Lok Sabha Question No. 1137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Computerisation of Gram Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Devendra (Alias) Bhole Singh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1137

ANSWERED ON- 08/02/2021

## COMPUTERISATION OF GRAM PANCHAYATS

## †1137. SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:-

- (a) the  total  number  of  Gram  Panchayats  which  have  been  computerized  in  the  country including the State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the total number of Gram Panchayats which are yet to be computerized;
- (c) the reason for slow progress in this regard;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to expedite the computerization of Gram Panchayats in the country; and
- (e) the time by which the remaining Gram Panchayats are likely to be computerized?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a)  &  (b)  The  State/UT-wise  details  of  Rural  Local  Bodies  including  Gram  Panchayats  (GPs) with/without computers including Uttar Pradesh is 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 etc at GP level.

(d) & (e) Since Panchayat is a state subject, saturation of computerization in the Gram Panchayats is primarily the responsibility of respective State Governments. However, Government of India supplements the efforts of States in this regard on limited scale through its schemes/programs. Under  the  erstwhile  scheme  of  Rajiv  Gandhi  Panchayat  Sashaktikaran  Abhiyan  (RGPSA), Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  (MoPR)  had  provided  financial  assistance  to  States/  UTs  for  eenablement including computers and peripherals upto 2014-15. Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) being implemented since 2018-19, fund is being provided to States/UTs for provision of computer for e-enablement on limited scale. Further, the untied/ basic grants under 15th Finance Commission can also be used by Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) for computer in the respective Rural Local Bodies.

MoPR is implementing e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) under which a suite of core common applications have 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 phased manner to create network to connect all GPs by broadband in the  country.  As  on  17.01.2022,  total  1,70,136  GPs  have  been  made  Service  Ready  under  the BharatNet project in the country. The target date for the completion of project is August, 2023.

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## Annexure

## Annex refer to in reply to Part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1137 answered on 08.02.2022

## State/UT-wise details of Rural Local Bodies including Gram panchayats with/ without computer

|   Sl. No | State                    |   Rural Local Bodies including Gram panchayats (as per LGD updated on 01.12.2021) |   Rural Local Bodies including Gram panchayats with Computer |   Rural Local Bodies including Gram panchayats Without computers |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                                                                70 |                                                           70 |                                                                0 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh           |                                                                             13371 |                                                         7854 |                                                             5517 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                                                              2108 |                                                          305 |                                                             1803 |
|        4 | Assam                    |                                                                              2666 |                                                         1399 |                                                             1267 |
|        5 | Bihar                    |                                                                              8173 |                                                         7626 |                                                              547 |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh             |                                                                             11658 |                                                         5484 |                                                             6174 |
|        7 | Goa                      |                                                                               191 |                                                          191 |                                                                0 |
|        8 | Gujarat                  |                                                                             14257 |                                                        14253 |                                                                4 |
|        9 | Haryana                  |                                                                              6225 |                                                         2500 |                                                             3725 |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh         |                                                                              3615 |                                                         3226 |                                                              389 |
|       11 | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                                                              4291 |                                                         3973 |                                                              318 |
|       12 | Jharkhand                |                                                                              4352 |                                                         3753 |                                                              599 |
|       13 | Karnataka                |                                                                              5975 |                                                         5550 |                                                              425 |
|       14 | Kerala                   |                                                                               941 |                                                          941 |                                                                0 |
|       15 | Ladakh                   |                                                                               193 |                                                          184 |                                                                9 |
|       16 | Lakshadweep              |                                                                                10 |                                                           10 |                                                                0 |
|       17 | Madhya Pradesh           |                                                                             22741 |                                                        22710 |                                                               31 |
|       18 | Maharashtra              |                                                                             27897 |                                                        26167 |                                                             1730 |
|       19 | Manipur                  |                                                                              3818 |                                                           86 |                                                             3732 |
|       20 | Meghalaya                |                                                                              9005 |                                                         5171 |                                                             3834 |
|       21 | Mizoram                  |                                                                               834 |                                                          175 |                                                              659 |
|       22 | Nagaland                 |                                                                              1288 |                                                          216 |                                                             1072 |
|       23 | Odisha                   |                                                                              6798 |                                                         6798 |                                                                0 |
|       24 | Puducherry               |                                                                               108 |                                                          100 |                                                                8 |
|       25 | Punjab                   |                                                                             13263 |                                                        13263 |                                                                0 |
|       26 | Rajasthan                |                                                                             11341 |                                                         9701 |                                                             1640 |
|       27 | Sikkim                   |                                                                               185 |                                                          165 |                                                               20 |
|       28 | Tamil Nadu               |                                                                             12525 |                                                        12525 |                                                                0 |
|       29 | Telangana                |                                                                             12769 |                                                         4783 |                                                             7986 |

| 30   | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu   |     38 |     38 |     0 |
|------|--------------------------------------|--------|--------|-------|
| 31   | Tripura                              |   1219 |    412 |   807 |
| 32   | Uttar Pradesh                        |  58189 |  36167 | 22022 |
| 33   | Uttarakhand                          |   7791 |   1939 |  5852 |
| 34   | West Bengal                          |   3340 |   3340 |     0 |
|      | Total                                | 271245 | 201075 | 70170 |

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