Lok Sabha Question No. 2943 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: George Baker, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2943

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

## e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project

## 2943. SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

## SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  under  e-Panchayat  Mission  Mode  Project  for  the computerization at gram panchayat level;
- (b) the number of Panchayats that became e-Panchayats under the Mission across the country so far, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  under  this  Mission  during  the  last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the details of the targets set and achievements made under this Mission during the above said period along with its results, State/UT-wise;
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  link  Panchayats  with  the  Private  Firms  across  the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  any  framework  for  providing  effective  use  of technology at Panchayat level including targeted training modules for rural citizens and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Gujarat ?

## 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) that seeks to transform the functioning of all the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) by  making  them  more  transparent,  accountable  and  effective  as  organs  of  decentralized  selfgoverning institutions. Under e-Panchayat MMP, a suite of Core Common 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  etc.  Together  these  applications  constitute  the  Panchayat  Enterprise  Suite (PES).

(b) to (d) The aim of the MMP is to automate the internal functioning and e-enable the service delivery  across  all  the  nearly  2.5  lakh  panchayats.  The  level  of  adoption  of  various  PES Applications at panchayat level varies across States/UTs due to differentials in the preparedness of panchayats for e-enablement. Besides, some States have also developed their own State-specific

applications  for  similar  purpose.  The  State/UT-wise  adoption  of  the  PES  applications  is  at Annexure-I .

Funds are not released to States/UTs directly under the e-Panchayat MMP. However, under the erstwhile scheme of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA), all States/UTs were permitted to build their State-specific requirements for e-enablement of Panchayats including purchase of computers during 2013-14 and 2014-15. From 2015-16 onwards support for Capacity Building  including  e-enablement  were  given  to  the  States  under  RGPSA/CB-PSA  (Capacity Building  -  Panchayat  Sashaktikaran  Abhiyan).  The  details  of  funds  sanctioned,  released  and utilized  by  the  States  during  the  last  three  years  for  e-enablement,  including  procurement  of computers, are given in Annexure-II . Besides, under Fourteenth Finance Commission guidelines, a provision has been made for Gram Panchayats to use upto 10% of the funds available for purchase of computers, internet connectivity etc.

(e) Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has  been  implementing  the Common Service Centre (CSC) scheme which envisages setting up of at least one  CSC at each Gram Panchayat (GP) level to cover all the 2.5 lakhs GPs across the country. These CSC centres are operated by Village Level Entrepreneurs.

(f) Under  the  National  Capacity  Building  Framework  (NCBF)  2014,  for  PRIs  developed  by MoPR, due  emphasis  has  been  given  to  the  usage  of  information  technology  for  expanding  the outreach and enhancing the quality of the various capacity building initiatives. This framework is recommendatory  in  nature  and  all  States,  including  Gujarat,  are  expected  to  examine  this framework in their context and design their capacity building programmes as per their State-specific needs. MoPR also provides faculty support to States/UTs to build Master Trainers on the usage of PES  applications.  A  cascading  mode  of  training  (Training  of  the  Trainers)  has  been  adopted  to ensure that trainings reach till grass-root level. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)  has  also  been  implementing  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Gramin  Digital  Saksharta  Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) to impart digital literacy in rural India by covering six crore rural households (one person per household).  Further, Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has been implementing the BharatNet project to connect all Gram Panchayats in the country.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a), b) & (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2943 answered on 04.01.2018 regarding e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project.

State/UT-wise Adoption of the PES applications

| Name of Application        | In use by States/UTs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| PRIASoft                   | Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand , Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.                                                                                                                                                     |
| PlanPlus                   | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.                                                                                                                                                           |
| National Panchayat Portal  | Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.                                                                                           |
| Local Government Directory | All States/UTs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ActionSoft                 | Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Tripura, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| National Asset Directory   | A&N Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.                                                                                                                          |
| AreaProfiler               | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. |
| ServicePlus                | Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

## KEY:

1. PRIASoft = States entering vouchers online for FY 2016-17.
2. PlanPlus = States uploading approved Annual Action Plans for FY 2016-17.
3. National  Panchayat  Portal  =  States  where  the  dynamic  websites  have  been  created  for Panchayats (on State's request).
4. Local Government Directory = States where unique codes have been defined for Panchayats (or equivalent Rural Local Bodies) and Urban local bodies
5. ActionSoft  =  States  where  financial/physical  progress  of  works  undertaken  during  2016-17  is being captured by Panchayats is being captured.
6. National Asset Directory = States where Panchayats are putting details of their Assets in public domain.
7. AreaProfiler  =  States  where  some  local  profile  (election  details,  demographic  data,  family register, etc) is being put in public domain.
8. ServicePlus = States where ServicePlus is being used to deliver services through Panchayats.

Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2943 answered on 04.01.2018 regarding e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project. State/UT-wise amount sanctioned/released and expenditure (as per available information) under e-enablement component

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | State                   | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2014-15       | 2015-16             | 2015-16   | 2015-16       | 2016-17    | 2016-17   | 2016-17                 | 2017-18   | 2017-18   |
|----------|-------------------------|------------|-----------|---------------|---------------------|-----------|---------------|------------|-----------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| S. No.   | State                   | Sanctioned | *Released | Expenditure** | Sanctioned*Released |           | Expenditure** | Sanctioned | *Released | Expenditure**Sanctioned |           | *Released |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh          | 6.53       | 24.19     | NA            | 0.76                | 12.50     | 0.50          | 12.89      | 91.61     | 12.59                   | 10.55     | 81.35     |
| 2        | Assam                   | 4.40       | 26.04     | 1.14          | 1.26                | 17.08     | 0.37          | 1.20       | 49.08     | 2.02                    | 3.00      | 9.58      |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh       | 0.00       | 7.72      | NA            | 0.07                | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00       | 0.59      | NA                      | --        | 3.59      |
| 4        | Bihar                   | 7.32       | 63.67     | NA            | 0.00                | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00                    | -         | -         |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh            | 8.00       | 11.40     | NA            | 2.96                | 14.64     | 1.49          | 2.29       | 42.62     | 1.13                    | 0.13      | 33.21     |
| 6        | Chandigarh              | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00                | 0.29      | NA            | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00                    | -         | -         |
| 7        | Daman&                  | 0.18       | 1.51      | NA            | 0.00                | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00                    | -         | -         |
| 8        | Diu Dadra& Nagar Haveli | 0.14       | 1.09      | NA            | 0.00                | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00                    | -         | -         |
| 9        | Goa                     | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.33                | 1.06      | NA            | 0.01       | 1.38      | NA                      | 0.03      | 0.21      |
| 10       | Gujarat                 | 4.31       | 1.06      | 0.05          | 3.25                | 0.00      | 0.00          | 4.82       | 33.38     | NA                      | -         | -         |
| 11       | Haryana                 | 3.68       | 18.78     | 0.00          | 0.00                | 0.00      | 0.00          | 1.40       | 11.37     | NA                      | 1.90      | 10.55     |
| 12       | Himachal                | 7.64       | 15.26     | 2.87          | 0.51                | 2.48      | NA            | 0.40       | 1.40      | NA                      | -         | -         |
| 13       | Pradesh Jammu&          | 6.19       | 8.58      | NA            | 1.50                | 0.00      | 0.17          | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00                    | -         | -         |
| 14       | Kashmir Jharkhand       | 0.00       | 16.20     | 4.00          | 2.05                | 9.49      | NA            | 2.09       | 20.90     | 0.72                    | 2.12      | 30.16     |
| 15       | Karnataka               | 2.52       | 46.80     | 0.86          | 1.37                | 32.71     | 1.37          | 1.32       | 15.08     | NA                      | 1.33      | 18.40     |
| 16       | Kerala                  | 9.78       | 14.49     | NA            | 0.00                | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00       | 8.55      | NA                      | 0         | 23.26     |
| 17       | Lakshadweep0.00         |            | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.06                | 1.65      | NA            | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00                    | -         | -         |

| 18   | Maharashtra     |   0.00 |   34.76 | NA    |   0.00 |   4.50 | NA    |   3.06 |   21.17 | NA    | 8.31   |   25.80 |
|------|-----------------|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-------|--------|---------|-------|--------|---------|
| 19   | Madhya          |   0    |   37.46 | NA    |   0    |  10.8  | NA    |   0    |   55.45 | NA    | 1.85   |   30.25 |
| 20   | Pradesh Manipur |   0    |    5.42 | NA    |   0.26 |   5.4  | 0.17  |   0.18 |    9.82 | NA    | 0.29   |    3.27 |
| 21   | Mizoram         |   0.48 |    2.48 | NA    |   0    |   0    | 0.00  |   0    |    9.22 | NA    | 0.50   |   10.13 |
| 22   | Odisha          |   5.61 |   32.92 | 5.45  |   0.88 |   0    | 8.41  |   1.12 |   24.54 | 0.13  | 1.12   |   32.89 |
| 23   | Punjab          |   0.4  |    0    | 0.00  |   0    |   2.69 | NA    |   0.94 |   11    | 0.94  | 0.95   |    8.26 |
| 24   | Rajasthan       |   0    |   11.56 | 0.00  |   0    |   4.48 | NA    |   3.54 |   22.27 | NA    | 3.52   |    8.22 |
| 25   | Sikkim          |   0.7  |    6.85 | 0.32  |   0.28 |   1.26 | NA    |   0.31 |    2.33 | 0.16  | 0.38   |    5.35 |
| 26   | Tamil Nadu      |   0    |   20.16 | 0.00  |   0    |   8.96 | 0.25  |   0.61 |   27.32 | 0.61  | 0.15   |   26.72 |
| 27   | Telangana       |   8.22 |   29.94 | 2.13  |   0    |  13.13 | 0.00  |   0    |   43.38 | NA    | 5.42   |   16.84 |
| 28   | Tripura         |   0.08 |    2.36 | NA    |   0    |   1.35 | 0.00  |   0    |    8.3  | NA    | -      |    1.21 |
| 29   | Uttar Pradesh   |  40    |    0    | 0.00  |   0    |  11    | 5.58  |   0    |   39.87 | 0.70  | 6.09   |   52.57 |
| 30   | Uttarakhand     |   4    |   13.04 | NA    |   3.64 |   3.09 | 3.36  |   0.62 |   13.21 | NA    | -      |    7.82 |
| 31   | West Bengal     |   2.03 |   27.71 | NA    |   0.89 |   9.91 | 1.83  |   0.91 |   21.86 | NA    | 1.00   |   20.66 |
| 32   | Andaman         |   0    |    0    | 0.00  |   0    |   0    | 0.00  |   0    |    0.17 | NA    | 0      |    6.75 |
|      | Total           | 122.21 |  481.45 | 16.81 |  20.07 | 168.47 | 23.50 |  37.71 |  585.87 | 19.00 | 48.64  |  467.2  |

* Released amount indicate total released under RGPSA/CB-PSA including E-enablement. ** Expenditure in respect of   E-enablement component has not been reported by some States (0)In sanction column shows no sanction under e-enablement component. (-)The proposal in respect of these States has not been considered so far the FY 2017-18 NA: Information not available (expenditure not submitted)