Centre releases Rs 9.7 crore for Goa’s rural bodies

Panaji: Union govt has released grants under the Fifteenth Finance Commission for rural local bodies in Goa during the current financial year.

In the second instalment of untied grants for the 2022-23 fiscal year, totalling Rs 9.7 crore, the state’s 191 panchayats will be benefited, the Union panchayati raj ministry said in a statement.

The grants, recommended by the panchayati raj ministry and the department of drinking water and sanitation, are released by the finance ministry in two instalments per year.

These funds are aimed at empowering panchayati raj institutions and rural local bodies to address local needs under the 29 subjects outlined in the 11th Schedule of the Constitution, excluding salaries and establishment costs.

Centre has said that tied grants can be used for basic services of sanitation and maintenance of ODF status.

The funds can be used for management and treatment of household waste and human excreta and faecal sludge management in particular, and supply of drinking water, rainwater harvesting, and water recycling.


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