Lok Sabha Question No. 2427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Electronically Modernize Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri Dileshwar Kamait

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2427 ANSWERED ON 10.12.2024

## ELECTRONICALLY MODERNIZE PANCHAYATS

## 2427. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to State:

(a) the details of Gram Panchayats in the country which have formulated their Development Plans in accordance with Government, if so, the details thereof, State-wise specially for Bihar State;

(b) the total number of activities planned for these villages and the number of activities completed, State-wise;

(c) the details of funds spent by Government so far to electronically modernize Panchayats under various schemes across the country; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

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

(a) & (b) Under Digital India Programme, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj is implementing ePanchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP), in all the States/ Union Territories (UTs) of the country. The aim is to revamp the functioning of Panchayats and to make them more transparent, accountable, and effective. Ministry has launched eGramSwaraj, online planning and accounting application to simplify Panchayat work like planning, accounting, and budgeting. As on date, 2,54,773 Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDP) for 202425 have been prepared and available in eGramSwaraj. The progress made by States, including Bihar, for the year 2024-25 is provided in Annexure-I.

(c) & (d) Under e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project, funds are being provided to National Informatics Center Services Inc. (NICSI) for central level support for development and maintenance of e-Panchayat applications. The year wise annual expenditure on e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project is given at Annexure-II .

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2427 answered on 10.12.2024 regarding 'Electronically Modernize Panchayats'.

State wise GPDP prepared by Gram Panchayats during Plan Year 2024-25

|   S. No. | State Name                                  | Total No. Panchayats                        |   of Total No. Approved GPDP |   of Number Activities Taken Up |   of Completed |
|----------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------|
|        1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                 | 70                                          |                           70 |                           11251 |              6 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                              | 13326                                       |                        13305 |                          739012 |            435 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                           | 2108                                        |                         2085 |                          106082 |              1 |
|        4 | Assam                                       | 2662                                        |                         1927 |                          207250 |            337 |
|        5 | Bihar                                       | 8056                                        |                         8056 |                         1001705 |           1536 |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh                                | 11656                                       |                        11633 |                          718579 |           2372 |
|        7 | Goa                                         | 191                                         |                          167 |                           12362 |              1 |
|        8 | Gujarat                                     | 14635                                       |                        14341 |                          671224 |           1063 |
|        9 | Haryana                                     | 6225                                        |                         6114 |                          276759 |            102 |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh                            | 3615                                        |                         3601 |                          301904 |            171 |
|       11 | Jammu And Kashmir                           | 4291                                        |                         3933 |                          185975 |             77 |
|       12 | Jharkhand                                   | 4345                                        |                         4342 |                          401295 |             64 |
|       13 | Karnataka                                   | 5952                                        |                         5946 |                          636864 |            147 |
|       14 | Kerala                                      | 941                                         |                          941 |                          114205 |           1203 |
|       15 | Ladakh                                      | 193                                         |                          192 |                            6716 |              0 |
|       16 | Lakshadweep                                 | 10                                          |                            0 |                               0 |              0 |
|       17 | Madhya Pradesh                              | 23012                                       |                        23002 |                         1395957 |            755 |
|       18 | Maharashtra                                 | 27911                                       |                        27743 |                         2537875 |           8212 |
|       19 | Manipur                                     | 3812                                        |                            0 |                               0 |              0 |
|       20 | Meghalaya                                   | 6831                                        |                            0 |                               0 |              0 |
|       21 | Mizoram                                     | 841                                         |                          670 |                           25046 |              0 |
|       22 | Nagaland                                    | 1304                                        |                            0 |                               0 |              0 |
|       23 | Odisha                                      | 6794                                        |                         6794 |                         1628188 |            827 |
|       24 | Puducherry                                  | 108                                         |                            0 |                               0 |              0 |
|       25 | Punjab                                      | 13238                                       |                        13229 |                          395313 |              2 |
|       26 | Rajasthan                                   | 11255                                       |                        11247 |                          835360 |            415 |
|       27 | Sikkim                                      | 199                                         |                          199 |                            9838 |             21 |
|       28 | Tamil Nadu                                  | 12525                                       |                        12408 |                          832734 |             36 |
|       29 | Telangana                                   | 12772                                       |                        12712 |                          859580 |            173 |
|       30 | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And 38 | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And 38 |                           35 |                               0 |              0 |

|       | Diu           |        |        |          |       |
|-------|---------------|--------|--------|----------|-------|
| 31    | Tripura       |   1176 |   1176 |   158297 |  5154 |
| 32    | Uttarakhand   |   7795 |   7791 |   521809 |    88 |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh |  57754 |  57622 |  3569772 |  5054 |
| 34    | West Bengal   |   3339 |   3339 |   601133 | 12047 |
| Total | Total         | 268980 | 254620 | 18762085 | 40299 |

Data as available on eGramSwaraj as of 11.06.2024.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2427 answered on 10.12.2024 regarding 'Electronically Modernize Panchayats'.

## Details of annual expenditure on E-Panchayat Mission Mode Project

(Rs. in Crore)

| Financial Year   |   Budgeted estimates (B.E) |   Revised Estimates (R.E) |   Actual Expenditure |
|------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
| 2021-22          |                         20 |                     11.71 |                11.71 |
| 2022-23          |                         20 |                     15    |                15    |
| 2023-24          |                         20 |                     16.28 |                16.03 |

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