To augment the consolidated funds of the state to supplement the resources of local bodies (Panchayat & Municipalities) and recommend Grant-in-Aid under Article 275 of Constitutions of India.

• Assured transfers to the local bodies for planning and delivering of basic services smoothly and effectively within the functions assigned to them under relevant legislation.
• Ensure strengthening of primary function local bodies to deliver basic services.
• Allocated fund is to be directly released to lowest level of the three tier of PRI i.e Gaon Panchayat.

Rural & Urban Population under Local Self Government

FFC grant is duly transferred in two parts:

• Basic Grant (90%)
• Performance Grant (10%)

The grants is released in two instalments in June and October every fiscal year.
During the 2015-20,
Assam has an allocation for rural bodies:
Basic Grant: 4874.92Cr
Performance Grant: 541.66 Cr

For 2015-16:

Basic Grant: 584.84 Cr
Performance Grant: 106.22 Cr
 

For 2016-17:

Basic Grant: 809.7 Cr
 

For 2017-18:

Basic Grant: 467.8 Cr

Assam is the first state to prepare the Gaon Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) guideline in the country and guideline is considered as the model guideline for other state.

Start year: 2015-16

End Year : 2019-20