The Ministry of Jal Shakti on Sunday said that the 15th Finance Commission has given a grant of Rs 1,42,084 crore to Gram Panchayats to ensure more funds for making their water supply and sanitation related schemes. The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has issued guidelines for release and utilization of grants recommended by the 15th Finance Commission (FC) for RLBs/PRIs during the period 2021-22 to 2025-26.
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, will act as the nodal department for determining the eligibility of rural local bodies for the 15th FC tied grant for water and sanitation and recommending the release of tied grant for the purpose. Will do
A grant of Rs 1,42,084 crore to Rural Local Bodies (RLBs)/Panchayats for water and sanitation from 2021-22 to 2025-26, as recommended by the 15th Finance Commission, has a huge impact on ensuring these services. Will have. The Ministry of Jal Shakti said that on public health and quality of life in villages and thus rural areas.
The grants from the 15th Finance Commission will ensure more funds to Gram Panchayats to implement their water supply and sanitation schemes and these panchayats can function as local ‘public utilities’ with a focus on ‘service delivery’.
DDWS has recommended release of first installment of tied grant for water and sanitation activities to 25 states.
With budgetary support of Rs 50,000 crore by the Centre, Rs 30,000 crore state share for Jal Jeevan Mission and this year’s allocation of Rs 28,000 crore under the 15th FC tied grant, a fund of over Rs 1 lakh crore for piped water supply provisions available for. Village. It said this would have a major impact on the rural economy.
Overall, the 15th Finance Commission had recommended Rs 2,36,805 crore to RLBs/PRIs for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26.
The commission also identified ‘water supply and sanitation’ as national priority areas, which determine the quality of life of people living in rural areas.
It has recommended that 60 per cent of the allocation to RLBs/Panchayats, i.e. Rs 1,42,084 crore, be used for drinking water supply, rainwater harvesting and water recycling, and maintenance of sanitation and open defecation. Free (ODF) status.
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