India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Financial Year
All over India
In Andhra Pradesh
Total No of GPs
No. of GPs who have prepared and uploaded their PDPs
Percentage
Total No of GPs
No. of GPs who have prepared and uploaded their PDPs
Percentage
2023-24
262251
255042
97.25%
13328
13305
99.83%
2024-25
262593
255638
97.35%
13328
13310
99.86%
2025-26
264407
255262
96.54%
13327
13320
99.95%
Financial Year
All over India
In Andhra Pradesh
Total No. of GPs & Equivalent
No. of GPs & Equivalent with Online Payment
Payment Approved
Total No. of GPs
No. of GPs With Online Payment
Payment Approved
2023-24
256902
245041
34246.46
13328
13095
968.711
2024-25
256169
243217
37651.95
13328
13002
1636.12
2025-26
258725
245802
32762.52
13327
13041
1575.35
Sl. No.
States
Allocation
Release
Not released*
1
Andhra Pradesh
10231.00
10055.82
175.18
2
Arunachal Pradesh
900.00
258.50
641.50
3
Assam
6253.00
6253.00
0.00
4
Bihar
19561.00
19527.34
33.66
5
Chhattisgarh
5669.00
5661.24
7.76
6
Goa
293.00
188.88
104.12
7
Gujarat
12455.00
12453.39
1.61
8
Haryana
4929.00
4856.54
72.46
9
Himachal Pradesh
1673.00
1671.40
1.60
10
Jharkhand
6585.00
5907.88
677.12
11
Karnataka
12539.00
8688.89
3850.11
12
Kerala
6344.00
6344.00
0.00
13
Madhya Pradesh
15527.00
15487.97
39.03
14
Maharashtra
22713.00
20292.04
2420.96
15
Manipur
690.00
65.50
624.50
16
Meghalaya
711.00
94.50
616.50
17
Mizoram
362.00
362.00
0.00
18
Nagaland
486.00
140.00
346.00
19
Odisha
8800.00
8796.11
3.89
20
Punjab
5410.00
5383.67
26.33
21
Rajasthan
15053.00
13391.31
1661.69
22
Sikkim
165.00
162.78
2.22
23
Tamil Nadu
14059.00
11812.93
2246.07
24
Telangana
7201.00
6110.45
1090.55
25
Tripura
746.00
746.00
0.00
26
Uttar Pradesh
38012.00
38012.00
0.00
27
Uttarakhand
2239.00
2228.06
10.94
28
West Bengal
17199.00
16930.14
268.86
Total
236805.00
221882.34
14922.66
(in Cr)
(in Cr)
State-wise details of the grants released under the 15th Finance Commission to the Rural Local Bodies in 28 states, including Andhra Pradesh, for the year 2021-26 are given at Annexure. Unreleased amount represents grants that could not be released during the award period due to non-fulfilment of the prescribed eligibility conditions by the concerned State Governments / Rural Local Bodies (RLBs). Once the recommendations of the Finance Commission, which is a constitutional body, are accepted by the Government and are laid before the Parliament, the same cannot be altered.
Panchayat, being "Local Self Government", is a state subject. However, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj promotes decentralized planning and effective implementation of development works through the Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) framework. Gram Panchayats prepare and upload their GPDPs on the eGramSwaraj portal, which serves as a comprehensive digital platform for planning, budgeting, accounting, and monitoring of Panchayat activities. The preparation of GPDPs is undertaken annually through a participatory process involving Gram Sabhas, and the plans include works and activities to be implemented through the convergence of various Central and State schemes.
The status of the Gram Panchayats Development Plan (GPDP) in Andhra Pradesh that have uploaded on eGramSwaraj vis-a-vis the national average for the last three years is given below: -
Further, the status of eGramSwaraj-PFMS linked fund transfers in Andhra Pradesh vis-a-vis at the national level for the last three years is as under: -
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has already released a report titled "Status of Devolution to Panchayats in States - An Indicative Evidence-Based Ranking, 2024" in February 2025 only to assess the effectiveness of devolution and the role of local governments in strengthening grassroots democracy of the States/UTs. This report presents the Devolution Index, which provides the overall scores and ranks for all States/Union Territories covered under Part-IX of the Constitution, based on six identified dimensions: Framework, Functions, Finances, Functionaries, Capacity Enhancement, and Accountability. This report reveals that the extent of devolution has increased from 39.9% to 43.9% between the period 2013-14 to 2021-22.
Annexure
State-wise details of allocation and release of the Fifteenth Finance Commission grants to the States for Rural Local Bodies for FY 2021-26.
(Rs. in crore)
* Unreleased amount represents grants that could not be released during the award period due to non-fulfilment of the prescribed eligibility conditions by the concerned State Governments / Rural Local Bodies (RLBs)
This information was given by Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on 22nd July 2026.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
