<h1>Withholding of central grants prompts state to demand release, prepare MGNREGS action plan, and pursue legal action.</h1> Centre's withholding of central grants for key centrally funded projects and schemes-including the Upper Bhadra irrigation project, social security pensions, MGNREGS, and Jal Jeevan Mission-has left significant central shares unpaid or only partly released. The state has directed preparation or inclusion of MGNREGS action plans, demanded collective MP intervention for timely disbursement, documented written requests to the Centre, and instructed officials to pursue legal and criminal action against those responsible for scheme irregularities to seek recovery and enforcement of pending central funds.