The Union Ministry of Rural Development has released funds to a total of 25 states in the country.The Union Rural Development Department has released a total of Rs 8,923.80 crore for developing grama panchayats in the country.Both AP and Telangana are among these 25 states.The Union Ministry has allotted Rs.387.8 crore for Andhra Pradesh and Rs.273 crore for Telangana.
New governing bodies were formed with the local body elections in the AP in February 2021.With this, the Union government has allocated Rs.387.8 crore of funds to Andhra Pradesh.The Union government has the power to suspend the funds if there is an administration of special officers in the state.The funds did not come to AP after August 2018, as there were no elections held for the ruling parties in the state.
The National Health Mission provides Rs.10,000 per annum to each panchayat for public health care services.The Union government has released funds for the Grama Panchayats at the rate of Rs.450 per person based on population.In the villages, it is mainly used for the construction of roads, drainages, maintenance of drinking water schemes, repair of pipelines, and sanitation.
