Lok Sabha Question No. 946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Computers to Panchayats under RGSA
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Sandhya Ray, Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 946

ANSWERED ON 13/12/2022

## COMPUTERS TO PANCHAYATS UNDER RGSA

946.   SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY: SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the number of Panchayats in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has provided computers to Panchayats under Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA);
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  Panchayats  that  have  been  given  computers  and  those  yet  to  be computerized along with technical manpower i.e. computer literate persons in the country, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh, district-wise especially in Bhind-Datia Constituency and Kanpur Nagar and Kanpur Dehat of Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) the details of the steps taken and the time likely to be taken by the Government in this regard to provide computers and manpower to speed up the process of computerization of Gram Panchayats under RGSA?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (a) Details of all levels of Panchayats in the country is at Annexure-I.
- (b) Yes Sir.
- (c) & (d) Panchayat being State subject, providing computers and technical manpower for Gram Panchayats (GPs) is primarily the responsibility of States. However, under the revamped Rashtriya Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA)  scheme  approved  for  implementation  from  01.04.2022  to 31.03.2026, has been supplementing the efforts of all States, including Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, towards supporting functioning of GPs by providing computers for GPs as proposed by States in their Annual Action Plan and approved by Central Empowered Committee on a limited scale. District-wise information is not maintained centrally. Further, there is no provision under the scheme to provide technical manpower for Panchayat. As per the information available, out of 271770  Gram  Panchayats (GPs)/ Traditional Local Bodies (TLBs), 219889  have been computerized  and  51881  GPs  are  yet  to  be  computerized.  State-wise  details  are  attached  as Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

## Annex refer to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 946 answered on 13/12/2022

## Details Gram Panchayats (GPs)/ Traditional Local Bodies (TLBs) in the country

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State                         |   No. of Gram Panchayats (GPs)/ Traditional Local Bodies (TLBs) |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands               |                                                             271 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                            |                                                           13325 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                         |                                                            2108 |
| 4         | Assam                                     |                                                            2666 |
| 5         | Bihar                                     |                                                            8160 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                              |                                                           11656 |
| 7         | Goa                                       |                                                             191 |
| 8         | Gujarat                                   |                                                           14359 |
| 9         | Haryana                                   |                                                            6220 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh                          |                                                            3615 |
| 11        | Jammu and Kashmir                         |                                                            4291 |
| 12        | Jharkhand                                 |                                                            4345 |
| 13        | Karnataka                                 |                                                            5958 |
| 14        | Kerala                                    |                                                             941 |
| 15        | Ladakh                                    |                                                             193 |
| 16        | Lakshadweep                               |                                                              10 |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh                            |                                                           23066 |
| 18        | Maharashtra                               |                                                           27923 |
| 19        | Manipur                                   |                                                            3818 |
| 20        | Meghalaya                                 |                                                            9045 |
| 21        | Mizoram                                   |                                                             834 |
| 22        | Nagaland                                  |                                                            1292 |
| 23        | Odisha                                    |                                                            6794 |
| 24        | Puducherry                                |                                                             108 |
| 25        | Punjab                                    |                                                           13241 |
| 26        | Rajasthan                                 |                                                           11272 |
| 27        | Sikkim                                    |                                                             198 |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu                                |                                                           12524 |
| 29        | Telangana                                 |                                                           12769 |
| 30        | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli &Daman And Diu |                                                              38 |
| 31        | Tripura                                   |                                                            1219 |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh                             |                                                           58189 |
| 33        | Uttarakhand                               |                                                            7791 |
| 34        | West Bengal                               |                                                            3340 |
| Total     | Total                                     |                                                          271770 |

NA: Not Applicable

Annex  refer  to  in  reply  to  Part  (c)  &  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  946 answered on 13/12/2022

## Number  of  Gram  Panchayats  (GPs)/  Traditional  Local  Bodies  (TLBs)  with  and  without Computer

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State                         |   No. of Gram Panchayats (GPs)/ Traditional Local Bodies (TLBs) |   No. of GPs/ TLBs With Computer |   No. of GPs/ TLBs without Computer |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands               |                                                             271 |                              271 |                                   0 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                            |                                                           13325 |                            10017 |                                3308 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                         |                                                            2108 |                              305 |                                1803 |
| 4         | Assam                                     |                                                            2666 |                             1156 |                                1510 |
| 5         | Bihar                                     |                                                            8160 |                             6677 |                                1483 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                              |                                                           11656 |                             7042 |                                4614 |
| 7         | Goa                                       |                                                             191 |                              191 |                                   0 |
| 8         | Gujarat                                   |                                                           14359 |                            14359 |                                   0 |
| 9         | Haryana                                   |                                                            6220 |                             1720 |                                4500 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh                          |                                                            3615 |                             3281 |                                 334 |
| 11        | Jammu and Kashmir                         |                                                            4291 |                             3973 |                                 318 |
| 12        | Jharkhand                                 |                                                            4345 |                             3516 |                                 829 |
| 13        | Karnataka                                 |                                                            5958 |                             5958 |                                   0 |
| 14        | Kerala                                    |                                                             941 |                              941 |                                   0 |
| 15        | Ladakh                                    |                                                             193 |                              130 |                                  63 |
| 16        | Lakshadweep                               |                                                              10 |                               10 |                                   0 |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh                            |                                                           23066 |                            23066 |                                   0 |
| 18        | Maharashtra                               |                                                           27923 |                            26923 |                                1000 |
| 19        | Manipur                                   |                                                            3818 |                             3758 |                                  60 |
| 20        | Meghalaya                                 |                                                            9045 |                             7368 |                                1677 |
| 21        | Mizoram                                   |                                                             834 |                              243 |                                 591 |
| 22        | Nagaland                                  |                                                            1292 |                              553 |                                 739 |
| 23        | Odisha                                    |                                                            6794 |                             6794 |                                   0 |
| 24        | Puducherry                                |                                                             108 |                              100 |                                   8 |
| 25        | Punjab                                    |                                                           13241 |                             7304 |                                5937 |
| 26        | Rajasthan                                 |                                                           11272 |                            10223 |                                1049 |
| 26        | Sikkim                                    |                                                             198 |                               13 |                                 185 |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu                                |                                                           12524 |                            10099 |                                2425 |
| 29        | Telangana                                 |                                                           12769 |                             4436 |                                8333 |
| 30        | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli &Daman And Diu |                                                              38 |                               38 |                                   0 |
| 31        | Tripura                                   |                                                            1219 |                              505 |                                 714 |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh                             |                                                           58189 |                            47788 |                               10401 |
| 33        | Uttarakhand                               |                                                            7791 |                             7791 |                                   0 |
| 34        | West Bengal                               |                                                            3340 |                             3340 |                                   0 |
|           | Total                                     |                                                          271770 |                           219889 |                               51881 |