Lok Sabha Question No. 2046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: e-Panchayat Mission
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, RAJESH PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2046

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2017

## e-Panchayat Mission

## 2046. SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI PARBHUBHAI  NAGARBHAI  VASAVA:

SHRI RAJESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of e-Panchayat Mission mode scheme and its present status;
- (b) the details of funds sanctioned, released and used under this scheme, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  targets  set  and  achievements  made  under  it  including  the  number  of panchayats which have been computerized, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has received any proposal to increase the funds provided under this scheme from any State and if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor and the action taken by the Government thereon, State-wise;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  implementation  of  e-Panchayat  Scheme  in various States and if so, the details and the outcome thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (f) whether the Union Government proposes to launch a new scheme for computerization and networking of all the panchayats in the  country, if so, the details  thereof and the funds likely to be earmarked therefor ?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  (MoPR)  is  implementing  e-Panchayat  Mission  Mode Project  (MMP)  wherein  a  suite  of  core  software  applications  has  been  developed  to  address various  aspects  of  Panchayats'  functioning  including  planning,  budgeting,  implementation, accounting,  monitoring,  social  audit  and  delivery  of  citizen  services  like  issue  of  certificates, licences, tax collection etc. These applications are collectively called Panchayat Enterprise Suite (PES).  Further,  some  States  have  developed  their  own  State-specific  software  applications  for similar purposes. These applications are at different stages of adoption across the country.

(b) & (c): The  States/UTs  are  not  funded  under  e-Panchayat  MMP.  However,  under  the restructured Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) scheme of MoPR [erstwhile Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat  Sashktikaran  Abhiyan  (RGPSA)],  some  support  has  been  extended  to  States  for  eenablement  of  Panchayats  based  on  the  proposals  received  from  the  States  under  their  annual

plans. Due to differentials in the level of preparedness of Panchayats (manpower, information and communication  technology  related  infrastructure,  capacity  etc.),  the  pace  of  adoption  of  these applications  varies  across  States/UTs.  No  targets  have  been  set  for  the  States/UTs  under  ePanchayat MMP scheme, since the States/UTs have the option to adopt the software applications developed  by  the  ministry  or  their  own  state-specific  applications.  State-wise  details  of  funds sanctioned, released and utilized by States under RGSA including for e-enablement is given  at Annexure .

(d): Since State /UTs are not funded under e-Panchayat MMP, no proposal has been received from the State under e-Panchayat MMP by the Ministry. However, States/UTs are funded for eenablement  under  their  annual  RGSA  plans.  Besides,  provision  has  been  made  in  Fourteenth Finance Commission Award guidelines for Gram Panchayats to use upto 10% of the available funds, inter alia, for purchase of computers, internet connectivity etc.

(e): For effective implementation of the e- Panchayat MMP, workshops/trainings are regularly organised to demonstrate the applications to the State/UT government functionaries. Ministry of Panchayati Raj is also providing trained faculty to provide trainings on all applications. Review with  States  is  also  organised  regularly  through  meetings,  visits  and  video  conference  sessions. Furthermore,  the  progress  of  States/UTs  is  also  assessed  during  the  evaluation  process  of  the annual e-Panchayat Puraskars. As a result of these efforts, the adoption of the PES applications has been improving across the States/UTs.

(f): The new restructured RGSA scheme aims at strengthening of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) by way of capacity building of the PRIs and its functionaries inter-alia through enhanced use of technology to increase outreach. Further, some other Ministries are also working towards computerization and networking of panchayats. Department of Telecommunication is implementing the Bharatnet project that aims to create a network infrastructure by connecting all Gram Panchayats in the country through an optimal mix of underground fibre, aerial fibre, radio and satellite  media  to  enable  broadband  connectivity  at  Gram  Panchayats  in  a  phased  manner. Similarly  Ministry  of  Electronics  &  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  is  implementing  the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA), wherein six crore persons in rural areas from the eligible households would be made digitally literate. Furthermore, MeitY is also  implementing  a  project  'CSC  2.0'  under  Digital  India  Programme  for  providing  various services to the citizens in the Gram Panchayats through Common Services Centre (CSCs).

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b)& (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2046 to be answered on 27.07.2017 regarding e-Panchayat Mission

| State/UT-wise funds sanctioned, released &utilized by States/ UTs under RGPSA/RGSA since 2015-16 (as on 24.07.2017) (Amount Rs. in Cr.)   | State/UT-wise funds sanctioned, released &utilized by States/ UTs under RGPSA/RGSA since 2015-16 (as on 24.07.2017) (Amount Rs. in Cr.)   | State/UT-wise funds sanctioned, released &utilized by States/ UTs under RGPSA/RGSA since 2015-16 (as on 24.07.2017) (Amount Rs. in Cr.)   | State/UT-wise funds sanctioned, released &utilized by States/ UTs under RGPSA/RGSA since 2015-16 (as on 24.07.2017) (Amount Rs. in Cr.)   | State/UT-wise funds sanctioned, released &utilized by States/ UTs under RGPSA/RGSA since 2015-16 (as on 24.07.2017) (Amount Rs. in Cr.)   | State/UT-wise funds sanctioned, released &utilized by States/ UTs under RGPSA/RGSA since 2015-16 (as on 24.07.2017) (Amount Rs. in Cr.)   | State/UT-wise funds sanctioned, released &utilized by States/ UTs under RGPSA/RGSA since 2015-16 (as on 24.07.2017) (Amount Rs. in Cr.)   | State/UT-wise funds sanctioned, released &utilized by States/ UTs under RGPSA/RGSA since 2015-16 (as on 24.07.2017) (Amount Rs. in Cr.)   | State/UT-wise funds sanctioned, released &utilized by States/ UTs under RGPSA/RGSA since 2015-16 (as on 24.07.2017) (Amount Rs. in Cr.)   | State/UT-wise funds sanctioned, released &utilized by States/ UTs under RGPSA/RGSA since 2015-16 (as on 24.07.2017) (Amount Rs. in Cr.)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SL .No.                                                                                                                                   | Name of the State/ UTs                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                           | 2015-16                                                                                                                                   | 2015-16                                                                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                                                                   | 2017-18                                                                                                                                   | 2017-18                                                                                                                                   |
| SL .No.                                                                                                                                   | Name of the State/ UTs                                                                                                                    | Sanctio ned                                                                                                                               | Funds Releas ed                                                                                                                           | Funds Utilize d                                                                                                                           | Sanction ed                                                                                                                               | Funds Release d                                                                                                                           | Funds Utilized                                                                                                                            | Sanction ed                                                                                                                               | Funds Release d                                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                            | 21.04                                                                                                                                     | 12.5                                                                                                                                      | 12.5                                                                                                                                      | 91.61                                                                                                                                     | 91.61                                                                                                                                     | 28.43                                                                                                                                     | 90.74                                                                                                                                     | 35.98                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 2.9                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                         | 0.59                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                                                     | 39.48                                                                                                                                     | 17.08                                                                                                                                     | 17.08                                                                                                                                     | 55.29                                                                                                                                     | 49.08                                                                                                                                     | 16.43                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                              | 29.68                                                                                                                                     | 14.64                                                                                                                                     | 13.42                                                                                                                                     | 42.62                                                                                                                                     | 42.62                                                                                                                                     | 38.23                                                                                                                                     | 38.82                                                                                                                                     | 13.80                                                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                                                   | 10.36                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                           | 66.76                                                                                                                                     | 33.38                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                                                                   | 21.81                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                           | 30.39                                                                                                                                     | 11.37                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                          | 13.12                                                                                                                                     | 2.48                                                                                                                                      | 1.91                                                                                                                                      | 4.51                                                                                                                                      | 1.4                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                                                         | Jammu& Kashmir                                                                                                                            | 7.08                                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                 | 23.89                                                                                                                                     | 9.49                                                                                                                                      | 9.49                                                                                                                                      | 60.79                                                                                                                                     | 20.9                                                                                                                                      | 17.23                                                                                                                                     | 67.66                                                                                                                                     | 30.16                                                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                 | 77.76                                                                                                                                     | 32.71                                                                                                                                     | 18.45                                                                                                                                     | 58.81                                                                                                                                     | 15.08                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                                                    | 10.55                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                           | 23.53                                                                                                                                     | 8.55                                                                                                                                      | 5.41                                                                                                                                      | 26.50                                                                                                                                     | 10.11                                                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                            | 41.63                                                                                                                                     | 10.80                                                                                                                                     | 10.80                                                                                                                                     | 86.21                                                                                                                                     | 55.45                                                                                                                                     | 40.11                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                               | 39.76                                                                                                                                     | 4.5                                                                                                                                       | 4.5                                                                                                                                       | 45.66                                                                                                                                     | 21.17                                                                                                                                     | 15.16                                                                                                                                     | 63.63                                                                                                                                     | 25.80                                                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                                                                   | 10.8                                                                                                                                      | 5.4                                                                                                                                       | 5.4                                                                                                                                       | 10.02                                                                                                                                     | 9.82                                                                                                                                      | 4.81                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                           | 12.95                                                                                                                                     | 9.22                                                                                                                                      | 7.64                                                                                                                                      | 11.72                                                                                                                                     | 4.28                                                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                                                                    | 19.58                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         | 40.03                                                                                                                                     | 24.54                                                                                                                                     | 13.34                                                                                                                                     | 42.77                                                                                                                                     | 11.51                                                                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                                                                    | 2.69                                                                                                                                      | 2.69                                                                                                                                      | 2.69                                                                                                                                      | 19.38                                                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                                                        | 11                                                                                                                                        | 8.26                                                                                                                                      | 4.13                                                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                 | 16.37                                                                                                                                     | 4.48                                                                                                                                      | 4.48                                                                                                                                      | 45.75                                                                                                                                     | 22.27                                                                                                                                     | 19.64                                                                                                                                     | 21.7                                                                                                                                      | 8.22                                                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                                                                                    | 2.7                                                                                                                                       | 1.26                                                                                                                                      | 1.26                                                                                                                                      | 4.83                                                                                                                                      | 2.33                                                                                                                                      | 2.33                                                                                                                                      | 5.35                                                                                                                                      | 2.68                                                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                | 18.26                                                                                                                                     | 8.96                                                                                                                                      | 8.96                                                                                                                                      | 55.48                                                                                                                                     | 27.32                                                                                                                                     | 16.94                                                                                                                                     | 53.7                                                                                                                                      | 26.72                                                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                                                                   | 5.21                                                                                                                                      | 1.35                                                                                                                                      | 1.35                                                                                                                                      | 13.32                                                                                                                                     | 8.3                                                                                                                                       | 4.08                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                                                        | Telangana                                                                                                                                 | 35.78                                                                                                                                     | 13.13                                                                                                                                     | 13.13                                                                                                                                     | 47.26                                                                                                                                     | 43.38                                                                                                                                     | 14.48                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                                                                        | Uttarkhand                                                                                                                                | 9.53                                                                                                                                      | 3.09                                                                                                                                      | 3.09                                                                                                                                      | 27.45                                                                                                                                     | 13.21                                                                                                                                     | 8.01                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                             | 70.54                                                                                                                                     | 11.00                                                                                                                                     | 11.00                                                                                                                                     | 118.59                                                                                                                                    | 39.87                                                                                                                                     | 29.7                                                                                                                                      | 125.84                                                                                                                                    | 52.57                                                                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                                                                               | 37.13                                                                                                                                     | 9.91                                                                                                                                      | 9.91                                                                                                                                      | 45.2                                                                                                                                      | 21.86                                                                                                                                     | 14.73                                                                                                                                     | 55.57                                                                                                                                     | 20.66                                                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                                                        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                                                                        | Daman                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                                                                       | 2.6                                                                                                                                       | 1.06                                                                                                                                      | 0.12                                                                                                                                      | 3.83                                                                                                                                      | 1.38                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                | 1.33                                                                                                                                      | 0.29                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                                                                        | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                               | 4.26                                                                                                                                      | 1.65                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           |
| 32                                                                                                                                        | Andaman                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0.42                                                                                                                                      | 0.17                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                           | 13.60                                                                                                                                     | 6.75                                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                                                     | 575.84                                                                                                                                    | 168.47                                                                                                                                    | 149.54                                                                                                                                    | 1012.69                                                                                                                                   | 585.87                                                                                                                                    | 307.70                                                                                                                                    | 625.86                                                                                                                                    | 253.37                                                                                                                                    |