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Panchayats to get Rs. 10 lakh crores till 2026

Part of: GS Prelims and Mains II and III – Polity – Local Self Govt; Financial Decentralisation; Economy and Development

In news:

Panchayati Raj Ministry has pitched for a fivefold increase in Finance Commission funding for rural local bodies.
In a meeting with the 15th Finance Commission, the Ministry asked for Rs. 10 lakh crores to be allocated for the 2020-21 to 2025-26 period.

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Rs. 2 lakh crore was allocated under the 14th Finance Commission.
Allocations had tripled between the 13th and 14th Commissions as well.
Road construction and maintenance, as well as drinking water supply have been the major projects carried out by panchayats using FC grants.
According to the 11th schedule of the Constitution, 2.63 lakh panchayats across the country have 29 functions under their ambit.
The new Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan will depend on panchayats to generate employment for newly returned migrant workers.

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