Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy on Thursday announced the release of ₹619.85 crore to gram panchayats in Telangana by the Centre as the first instalment for the current financial year, as recommended by the 16th Finance Commission.
The release comprises ₹371.91 crore in ‘tied’ grants and ₹247.94 crore in ‘untied’ grants. The total allocation to the State under the 14th and 15th Finance Commissions stands at ₹14,110 crore, he said in a press release.
Mr. Kishan Reddy said that while ₹11,111 crore had already been released before January 2026, an additional ₹1,032.42 crore was released since January 2026 for the financial year 2024–25, following the conduct of Panchayat elections. Telangana is also set to receive ₹9,968 crore in Central grants during the period 2026–27 to 2030–31, he said.
The Union Minister expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh for their continued support to rural local bodies. The tied grants released for the current year can be utilised for works such as road construction, sanitation, drinking water supply, wastewater management, maintenance of open defecation-free (ODF) villages, rainwater conservation and overall improvement of living standards in rural areas.
