The grant under the 14th Finance Commission will be utilized by the Panchayati Raj institutions for welfare and developmental projects like garbage management, drainage system, electrification in villages.
Chief Minister Nabam Tuki while approving the release of the sum today observed that the third tier of government works the closest with the rural population and therefore has the first hand understanding of the needs and potentials of the rural areas, an official report informed.
"It is the commitment of our government for devolution of the 3Fs to the local self Government and accordingly we have concentrated on requirements of the basic services in all the villages," he said.
For this he had suggested a need based action plan to be prepared by engaging experts for maximum benefit to the villagers, the report added.