Lok Sabha Question No. 664 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Computerisation of Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 664 ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## COMPUTERISATION OF PANCHAYATS

## 664.   SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of computerised Gram Panchayats in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of Gram Panchayats which are yet to be computerised, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the reasons for slow progress in this regard; and
- (d) the steps taken to accelerate the pace of computerisation of Gram Panchayats?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) &  (b)  The  State/UT-wise  number  of  computerised  and  yet  to  be  computerised  Gram Panchayats (GPs) are given at Annexure.
- (c) Panchayat  being  a  State  subject,  providing  basic  infrastructure  including  computers etc. is primarily the responsibility of concerned State Government/ UT administration. The level of computerisation of GPs varies among States, depending upon the availability of electric power supply, internet  connectivity, adequate  computer- trained manpower, financial resources  at the GP level etc.
- (d) Under  the  erstwhile  scheme  of  Rajiv  Gandhi  Panchayat  Sashaktikaran  Abhiyan (RGPSA), Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) had provided financial assistance to States/ UTs for e-enablement including computers and peripherals upto 2014-15. Under the newly launched scheme  of  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA),  funds  have  also  been  provided  to States/UTs for provision of computer for their e-enablement.

Upto 10% of the Grants under Fourteenth Finance Commission can be used by GPs for  technical  and  administrative  support  towards  Operation  &  Maintenance  and  Capital expenditure.  Expenditure towards (i) purchase of computer and accessories as well as cost of Annual Maintenance Cost in GPs, which do not have any computer at present and (ii) one-time cost for providing internet connectivity and recurring charges can also be incurred from the 10 % Operation & Maintenance expenditure.

MoPR is also implementing e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) under which 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, licenses etc.

For  attaining  the  vision  of  Digital  India,  BharatNet  project  is  being  implemented  by Department  of  Telecommunications  in  a  phased  manner  to  create  network  to  connect  all  the Gram Panchayats (approx. 2.53 lakh) by broadband in the country. As on 2 nd  December 2018, a total of 1,16,411 Gram Panchayats have been made Service Ready.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 664 FOR ANSWER ON 13.12.2018

## Computerised Panchayats in the country - State/UT wise

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/ UT    |   No. of Gram Panchayat | No. of GPs with Computer   | GPs without computer   |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           |                   12918 | 4700                       | 8218                   |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        |                    1794 | 142                        | 1652                   |
| 3         | Assam                    |                    2201 | 1434                       | 767                    |
| 4         | Bihar                    |                    8386 | 4200                       | 4186                   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             |                   10978 | 4544                       | 6434                   |
| 6         | Gujarat                  |                   14292 | 14025                      | 267                    |
| 7         | Goa                      |                     191 | 191                        | 0                      |
| 8         | Haryana                  |                    6204 | 1372                       | 4832                   |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         |                    3226 | 3226                       | 0                      |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir           |                    4483 | 0                          | 4483                   |
| 11        | Jharkhand                |                    4376 | 3893                       | 483                    |
| 12        | Karnataka                |                    6021 | 6021                       | 0                      |
| 13        | Kerala                   |                     941 | 941                        | 0                      |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           |                   22826 | 13386                      | 9440                   |
| 15        | Maharashtra              |                   27867 | 26949                      | 918                    |
| 16        | Manipur                  |                     161 | 65                         | 96                     |
| 17        | Odisha                   |                    6798 | 6798                       | 0                      |
| 18        | Punjab                   |                   13131 | 603                        | 12528                  |
| 19        | Rajasthan                |                    9892 | 9169                       | 723                    |
| 20        | Sikkim                   |                     185 | 9                          | 176                    |
| 21        | Tamil Nadu               |                   12524 | 10015                      | 2509                   |
| 22        | Tripura                  |                     591 | 352                        | 239                    |
| 23        | Telangana                |                   13030 | 5881                       | 7149                   |
| 24        | Uttarakhand              |                    7952 | 1410                       | 6542                   |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh            |                   58749 | 49249                      | 9500                   |
| 26        | West Bengal              |                    3341 | 3341                       | 0                      |
| 27        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                      20 | 20                         | 0                      |
| 28        | Daman &Diu               |                      15 | NA                         | NA                     |
| 29        | Lakshadweep              |                      10 | 10                         | 0                      |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                      70 | 70                         | 0                      |
| 31        | Puducherry               |                      98 | 98                         | 0                      |
| Total     | Total                    |                  253271 | 172114                     | 81142                  |

NA: Information not available

Source: As per available data compiled in the Ministry