Lok Sabha Question No. 2593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: e-Panchayat facility
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav, Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2593

ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023

## E-PANCHAYAT FACILITY

## 2593.  DR. UMESH G. JADHAV: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  an  e-Panchayat  facility  in  the  country  for improvement in the functioning of Panchayats;
- (b) if so, the present status and progress made regarding e-Panchayats in the country;
- (c) the number of Panchayats which have been selected for digitization in Karnataka, districtwise;
- (d) the number of Panchayats which are already digitized in Jharkhand and Karnataka, districtwise; and
- (e) the time limit set for the digitization of all Panchayats in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to (e) Under Digital India Programme, Ministry is implementing e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) with the aim to making Panchayats, more transparent, accountable, and effective as  local  self-governments.  Building  on  the  achievements  in  the  past,  the  Ministry  launched eGramSwaraj, a work-based comprehensive application  for  Panchayats  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.  So  far,  2.50  lakh  GPs  have  prepared  and  uploaded  their  Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs) for 2023-24. Further, 2.33 lakh Gram Panchayats have completed  online  transactions  for  15th  Finance  Commission  grants  for  2023-24.  State  wise adoption of eGramSwaraj including Jharkhand and Karnataka is given at Annexure-I .

For  attaining  the  vision  of  Digital  India,  BharatNet  project  is  being  implemented  by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in a phased manner to create network to connect all the GPs by broadband in the country. So far, 2,10,181 GPs have been made Service Ready under the BharatNet project in the country. The scope of BharatNet on 30.06.2021 has been extended up to all inhabited villages beyond GPs in the country. According to the information provided by the DoT, the BharatNet project is expected to be completed by December 2026.The State/UT-wise details  of  Service  Ready  Gram  panchayats  including  Jharkhand  and  Karnataka  is  given  at Annexure-II .

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Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply  to  part  (a)  to  (e)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2593  answered  on  19.12.2023

regarding 'e-Panchayat facility'.

## Adoption of eGramSwaraj at Panchayat level during FY 2023-24

|   S. No | State Name        |   Total Number of Village Panchayats & Equivalent |   Village Panchay at onboard |   Village Panchay ats& Equivale nt With Online Payment |   Total Number of Block Panchayat s |   Block Panchaya t onboard |   Block Panchayat s With Online Payment |   Total Number of Zila Panchayat s |   Zila Panchaya t onboard |   Zila Panchayat s With Online Payment |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|       1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                             13325 |                        12997 |                                                  10794 |                                 660 |                        659 |                                     600 |                                 13 |                        13 |                                     13 |
|       2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                              2108 |                         2091 |                                                   1321 |                                   0 |                          0 |                                       0 |                                 25 |                        25 |                                     22 |
|       3 | ASSAM             |                                              2662 |                         2197 |                                                   2184 |                                 191 |                        191 |                                     191 |                                 30 |                        27 |                                     27 |
|       4 | BIHAR             |                                              8176 |                         8175 |                                                   7907 |                                 534 |                        534 |                                     522 |                                 38 |                        38 |                                     38 |
|       5 | CHHATTISGARH      |                                             11655 |                        11654 |                                                  10821 |                                 146 |                        146 |                                     145 |                                 27 |                        27 |                                     27 |
|       6 | GOA               |                                               191 |                          191 |                                                     65 |                                   0 |                          0 |                                       0 |                                  2 |                         2 |                                      2 |
|       7 | GUJARAT           |                                             14625 |                        14328 |                                                  13133 |                                 248 |                        248 |                                     248 |                                 33 |                        33 |                                     33 |
|       8 | HARYANA           |                                              6226 |                         6205 |                                                   5353 |                                 143 |                        143 |                                     110 |                                 22 |                        22 |                                     21 |
|       9 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                              3615 |                         3612 |                                                   3437 |                                  81 |                         81 |                                      80 |                                 12 |                        12 |                                     12 |
|      10 | JHARKHAND         |                                              4345 |                         4344 |                                                   4336 |                                 264 |                        264 |                                     261 |                                 24 |                        24 |                                     24 |
|      11 | KARNATAKA         |                                              5955 |                         5955 |                                                   5872 |                                 233 |                        232 |                                     169 |                                 31 |                        31 |                                     27 |
|      12 | KERALA            |                                               941 |                          941 |                                                    882 |                                 152 |                        152 |                                     131 |                                 14 |                        14 |                                     13 |
|      13 | MADHYA PRADESH    |                                             23032 |                        22999 |                                                  21719 |                                 313 |                        313 |                                     303 |                                 52 |                        52 |                                     51 |
|      14 | MAHARASHTRA       |                                             27619 |                        27531 |                                                  24592 |                                 351 |                        351 |                                     339 |                                 34 |                        34 |                                     34 |
|      15 | MANIPUR           |                                              3812 |                          161 |                                                      0 |                                   0 |                          0 |                                       0 |                                 12 |                         6 |                                      3 |
|      16 | MEGHALAYA         |                                              6760 |                            0 |                                                      0 |                                2240 |                          0 |                                       0 |                                  3 |                         3 |                                      0 |
|      17 | MIZORAM           |                                               834 |                          834 |                                                     75 |                                   0 |                          0 |                                       0 |                                  0 |                         0 |                                      0 |

| S. No   | State Name    |   Total Number of Village Panchayats & Equivalent |   Village Panchay at onboard |   Village Panchay ats& Equivale nt With Online Payment |   Total Number of Block Panchayat s |   Block Panchaya t onboard |   Block Panchayat s With Online Payment |   Total Number of Zila Panchayat s |   Zila Panchaya t onboard |   Zila Panchayat s With Online Payment |
|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 18      | NAGALAND      |                                              1293 |                          120 |                                                      0 |                                   0 |                          0 |                                       0 |                                  0 |                         0 |                                      0 |
| 19      | ODISHA        |                                              6798 |                         6798 |                                                   6751 |                                 314 |                        314 |                                     314 |                                 30 |                        30 |                                     29 |
| 20      | PUNJAB        |                                             13241 |                        13202 |                                                  10742 |                                 152 |                        151 |                                     132 |                                 22 |                        22 |                                     20 |
| 21      | RAJASTHAN     |                                             11251 |                        11244 |                                                  10842 |                                 362 |                        352 |                                     350 |                                 33 |                        33 |                                     33 |
| 22      | SIKKIM        |                                               199 |                          183 |                                                    176 |                                   0 |                          0 |                                       0 |                                  6 |                         4 |                                      4 |
| 23      | TAMIL NADU    |                                             12525 |                        12524 |                                                  12311 |                                 388 |                        388 |                                     386 |                                 36 |                        36 |                                     36 |
| 24      | TELANGANA     |                                             12769 |                        12767 |                                                  12740 |                                 540 |                        540 |                                     436 |                                 32 |                        32 |                                     31 |
| 25      | TRIPURA       |                                              1178 |                         1178 |                                                   1174 |                                  75 |                         75 |                                      73 |                                  9 |                         9 |                                      9 |
| 26      | UTTARAKHAND   |                                              7794 |                         7793 |                                                   7718 |                                  95 |                         95 |                                      94 |                                 13 |                        13 |                                     13 |
| 27      | UTTAR PRADESH |                                             57915 |                        57910 |                                                  57344 |                                 826 |                        826 |                                     819 |                                 75 |                        75 |                                     75 |
| 28      | WEST BENGAL   |                                              3339 |                         3227 |                                                   3225 |                                 345 |                        336 |                                     334 |                                 22 |                        21 |                                     21 |
| Total   | Total         |                                            264183 |                       251161 |                                                 235514 |                                8653 |                       6391 |                                    6037 |                                650 |                       638 |                                    618 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2593 answered on 19.12.2023 regarding 'e-Panchayat facility'.

State/UT-wise details of Service Ready Gram panchayats

| Sr. No   | State Name                                 |   Total GPs/ TLBs |   Service Ready GPs/TLBs |   Operational GPs/TLBs |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
| 1        | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                |                70 |                       81 |                     55 |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH                             |             13325 |                    12198 |                   2994 |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                          |              2108 |                     1011 |                    184 |
| 4        | ASSAM                                      |              2197 |                     1640 |                    473 |
| 5        | BIHAR                                      |              8174 |                     8860 |                   2903 |
| 6        | CHHATTISGARH                               |             11656 |                     9759 |                   1446 |
| 7        | GOA                                        |               191 |                        0 |                      0 |
| 8        | GUJARAT                                    |             14376 |                    14524 |                  10325 |
| 9        | HARYANA                                    |              6220 |                     6204 |                   1036 |
| 10       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                           |              3615 |                      415 |                    260 |
| 11       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                          |              4291 |                     1113 |                    445 |
| 12       | JHARKHAND                                  |              4345 |                     4638 |                   1797 |
| 13       | KARNATAKA                                  |              5958 |                     6251 |                   3144 |
| 14       | KERALA                                     |               941 |                     1130 |                    960 |
| 15       | LADAKH                                     |               193 |                      193 |                     50 |
| 16       | LAKSHADWEEP                                |                10 |                        9 |                      1 |
| 17       | MADHYA PRADESH                             |             23023 |                    18102 |                   2037 |
| 18       | MAHARASHTRA                                |             27894 |                    24166 |                   2770 |
| 19       | MANIPUR                                    |              3818 |                     1479 |                     10 |
| 20       | MEGHALAYA                                  |              9058 |                      688 |                     72 |
| 21       | MIZORAM                                    |               834 |                      493 |                     59 |
| 22       | NAGALAND                                   |              1292 |                      230 |                     16 |
| 23       | ODISHA                                     |              6794 |                     7099 |                   3927 |
| 24       | PUDUCHERRY                                 |               108 |                      101 |                     95 |
| 25       | PUNJAB                                     |             13241 |                    12807 |                   7161 |
| 26       | RAJASTHAN                                  |             11265 |                     8997 |                   5529 |
| 27       | SIKKIM                                     |               198 |                       54 |                     12 |
| 28       | TAMIL NADU                                 |             12525 |                     6469 |                      0 |
| 29       | TELANGANA                                  |             12769 |                    10675 |                   4953 |
| 30       | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMAN AND DIU |                38 |                       41 |                     20 |
| 31       | TRIPURA                                    |               591 |                      771 |                    360 |
| 32       | UTTAR PRADESH                              |             58188 |                    45061 |                   2125 |
| 33       | UTTARAKHAND                                |              7796 |                     2013 |                    846 |
| 34       | WEST BENGAL                                |              3339 |                     2909 |                   2284 |
| Grand    | Total                                      |            270441 |                   210181 |                  58349 |