Lok Sabha Question No. 3246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Creation of Smart Villages
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3246 ANSWERED ON 21.03.2023

## CREATION OF SMART VILLAGES

## 3246 SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

## SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to State:

- (a) the details and objectives of scheme being implemented by Panchayati Raj Ministry for creation of smart villages in the country; and
- (b) the status and details of the development in the States across the country, State-wise including Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

(SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (a) Under Digital India Programme, Ministry is implementing e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) with the aim to transform the functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), making them more transparent, accountable, and effective. The Ministry launched eGramSwaraj, a work-based Accounting Application for Panchayati Raj Institutions under the e-Panchayat MMP on 24th April 2020. This application encompasses all aspects of Panchayat functioning  viz.  planning,  budgeting,  accounting,  monitoring,  asset  management  etc,  on  a single digital platform including online payments. Further, in order to ensure better financial management of PRIs for enhancing transparency & accountability in maintenance of accounts, Ministry  has  integrated  eGramSwaraj  with  PFMS.  With  this  integration,  Panchayats  can transfer payments online to their vendors.
- (b) So far, 2.55 lakh Gram Panchayat (GPs) across States/UTs have prepared and uploaded their Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs) for 2022-23 on eGramSwaraj. Moreover, 2.24 lakh GPs have carried online transactions under 15 th  Finance Commission during 2022-
23. State wise status is at Annexure.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3246 answered on 21/03/2023

Gram Panchayat Development Plan and Panchayats with online Payment under XV Finance Commission- State-wise details for Financial Year 2022-23 (as on 15/03/2023)

|   Sr.No | State Name        |   Total Panchayats |   Panchayat uploaded Development Plan |   Panchayat With Online Payment |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|       1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    |              13371 |                                 13323 |                               2 |
|       2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |               2114 |                                  1960 |                            1097 |
|       3 | ASSAM             |               2663 |                                  2196 |                            2180 |
|       4 | BIHAR             |               8176 |                                  8066 |                            7907 |
|       5 | CHHATTISGARH      |              11659 |                                 11650 |                           11531 |
|       6 | GOA               |                191 |                                   191 |                              79 |
|       7 | GUJARAT           |              14400 |                                 14176 |                           13270 |
|       8 | HARYANA           |               6230 |                                  6225 |                            3551 |
|       9 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |               3615 |                                  3600 |                            3552 |
|      10 | JHARKHAND         |               4345 |                                  4325 |                            4336 |
|      11 | KARNATAKA         |               5958 |                                  5862 |                            5938 |
|      12 | KERALA            |                941 |                                   941 |                             940 |
|      13 | MADHYA PRADESH    |              23032 |                                 22928 |                           21364 |
|      14 | MAHARASHTRA       |              27896 |                                 27807 |                           25909 |
|      15 | MANIPUR           |               3812 |                                   758 |                             160 |
|      16 | MEGHALAYA         |               6760 |                                     0 |                               0 |
|      17 | MIZORAM           |                834 |                                   763 |                             764 |
|      18 | NAGALAND          |               1293 |                                     0 |                               0 |
|      19 | ODISHA            |               6798 |                                  6775 |                            6760 |
|      20 | PUNJAB            |              13241 |                                 13220 |                            9560 |
|      21 | RAJASTHAN         |              11342 |                                 11300 |                           11241 |
|      22 | SIKKIM            |                198 |                                   180 |                             174 |
|      23 | TAMILNADU         |              12525 |                                 12158 |                           11678 |
|      24 | TELANGANA         |              12769 |                                 12757 |                           12433 |
|      25 | TRIPURA           |               1178 |                                  1176 |                            1149 |
|      26 | UTTARAKHAND       |               7812 |                                  7782 |                            7682 |
|      27 | UTTAR PRADESH     |              58842 |                                 58064 |                           58135 |
|      28 | WEST BENGAL       |               3340 |                                  3188 |                            3222 |