The Union Finance Ministry on Friday released Rs 186.58 crore for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of the State. The amount has been sanctioned as the first instalment of the basic grant for the ULBs for the year 2019-20.
This is as per the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had in December last written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to release the basic grants for the ULBs.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan thanked the PM and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for release of the amount.