The Union Government has released the first instalment of the Fifteenth Finance Commission grants over 988 crore rupees for the financial year 2024-25 to the Rural Local Bodies in Andhra Pradesh. The state has received untied grants amounting to 395 crore rupees and tied grants totalling 593 crore rupees. These funds are for duly elected 9 eligible District Panchayats, 615 eligible Block Panchayats, and 12,853 eligible Gram Panchayats in Andhra Pradesh. The untied grants will enable Panchayats to address specific local needs across 29 subjects under the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, ranging from agriculture and rural housing to education and sanitation. The tied grants will focus on core services such as sanitation, maintenance of open-defecation-free (ODF) status and water management, including rainwater harvesting, water recycling, and treatment of household waste.