What happened (15th Finance Commission, 2020-21 to 2025-26)
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj stated that the 15th Finance Commission award period 2020-21 to 2025-26 had no Performance Grant component for Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Background: Finance Commission grants for Panchayati Raj Institutions (earlier Commissions)
The Ministry provided figures for earlier Finance Commissions on grants released for Panchayati Raj Institutions (state-wise performance-related details were not available with the Ministry).
Earlier Finance Commissions mentioned were:
10th Finance Commission (FYs 1995-2000): Grants released for Panchayati Raj Institutions were Rs. 3576.35 crore out of total allocation Rs. 4380.93 crore.11th Finance Commission (FYs 2000-2005): Grants released for Panchayati Raj Institutions were Rs. 6601.85 crore out of total allocation Rs. 8000.00 crore.
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