1.05% of State Finance Commission funds kept for panchayat support staff
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On 6 July 2026 the UP Cabinet allowed 1.05 per cent of the money all three tiers of panchayats get from the State Finance Commission in 2026-27 to be held at the directorate. It will pay staff of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) and finance cells, and meet technical needs. The Director, Panchayati Raj, will spend it.
- Date
- 6 Jul 2026, UP Cabinet
- Share held back
- 1.05% of SFC funds of all three panchayat tiers
- Year
- 2026-27
- SFC provision 2026-27
- ₹14,988.50 crore
- Estimated need
- about ₹157.38 crore
- Spent by
- Director, Panchayati Raj, UP
The 1.05 per cent SFC holdback for panchayat staff: what happened?
Panchayats get money from the State Finance Commission (SFC). Running sanitation and accounts work also needs staff at State, division, district and block levels. Instead of each panchayat paying, a small share is pooled at the top.
- The Cabinet allowed 1.05 per cent of State Finance Commission money for all three tiers of panchayats to be held at the directorate in 2026–27 for honoraria of SBM-G and finance cell staff and technical needs. [UP Cabinet]
How do the numbers fit?
- SFC provision for 2026-27: ₹14,988.50 crore.
- 10 per cent of it is about ₹1,498 crore.
- Honoraria and meeting allowances of panchayat representatives, ₹495.89 crore, are paid out of this 10 per cent.
- About ₹157.38 crore, roughly 1.05 per cent of the SFC instalment, is needed for SBM-G and finance cell staff and technical needs.
- The same 1.05 per cent holdback was used in 2024-25 and 2025-26.
Which constitutional provision sets up the SFC?
- Article 243-I: the Governor shall constitute a Finance Commission to review the financial position of the Panchayats and make recommendations.
What can Prelims ask on the 1.05 per cent SFC holdback for panchayat staff?
- State Finance Commission: Article 243-I.
- UP 2026-27: 1.05 per cent of SFC funds held at directorate for SBM-G and finance cell staff.
- SFC provision 2026-27: ₹14,988.50 crore.
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How to use this in Mains
- Panchayats need accountants and engineers; pooling a small share funds them centrally.
Quotable data pointThe Cabinet allowed 1.05 per cent of State Finance Commission money for all three tiers of panchayats to be held at the directorate in 2026–27 for honoraria of SBM-G and finance cell staff and technical needs [UP Cabinet].
UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 6 July 2026 (Hindi PDF)
Exam angle
GS-V: panchayat finances in UP; SFC transfers and how support staff are paid.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
The State Finance Commission for panchayats is constituted under Article
Answer (a) & explanation
Constitution, Article 243-I; UP Cabinet, 6 Jul 2026.
Questions students ask about this
What did the UP Cabinet decide on SFC funds?
That 1.05 per cent of SFC money for all three panchayat tiers in 2026-27 be held at the directorate to pay SBM-G and finance cell staff and meet technical needs.
Who will spend the money?
The Director, Panchayati Raj, Uttar Pradesh, as needed.
Under which Article is a State Finance Commission set up?
Article 243-I of the Constitution.
Keep studying
Official source: UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 6 July 2026 (Hindi PDF)
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