Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 6
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday distributed e-property cards to over 1,71,000 beneficiaries of 3,000 villages in Madhya Pradesh under the “S
Grant constitutes first instalment for the current year
The Central government has released ₹273 crore to rural local bodies in the State for taking up various prevention and mitigation measures needed to combat coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The amount formed part of ₹8,923.8 crore released by the department of expenditure of the Union Finance Ministry for providing grants to rural local bodies. Uttar Pradesh (₹1,441.6 crore), Maharashtra (₹861.4 crore) and Bihar (₹741.8 crore) secured the lion’s share of the release while the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh got ₹387.8 crore.
The grant is meant for utilisation by all three tiers of the panchayat raj institutions at village, mandal and district levels in the State. The grant, released on the recommendation of the Panchayat Raj Ministry, constituted the first instalment of the united grants for the current financial year.