Recently Central government has releases Rs 4,189 cr

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The Finance Ministry has released Rs 4,189 crore to five states for providing grants to the rural local bodies . An amount of Rs 4,189 . 58 crore to Karnataka ( Rs 628 . 07 crore ) , Tripura ( Rs 44 . 10 crore ) , Uttar Pradesh ( Rs 2,239 . 80 crore ) , Andhra Pradesh ( Rs 569 . 01 crore ) , and Gujarat ( Rs 708 . 60 crore ) for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies has been released by the Department of Expenditure . This grant is released to the states as per the advice of the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation for making improvements in two services -- sanitation and maintenance of Open - Defecation Free ( ODF ) status and supply of drinking water, rain water harvesting and water recycling .