Lok Sabha Question No. 1933 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: e-Puraskar
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1933 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2017

## e-Puraskar

## 1933. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is conferring any award called e-Puraskar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the salient features and objectives thereof; and
- (d) the details of e-Puraskar awarded to various States/UTs during each of the last three years and the current year ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) to (c): Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  confers  annually  e-Panchayat  Puraskar  to  the  best performing States/ UTs in order to incentivize the implementation of e-Governance initiatives at Panchayat  level.    The  States/UTs  are  evaluated  on  the  basis  of  performance  assessment parameters  formulated  by  the  Ministry,  which  include  adoption  and  usage  of  various  software Applications for making the Panchayat processes transparent and efficient and usage of various other information and communication technological tools for electronic delivery of services.

- (d) The year-wise details of e-Panchayat Puraskars awarded to various States/UTs during last three years and current year are given at Annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1933 answered on 27.07.2017 regarding e-Puraskar

## Year-wise list of winners of e-Panchayat Puraskar for Panchayats

- 1) In 2014, the e-Panchayat Puraskars 2014 (for performance year 2012-13) were not announced.

## 2) Winners of e-Panchayat Puraskar 2015 (for performance year FY 2013-14)

| Under Category 1 States/UTs   | Under Category 1 States/UTs   | Under Category 2 States/UTs   | Under Category 2 States/UTs   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| State                         | Prize                         | State                         | Prize                         |
| Maharashtra                   | 1 st                          | Assam                         | 1 st                          |
| West Bengal                   | 2 nd                          |                               |                               |
| Chhattisgarh                  | 2 nd                          |                               |                               |
| Bihar                         | 3 rd                          |                               |                               |
| Tamil Nadu                    | 3 rd                          |                               |                               |

Note: States/UTs were categorized on the basis of level of preparedness w.r.t e-enablement.

## 3) Winners of e-Panchayat Puraskar 2016 (for performance year FY 2014-15)

| Under Category 1 States/UTs   | Under Category 1 States/UTs   | Under Category 2 States/UTs   | Under Category 2 States/UTs   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| State                         | Prize                         | State                         | Prize                         |
| Karnataka                     | 1 st                          | Assam                         | 1 st                          |
| Kerala                        | 2 nd                          |                               |                               |
| West Bengal                   | 3 rd                          |                               |                               |

Note: States/UTs were categorized on the basis of level of preparedness w.r.t e-enablement.

## 4) Winners of e-Panchayat Puraskar 2017 (for performance year FY 2015-16)

| Under Category 1 States/UTs   | Under Category 1 States/UTs   | Under Category 2 States/UTs   | Under Category 2 States/UTs   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| State                         | Prize                         | State                         | Prize                         |
| Karnataka                     | 1 st                          | Sikkim                        | 1 st                          |
| Kerala                        | 2 nd                          |                               |                               |
| West Bengal                   | 3 rd                          |                               |                               |

Note: States/UTs  which  won  e-Panchayat  Puraskar  in  the  previous  year(s) constitute Category 1 and States/UTs which did not win e-Panchayat Puraskar so far were placed in Category 2.