Lok Sabha Question No. 430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Functioning of Gram Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri Basavaraj Bommai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 430

ANSWERED ON 22/07/2025

## FUNCTIONING OF GRAM PANCHAYATS

## 430. SHRI BASAVARAJ BOMMAI:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether number of Gram Panchayats that are functioning with/without Panchayat Buildings in the country, State-wise, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to construct Panchayat Buildings in all the Gram Panchayats in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any steps are being taken by the Government for the computerization of all Gram Panchayats offices in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) the number of Gram-Panchayats that were covered under the Special Gram Sabha cum Orientation Programme and the areas that were focussed upon in the Training Programme; and
- (f) the details of the role played by the young fellows from Panchayti Raj and its representatives?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (Prof. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (d) Local Self Government and Village Administration being the State subject under the 7 th Schedule of the Constitution, the primary responsibility for infrastructure development, including computerization, in Panchayats lies with States/UTs. However, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), the Ministry supplements the efforts of States and UTs in building Panchayat infrastructure, at a limited scale, with particular focus on the North Eastern States. Under this Scheme, the Ministry provides assistance for key infrastructure elements within Panchayats, including the

Panchayat Bhawan and Computers & peripherals. Under the scheme, construction of 12940 Gram Panchayat Bhawan and Procurement of 52562 computers have been approved to States/ UTs so far.

As per information available, State/UT-wise details of Gram Panchayats with/without Panchayat Buildings is attached at Annexure-I .

(e) The Special Gram Sabha cum-Orientation Programmes are organised with a clear focus on specific initiatives, schemes, or projects of the Government. These programmes serve as platforms for mass mobilization of citizens, elected representatives (ERs), and Panchayati Raj (PR) officials, with the objective of raising awareness and disseminating key information about the relevant scheme, initiative, or project. Details of Special Gram Sabha cumOrientation Programmes were organised on different occasion are as under:

- (i) 2nd October 2024: Focused on GPDP, Localisation of SDGs (LSDGs), Sankalp by Gram Panchayats for focused planning, and Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam campaign.
- (ii) 15-26 November 2024 (Janjatiya Gaurav Divas): Covered PESA Act and Forest Rights Act (FRA).
- (iii) 18th January 2025: Organized on the theme of the SVAMITVA Scheme.
- (iv) 8th March 2025 (International Women's Day): Special Gram Sabhas held in selected Gram Panchayats aimed at developing them as Women-Friendly Panchayats.

The State-wise details of the special Gram Sabha cum-Orientation Programmes organised and captured through online platform is at Annexure-II .

(f) Young Fellows (Panchayati Raj Associates) are engaged under the Ministry's initiatives in select Gram Panchayat clusters. If a selected Panchayat for a Special Gram Sabha falls within a Young Fellow's cluster, they act as the Nodal Officer-cum-Coordinator for that event. In this capacity, they assist in planning and execution of the programme, coordinate logistics such as venue selection and participant mobilization, ensure availability of IEC materials (posters, banners, flip charts), support elected representatives and Panchayat functionaries in organizing the event, and upload programme-related data and reports on the Ministry's online platform.

Additionally, Young Fellows work with Elected Representatives to ensure effective community participation, smooth conduct of the Gram Sabha, and proper documentation of discussions and outcomes.

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## Annexure-I

## Annex refer to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 430 to be answered on 22/07/2025

State/UT-wise details of Gram Panchayats with/without Panchayat Buildings

| Sl. No            | Name of the State/UTs                        | Total GPs/TLBs   | GPs with Bhawan   | GPs without GP Bhawan   |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh                               | 13371            | 12139             | 1232                    |
| 2                 | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 2108             | 1182              | 926                     |
| 3                 | Assam                                        | 2192             | 1934              | 258                     |
| 4                 | Bihar                                        | 8053             | 1548              | 6505                    |
| 5                 | Chhattisgarh                                 | 11693            | 11623             | 70                      |
| 6                 | Goa                                          | 191              | 183               | 8                       |
| 7                 | Gujarat                                      | 14648            | 12047             | 2601                    |
| 8                 | Haryana                                      | 6227             | 2690              | 3537                    |
| 9                 | Himachal Pradesh                             | 3615             | 3537              | 78                      |
| 10                | Jammu and Kashmir                            | 4291             | 3964              | 327                     |
| 11                | Jharkhand                                    | 4345             | 4247              | 98                      |
| 12                | Karnataka                                    | 5948             | 5690              | 258                     |
| 13                | Kerala                                       | 941              | 940               | 1                       |
| 14                | Madhya Pradesh                               | 23011            | 21556             | 1455                    |
| 15                | Maharashtra                                  | 27943            | 23454             | 4489                    |
| 16                | Manipur                                      | 161              | 134               | 27                      |
| 17                | Meghalaya                                    | 6431             | 5372              | 1059                    |
| 18                | Mizoram                                      | 834              | 470               | 364                     |
| 19                | Nagaland                                     | 1315             | 753               | 562                     |
| 20                | Odisha                                       | 6794             | 5576              | 1218                    |
| 21                | Punjab                                       | 13236            | 8329              | 4907                    |
| 22                | Rajasthan                                    | 11193            | 11193             | 0                       |
| 23                | Sikkim                                       | 199              | 185               | 14                      |
| 24                | Tamil Nadu                                   | 12525            | 11694             | 831                     |
| 25                | Telangana                                    | 12848            | 10160             | 2688                    |
| 26                | Tripura                                      | 606              | 588               | 18                      |
| 27                | Uttar Pradesh                                | 57691            | 55058             | 2633                    |
| 28                | Uttarakhand                                  | 7817             | 7037              | 780                     |
| 29                | West Bengal                                  | 3339             | 3252              | 87                      |
| Union Territories | Union Territories                            |                  |                   |                         |
| 1                 | Andaman &Nicobar                             | 70               | 68                | 2                       |
| 2                 | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 42               | 42                | 0                       |
| 3                 | Lakshadweep                                  | 10               | 10                | 0                       |
| 4                 | Ladakh                                       | 193              | 185               | 8                       |
| 5                 | Puducherry                                   | 108              | 108               | 0                       |
|                   | Total                                        | 263989           | 226948            | 37041                   |

Annexure-II Annex refer to in reply to Part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 430 to be answered on 22/07/2025

## State/UT-wise details of special Gram Sabha cum-Orientation Programmes

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                                     |   2 nd October, 2024 |   15-26 November, 2024 |   18 th January, 2025 |   8 th March, 2025 |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                               |                   13 |                    269 |                     0 |                  0 |
| 2         | Assam                                        |                    5 |                    328 |                     0 |                 26 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                            |                   19 |                      7 |                     0 |                  0 |
| 4         | Andaman &Nicobar                             |                    0 |                      0 |                     0 |                  2 |
| 5         | Bihar                                        |                   85 |                    297 |                     0 |                 38 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                                 |                   86 |                   4626 |                   850 |                  0 |
| 7         | Goa                                          |                    1 |                     14 |                     0 |                  0 |
| 8         | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                    2 |                     26 |                     0 |                  3 |
| 9         | Gujarat                                      |                   16 |                   2388 |                   394 |                 32 |
| 10        | Haryana                                      |                    1 |                      0 |                     0 |                 13 |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh                             |                   11 |                     87 |                    27 |                 11 |
| 12        | Jammu &Kashmir                               |                    0 |                    215 |                   174 |                 20 |
| 13        | Jharkhand                                    |                  103 |                      0 |                     0 |                  0 |
| 14        | Karnataka                                    |                   10 |                    364 |                     0 |                 31 |
| 15        | Kerala                                       |                    2 |                     40 |                     0 |                 14 |
| 16        | Ladakh                                       |                    0 |                     98 |                    22 |                  2 |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh                               |                   71 |                   6807 |                  8143 |                 47 |
| 18        | Maharashtra                                  |                   45 |                      0 |                  1054 |                 32 |
| 19        | Manipur                                      |                    2 |                    143 |                     0 |                  6 |
| 20        | Meghalaya                                    |                    1 |                    994 |                     0 |                 12 |
| 21        | Mizoram                                      |                    1 |                    332 |                     4 |                 10 |
| 22        | Nagaland                                     |                    2 |                    507 |                     0 |                 11 |
| 23        | Odisha                                       |                   69 |                   2278 |                     3 |                  3 |
| 24        | Punjab                                       |                    0 |                      0 |                   117 |                 18 |
| 25        | Rajasthan                                    |                   28 |                   2090 |                  1000 |                 28 |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu                                   |                   11 |                    125 |                     0 |                 32 |
| 27        | Telangana                                    |                   12 |                    440 |                     0 |                 22 |
| 28        | Sikkim                                       |                   22 |                      5 |                     0 |                  0 |
| 29        | Tripura                                      |                    5 |                    297 |                     0 |                  8 |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh                                |                   54 |                    291 |                 21527 |                 74 |
| 31        | Uttarakhand                                  |                   10 |                    109 |                     0 |                 10 |
| 32        | West Bengal                                  |                    4 |                    572 |                     0 |                 20 |
| Total     | Total                                        |                  691 |                  23749 |                 33315 |                525 |

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