The Union Government has released funds to the States under the Fifteenth Finance Commission (15th 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.
The grants under the 15th 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 15thFinance 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 14th Finance Commission (FY 2015-16 to 2019-20) and 15th Finance Commission (FY 2020-21 to 2025-26) are attached at Annexure-I and Annexure-II, respectively.
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.
Allocation and Release of Fourteenth Finance Commission Grants to the States for Gram Panchayats for FY 2015-16 to 2019-20.
(Rs. In crores)
| Sl. No. | States | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | Total | ||||||
| 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 | 1710.90 | 1516.12 | 1975.07 | 1753.87 | 2659.50 | 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 | 1451.30 | 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 | 3862.60 | 3852.60 | 6050.02 | 6034.33 | 6973.57 | 6179.65 | 8050.34 | 7148.74 | 10840.04 | 9659.47 | 35776.57 | 32874.79 |
| 25 | Uttarakhand | 203.26 | 203.26 | 318.37 | 318.37 | 366.97 | 346.77 | 423.64 | 376.19 | 570.44 | 508.31 | 1882.68 | 1752.90 |
| 26 | West Bengal | 1532.21 | 1470.86 | 2399.91 | 2319.48 | 2766.26 | 2369.18 | 3193.39 | 2740.69 | 4300.01 | 3703.25 | 14191.78 | 12603.46 |
| Total | 21624.46 | 21510.46 | 33870.52 | 33218.21 | 39040.97 | 36295.90 | 45069.16 | 39762.32 | 60687.13 | 52461.65 | 200292.20 | 183248.54 | |
This information was given by Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 09th December 2025.
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 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | Total | |||||||
| Allocation | Release | Allocation | Release | Allocation | Release | Allocation | Release | Allocation | Release | Allocation | Release | Allocation | Release | ||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 2625.00 | 2625.00 | 1939.00 | 1917.85 | 2010.00 | 1976.75 | 2031.00 | 1997.45 | 2152.00 | 2109.97 | 2099.00 | 1026.91 | 12856.00 | 11653.93 |
| 2 | Arunachal 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 | 1241.00 | 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 | 3855.33 | 4114.00 | 4109.01 | 4012.00 | 2002.52 | 24579.00 | 22535.86 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 1454.00 | 1454.00 | 1075.00 | 1075.00 | 1114.00 | 1114.00 | 1125.00 | 1125.00 | 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 | 2473.00 | 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 | Jharkhand | 1689.00 | 1689.00 | 1249.00 | 1249.00 | 1293.00 | 1293.00 | 1307.00 | 1307.00 | 1385.00 | 0.00 | 1351.00 | 0.00 | 8274.00 | 5538.00 |
| 11 | Karnataka | 3217.00 | 3217.00 | 2377.00 | 2375.50 | 2463.00 | 2093.55 | 2490.00 | 2086.59 | 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 | 1260.00 | 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 | 2819.24 | 3265.00 | 1629.45 | 3185.00 | 0.00 | 19511.00 | 14426.69 |
| 14 | Maharashtra | 5827.00 | 5827.00 | 4307.00 | 4267.16 | 4461.00 | 3696.71 | 4510.00 | 3629.21 | 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 |
| 16 | Meghalaya | 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 | 1746.91 | 1851.00 | 1851.00 | 1805.00 | 1046.42 | 11058.00 | 10299.33 |
| 20 | Punjab | 1388.00 | 1388.00 | 1026.00 | 1026.00 | 1062.00 | 1062.00 | 1074.00 | 1058.35 | 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 | 2847.96 | 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 | 2791.00 | 2957.00 | 2957.00 | 2884.00 | 318.96 | 17666.00 | 15100.96 |
| 24 | Telangana | 1847.00 | 1847.00 | 1365.00 | 1365.00 | 1415.00 | 1415.00 | 1430.00 | 1424.18 | 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 | 7547.00 | 7994.00 | 7994.00 | 7797.00 | 3870.96 | 47764.00 | 43837.96 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | 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 | 3415.00 | 3617.00 | 3472.22 | 3528.00 | 1701.77 | 21611.00 | 19639.99 |
| Total | 60750.00 | 60750.00 | 44901.00 | 44699.22 | 46513.00 | 44869.71 | 47018.00 | 44614.51 | 49800.00 | 39908.33 | 48573.00 | 10699.63 | 297555.00 | 245541.40 | |
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