Kerala local bodies expected to receive ₹19,991 crore under 16th Finance Commission as Gulati Institute holds workshop

6 October 2026

Under the 16th Finance Commission, local bodies in Kerala are expected to receive ₹19,991 crore over 2026-2031.
The Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation holds a one-day workshop on 6 October on 'The Finance Commission and Local Governments in Kerala: Challenges and the Way Forward'.
Local Self-Government Minister K M Shaji is to inaugurate it at 10.30 am.
The workshop will examine how Finance Commission grants to local bodies can be used effectively.
It is the first step of the initiative of the Institute's Local Fiscal Research Cell to strengthen local public finance in Kerala.