Fight against Covid: Tripura PRIs get Rs 28.2 crore grant
In an attempt to bolster fight against Covid19, the Union Government decided to harness financial capacities of three-tier Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) of 25 States including Tripura and released first Installment of the ‘Untied Grant’.
Even as the 15th Finance Commission recommended to release the first installment in June next, the Ministry of Finance had decided to release the installment of the grant in advance considering the ongoing Covid pandemic.
The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance released an amount of Rs. 8,923.8 crore to 25 States including Tripura for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) on Saturday. The grants are meant for all the three tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) – village, block and district.
The amount released on Saturday is the first instalment of the ‘Untied Grants’ for the year 2021-22. As part of the first installment of the Grant, Tripura had got Rs 28.2 crore.
The ‘Untied Grants’ may be utilized by the RLBs, among other things, for various prevention and mitigation measures needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, it will augment resources to the three tiers of Panchayats for fighting the contagion.
As per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission, the First installment of untied grants was to be released to the States in the month of June, 2021. However, in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation and at the recommendation of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, the Ministry of Finance has decided to release the grant in advance of the normal schedule.
Moreover, the 15th Finance Commission had imposed certain conditions for release of untied grants. The conditions include online availability of accounts of a certain percentage of Rural Local Bodies in the public domain. But taking into consideration the prevailing circumstances, this condition has been waived for release of the first instalment of untied grants.
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