 |    67.07 |   101.71 |    90.63 |    335.67 |    316.13 |
| 24   | Uttar Pradesh |  3862.6  |  3852.6  |  6050.02 |  6034.33 |  6973.57 |  6179.65 |  8050.34 |  7148.74 | 10840    |  9659.47 |  35776.6  |  32874.8  |
| 25   | Uttarakhand   |   203.26 |   203.26 |   318.37 |   318.37 |   366.97 |   346.77 |   423.64 |   376.19 |   570.44 |   508.31 |   1882.68 |   1752.9  |
| 26   | West Bengal   |  1532.21 |  1470.86 |  2399.91 |  2319.48 |  2766.26 |  2369.18 |  3193.39 |  2740.69 |  4300.01 |  3703.25 |  14191.8  |  12603.5  |
|      | Total         | 21624.5  | 21510.5  | 33870.5  | 33218.2  | 39041    | 36295.9  | 45069.2  | 39762.3  | 60687.1  | 52461.7  | 200292    | 183249    |

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## Annexure-II

## (Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1440 answered on 09.12.2025) Year-wise allocation and release of Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) Grant to Rural Local Bodies as on 02.12.2025

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | States             | 2020-21     | 2020-21   | 2021-22     | 2021-22   | 2022-23     | 2022-23   | 2023-24     | 2023-24   | 2024-25     | 2024-25   | 2025-26     | 2025-26   | Total      | Total    |
|-----------|--------------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|----------|
| Sl. No.   | States             | Allocatio n | Release   | Allocatio n | Release   | Allocatio n | Release   | Allocatio n | Release   | Allocati on | Release   | Allocatio n | Release   | Allocation | Release  |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh     | 2625.00     | 2625.00   | 1939.00     | 1917.85   | 2010.00     | 1976.75   | 2031.00     | 1997.4 5  | 2152.00     | 2109.97   | 2099.00     | 1026.9 1  | 12856.00   | 11653.93 |
| 2         | Arunacha l Pradesh | 231.00      | 231.00    | 170.00      | 170.00    | 177.00      | 35.40     | 179.00      | 0.00      | 189.00      | 0.00      | 185.00      | 0.00      | 1131.00    | 436.40   |
| 3         | Assam              | 1604.00     | 1604.00   | 1186.00     | 1186.00   | 1228.00     | 1228.00   | 1241.00     | 1241.0 0  | 1315.00     | 760.29    | 1283.00     | 0.00      | 7857.00    | 6019.29  |
| 4         | Bihar              | 5018.00     | 5018.00   | 3709.00     | 3709.00   | 3842.00     | 3842.00   | 3884.00     | 3855.3 3  | 4114.00     | 4109.01   | 4012.00     | 2002.5 2  | 24579.00   | 22535.86 |
| 5         | Chhattisg arh      | 1454.00     | 1454.00   | 1075.00     | 1075.00   | 1114.00     | 1114.00   | 1125.00     | 1125.0 0  | 1192.00     | 1185.25   | 1163.00     | 0.00      | 7123.00    | 5953.25  |
| 6         | Goa                | 75.00       | 75.00     | 55.00       | 55.00     | 57.00       | 48.46     | 58.00       | 21.55     | 62.00       | 0.00      | 61.00       | 0.00      | 368.00     | 200.01   |
| 7         | Gujarat            | 3195.00     | 3195.00   | 2362.00     | 2362.00   | 2446.00     | 2446.00   | 2473.00     | 2473.0 0  | 2619.00     | 1807.30   | 2555.00     | 0.00      | 15650.00   | 12283.30 |
| 8         | Haryana            | 1264.00     | 1264.00   | 935.00      | 935.00    | 968.00      | 967.30    | 979.00      | 953.59    | 1036.00     | 1012.51   | 1011.00     | 487.82    | 6193.00    | 5620.22  |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh   | 429.00      | 429.00    | 317.00      | 317.00    | 329.00      | 329.00    | 332.00      | 318.04    | 352.00      | 352.00    | 343.00      | 169.89    | 2102.00    | 1914.93  |
| 10        | Jharkhan d         | 1689.00     | 1689.00   | 1249.00     | 1249.00   | 1293.00     | 1293.00   | 1307.00     | 1307.0 0  | 1385.00     | 0.00      | 1351.00     | 0.00      | 8274.00    | 5538.00  |
| 11        | Karnatak a         | 3217.00     | 3217.00   | 2377.00     | 2375.50   | 2463.00     | 2093.55   | 2490.00     | 2086.5 9  | 2637.00     | 2133.25   | 2572.00     | 0.00      | 15756.00   | 11905.89 |
| 12        | Kerala             | 1628.00     | 1628.00   | 1203.00     | 1203.00   | 1246.00     | 1246.00   | 1260.00     | 1260.0 0  | 1334.00     | 1334.00   | 1301.00     | 0.00      | 7972.00    | 6671.00  |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh     | 3984.00     | 3984.00   | 2944.00     | 2944.00   | 3050.00     | 3050.00   | 3083.00     | 2819.2 4  | 3265.00     | 1629.45   | 3185.00     | 0.00      | 19511.00   | 14426.69 |
| 14        | Maharash tra       | 5827.00     | 5827.00   | 4307.00     | 4267.16   | 4461.00     | 3696.71   | 4510.00     | 3629.2 1  | 4776.00     | 3169.72   | 4659.00     | 0.00      | 28540.00   | 20589.80 |
| 15        | Manipur            | 177.00      | 177.00    | 131.00      | 65.50     | 135.00      | 0.00      | 137.00      | 0.00      | 145.00      | 0.00      | 142.00      | 0.00      | 867.00     | 242.50   |

| Sl. No.   | States        | 2020-21     | 2020-21   | 2021-22     | 2021-22   | 2022-23     | 2022-23   | 2023-24     | 2023-24   | 2024-25     | 2024-25   | 2025-26     | 2025-26   | Total      | Total      |
|-----------|---------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|------------|
| Sl. No.   | States        | Allocatio n | Release   | Allocatio n | Release   | Allocatio n | Release   | Allocatio n | Release   | Allocati on | Release   | Allocatio n | Release   | Allocation | Release    |
| 16        | Meghala ya    | 182.00      | 182.00    | 135.00      | 67.50     | 140.00      | 0.00      | 141.00      | 0.00      | 149.00      | 0.00      | 146.00      | 0.00      | 893.00     | 249.50     |
| 17        | Mizoram       | 93.00       | 93.00     | 69.00       | 69.00     | 71.00       | 71.00     | 72.00       | 72.00     | 76.00       | 15.20     | 74.00       | 0.00      | 455.00     | 320.20     |
| 18        | Nagaland      | 125.00      | 125.00    | 92.00       | 92.00     | 96.00       | 48.00     | 97.00       | 0.00      | 102.00      | 0.00      | 99.00       | 0.00      | 611.00     | 265.00     |
| 19        | Odisha        | 2258.00     | 2258.00   | 1669.00     | 1669.00   | 1728.00     | 1728.00   | 1747.00     | 1746.9 1  | 1851.00     | 1851.00   | 1805.00     | 1046.4 2  | 11058.00   | 10299.33   |
| 20        | Punjab        | 1388.00     | 1388.00   | 1026.00     | 1026.00   | 1062.00     | 1062.00   | 1074.00     | 1058.3 5  | 1138.00     | 788.90    | 1110.00     | 0.00      | 6798.00    | 5323.25    |
| 21        | Rajasthan     | 3862.00     | 3862.00   | 2854.00     | 2854.00   | 2957.00     | 2955.34   | 2989.00     | 2847.9 6  | 3166.00     | 2803.69   | 3087.00     | 0.00      | 18915.00   | 15322.99   |
| 22        | Sikkim        | 42.00       | 42.00     | 31.00       | 31.00     | 33.00       | 33.00     | 33.00       | 33.00     | 35.00       | 32.34     | 33.00       | 0.00      | 207.00     | 171.34     |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu    | 3607.00     | 3607.00   | 2666.00     | 2666.00   | 2761.00     | 2761.00   | 2791.00     | 2791.0 0  | 2957.00     | 2957.00   | 2884.00     | 318.96    | 17666.00   | 15100.96   |
| 24        | Telangan a    | 1847.00     | 1847.00   | 1365.00     | 1365.00   | 1415.00     | 1415.00   | 1430.00     | 1424.1 8  | 1514.00     | 0.00      | 1477.00     | 0.00      | 9048.00    | 6051.18    |
| 25        | Tripura       | 191.00      | 191.00    | 141.00      | 141.00    | 147.00      | 147.00    | 148.00      | 148.00    | 157.00      | 156.31    | 153.00      | 74.38     | 937.00     | 857.69     |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh | 9752.00     | 9752.00   | 7208.00     | 7208.00   | 7466.00     | 7466.00   | 7547.00     | 7547.0 0  | 7994.00     | 7994.00   | 7797.00     | 3870.9 6  | 47764.00   | 43837.96   |
| 27        | Uttarakha nd  | 574.00      | 574.00    | 425.00      | 418.70    | 440.00      | 439.21    | 445.00      | 444.13    | 471.00      | 234.91    | 458.00      | 0.00      | 2813.00    | 2110.95    |
| 28        | West Bengal   | 4412.00     | 4412.00   | 3261.00     | 3261.00   | 3378.00     | 3378.00   | 3415.00     | 3415.0 0  | 3617.00     | 3472.22   | 3528.00     | 1701.7 7  | 21611.00   | 19639.99   |
|           | Total         | 60750.00    | 60750.00  | 44901.00    | 44699.22  | 46513.00    | 44869.71  | 47018.00    | 44614. 51 | 49800.0 0   | 39908.3 3 | 48573.0 0   | 10699. 63 | 297555.00  | 245541.4 0 |

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