The State government has released a sum of Rs.5.36 crore to all village panchayats in the district to meet basic amenities and infrastructure needs during the first quarter of the current fiscal through the State Finance Commission grant, according to District Collector V.Shobana. That apart another Rs.3.9 crore has been sanctioned to eight panchayat unions and a further Rs.80 lakh for the district panchayat to undertake development works.

Ms.Shobana pointed out that utilising the funds, the panchayats could undertake drinking water provision works, street lighting, public sanitation, roads, bridges, and basic infrastructure improvement works in the respective areas .