In the latest update, the Finance Ministry has released an amount of Rs 13,385.70 crores to 25 states for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies. This comes as the first installment of the Tied Grants of the year 2021-2022.
Rural Local Bodies To Improve Sanitation And Open Defecation With Grants
As per the latest reports, the Rural Local Bodies will work towards improving two critical services which are Sanitation and the maintenance of open-defecation free (ODF) status and the supply of drinking water, water recycling, and rainwater harvesting.
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Out of the complete Grant-in-aid apportioned for Panchayati Raj foundations, 60% is ‘Tied, Grant’. It’s reserved for public needs like drinking water supply, water reaping, and disinfection. Staying 40% is ‘United Grant’ and is to be used at the carefulness of the Panchayati Raj foundations for area explicit felt needs, aside from installment of pay rates.
States Required To Transfer Funds To Rural Local Bodies Within Strict Deadline
Tied awards are intended to guarantee the accessibility of extra assets to the Rural bodies far beyond the assets assigned by the Center and the State for sterilization and drinking water under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
The States are needed to move the transfer to the Rural bodies a total of 10 working days of their receipt from the Union Government. Any postponement past 10 working days requires the state governments to deliver the transfer with interest.
