New Delhi — The Union government has released more than ₹14.52 crore in untied grants under the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) for village councils in Mizoram, the Ministry of Finance announced Friday.
The allocation includes the second installment of ₹14.40 crore for the fiscal year 2025–26, along with ₹12.09 lakh in previously withheld funds from the fiscal year 2023–24. The release will benefit all 808 eligible village councils in the state.
In August 2025, Mizoram had received ₹14.27 crore for 827 eligible village councils as part of the 2023–24 grants.
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Ministry of Jal Shakti recommend the release of XV FC grants for rural local bodies, which are then disbursed by the Finance Ministry in two installments each year.
United grants are designed to meet local needs under the 29 subjects listed in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution, but they cannot be used for salaries or administrative expenses. Tied grants, by contrast, are earmarked for services related to sanitation, solid and liquid waste management, and drinking water supply, including rainwater harvesting and water recycling.
