Lok Sabha Question No. 3812 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3812

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2020

## RASHTRIYA GRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN

## 3812. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  Sustainable  Development Goals targeted under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA);
- (b) the details of the measures undertaken by the Government to strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions under the above scheme till date;
- (c) whether all Gram Panchayats in the country have been enabled with Panchayat Enterprise Suite and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (d) whether  any  training  workshops  have  been  held  by  the  Government  to  empower sarpanchs, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) (b) & (d) The main objective of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan  is  to  build  capacity  of  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  to  deliver  on  Sustainable Development Goals relating to poverty, public health, nutrition, education, gender, sanitation, drinking water, livelihood generation etc which  fall in the realm of Panchayats.  Under the scheme, financial assistance has been provided to States towards various activities relating to strengthening  of  Panchayats  viz.  Capacity  Building  and  Training  for  Panchayat  Elected Representatives (PERs), Panchayats Functionaries (PFs) and other stakeholders, administrative and technical support , training infrastructure, construction of Gram Panchayat Bhawans etc. As per  the  information  available,  49.11  lakh  PERs,  PFs  and  other  stakeholders  including Sarpanchs, across States/ UTs have been trained under the scheme.
- (c)           A core software applications for Panchayats namely Panchayat Enterprise Suite (PES) has  been  developed  by  Ministry  under  Mission  Mode  Project.  Current  adoption  Status  of Panchayat Enterprise Suite applications (State-wise) is at Annexure.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to Part (c) of the reply of LS USQ No. 3812 for 17.03.2020 regarding Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

## Current Adoption Status of applications (State-wise)

| S.No.   | Name of the State   |   No. of GPs (As per LGD) |   Adoption Status of Panchayat Enterprise Suite applications |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh      |                     13063 |                                                        12898 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                      1785 |                                                         1781 |
| 3       | Assam               |                      2199 |                                                         2130 |
| 4       | Bihar               |                      8387 |                                                         7563 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh        |                     11560 |                                                        10979 |
| 6       | Goa                 |                       191 |                                                          191 |
| 7       | Gujarat             |                     14292 |                                                        14049 |
| 8       | Haryana             |                      6197 |                                                         6197 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh    |                      3226 |                                                         3197 |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir      |                      4290 |                                                         3429 |
| 11      | Jharkhand           |                      4346 |                                                         3789 |
| 12      | Karnataka           |                      6021 |                                                         5898 |
| 13      | Kerala              |                       941 |                                                          925 |
| 14      | Ladakh              |                       192 |                                                            0 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh      |                     22812 |                                                        22739 |
| 16      | Maharashtra         |                     27877 |                                                        27786 |
| 17      | Manipur             |                       161 |                                                          161 |
| 18      | Odisha              |                      6798 |                                                         5692 |
| 19      | Punjab              |                     13266 |                                                        13102 |
| 20      | Rajasthan           |                     11341 |                                                         9974 |
| 21      | Sikkim              |                       185 |                                                          185 |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu          |                     12523 |                                                        12523 |
| 23      | Telangana           |                     12769 |                                                         9874 |
| 24      | Tripura             |                       591 |                                                         1171 |
| 25      | Uttarakhand         |                      7789 |                                                         7735 |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh       |                     58762 |                                                        58762 |
| 27      | West Bengal         |                      3340 |                                                         3224 |
|         | Total               |                    254904 |                                                       245954 |