Lok Sabha Question No. 1421 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1421 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2023

## E-PANCHAYAT MISSION MODE PROJECT

## 1421.   DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of villages that have been benefitted from the use of information technology as provided under the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project during each of the last three years, State-wise particularly in Maharashtra;
- (b) the  total  funds  allocated  and  released  to  various  States  particularly  to  Maharashtra  and Odisha under the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project during the said period, State-wise;
- (c) the  manner  in  which  the  steps  taken  by  the  Union  Government  under  the  e-Panchayat Mission  helped  to  improve  governance  of  local self-Government  in  various  States particularly in Maharashtra and Odisha;
- (d) the  measures  taken  by  the  Union  Government  for  capacity  building  of  Panchayat representatives and officials under the e-Panchayat Mission; and
- (e) the total number of representatives and officials that have been trained during the last three years in various States particularly in Maharashtra and Odisha?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a)  & (c) Under Digital India Programme, Ministry is implementing e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project  (MMP)  with  the  aim  of  making  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  (PRIs)  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 PRIs under the ePanchayat  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, 2.49 lakh GPs have prepared and uploaded their  Gram  Panchayat  Development  Plans  (GPDPs)  for  2023-24.  Further,  2.32  lakh  Gram Panchayats have completed online transactions for 15th Finance Commission grants for 2023-24. State wise adoption of eGramSwaraj including Maharashtra and Odisha is given at Annexure-I .

For  attaining  the  vision  of  Digital  India,  BharatNet  project  is  being  implemented  by Department of Telecommunications 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. The State/UT-wise details of Service Ready Gram panchayats is given at Annexure-II .

(b) Under the e-Panchayat MMP, no direct financial assistance is provided to States / UTs for implementation  of  e-governance  in  the  Panchayats.  Funds  are  being  provided  to  National Informatics Center Services Inc. (NICSI) for central level support for maintenance of e-Panchayat applications. The year wise annual expenditure on E-Panchayat Mission Mode Project is given below.

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   |
|------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
| 2020-21          |                         20 | 17.82                     | 17.79                |
| 2021-22          |                         20 | 11.71                     | 11.71                |
| 2022-23          |                         20 | 15                        | 15                   |
| 2023-24          |                         20 | -                         | 6.28*                |

## *

As on 07/12/2023

(d) & (e) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) implemented the Centrally Sponsored Scheme Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) during 2018-19 to 2021-22 and revamped scheme is being implemented since 2022-23 with the objective of capacitating Panchayati Raj institutions through imparting training to all the Elected Representatives, functionaries and other stakeholders to develop their governance capabilities for leadership roles to enable the Gram Panchayats to function effectively.

The training area covers Panchayat Governance includes e-Panchayat Mission; Panchayat Finance; formulation & monitoring of Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs); Own Source Revenue  generation,  various  schemes  of  Government,  thematic  training  etc  and  the  role  of Panchayats therein. Trainings are also conducted for eGramSwaraj and Audit online to cater to various  aspects  of  Panchayat  functioning  including  planning,  budgeting  accounting,  audit  & delivery of citizen services, Exposure visits of ERs to promote learning through peer exchange and development of model panchayats as peer learning centres. Details of representatives and officials trained  during  the  last  three  years  in  the  State/UTs  including  Maharashtra  and  Odisha  is  at Annexure-III.

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Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply  to  part  (a)  &  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1421  answered  on  12.12.2023 regarding 'Digitisation of Panchayats'.

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

|       |                   | 2021-22                                           | 2021-22                     | 2021-22               | 2021-22                                               | 2022-23                                           | 2022-23                     | 2022-23               | 2022-23                                               | 2023-24                                           | 2023-24                     | 2023-24               | 2023-24                                               |
|-------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No | State Name        | Total Numbe r of Village Pancha yats& Equival ent | Village Pancha yat onboar d | No. of GPDP prepare d | Village Pancha yats& Equival ent with Online Payme nt | Total Numbe r of Village Pancha yats& Equival ent | Village Pancha yat onboar d | No. of GPDP prepare d | Village Pancha yats& Equival ent with Online Payme nt | Total Numbe r of Village Pancha yats& Equival ent | Village Pancha yat onboar d | No. of GPDP prepare d | Village Pancha yats& Equiva lent with Online Payme nt |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 13371                                             | 8840                        | 13351                 | 0                                                     | 13371                                             | 12985                       | 13323                 | 2                                                     | 13325                                             | 12976                       | 13305                 | 10633                                                 |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 2114                                              | 2096                        | 1900                  | 0                                                     | 2108                                              | 2091                        | 1978                  | 1218                                                  | 2108                                              | 2091                        | 1556                  | 1307                                                  |
| 3     | ASSAM             | 2664                                              | 2197                        | 2195                  | 1973                                                  | 2662                                              | 2197                        | 2115                  | 2185                                                  | 2662                                              | 2197                        | 2194                  | 2184                                                  |
| 4     | BIHAR             | 8221                                              | 8220                        | 8378                  | 7924                                                  | 8176                                              | 8175                        | 8067                  | 7954                                                  | 8176                                              | 8175                        | 8056                  | 7880                                                  |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH      | 11658                                             | 11657                       | 11660                 | 11303                                                 | 11659                                             | 11658                       | 11653                 | 11546                                                 | 11655                                             | 11654                       | 11569                 | 10786                                                 |
| 6     | GOA               | 191                                               | 191                         | 191                   | 169                                                   | 191                                               | 191                         | 190                   | 138                                                   | 191                                               | 191                         | 93                    | 63                                                    |
| 7     | GUJARAT           | 14343                                             | 14239                       | 14218                 | 13168                                                 | 14400                                             | 14301                       | 14076                 | 13435                                                 | 14625                                             | 14319                       | 14286                 | 13096                                                 |
| 8     | HARYANA           | 6237                                              | 6204                        | 6165                  | 3653                                                  | 6230                                              | 6213                        | 6225                  | 3768                                                  | 6226                                              | 6204                        | 6043                  | 5327                                                  |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 3616                                              | 3613                        | 3598                  | 1321                                                  | 3615                                              | 3612                        | 3600                  | 3563                                                  | 3615                                              | 3612                        | 3585                  | 3426                                                  |
| 10    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 4291                                              | 4290                        | 2024                  | 4251                                                  | 4291                                              | 4290                        | 4289                  | 4222                                                  | 4286                                              | 4285                        | 3933                  | 1584                                                  |
| 11    | JHARKHAND         | 4353                                              | 4352                        | 4350                  | 4348                                                  | 4345                                              | 4344                        | 4337                  | 4338                                                  | 4345                                              | 4344                        | 4344                  | 4336                                                  |
| 12    | KARNATAKA         | 5968                                              | 5967                        | 5954                  | 5919                                                  | 5958                                              | 5958                        | 5950                  | 5942                                                  | 5955                                              | 5955                        | 3154                  | 5862                                                  |
| 13    | KERALA            | 941                                               | 941                         | 941                   | 941                                                   | 941                                               | 941                         | 941                   | 940                                                   | 941                                               | 941                         | 890                   | 876                                                   |
| 14    | LADAKH            | 193                                               | 193                         | 193                   | 151                                                   | 193                                               | 193                         | 193                   | 82                                                    | 193                                               | 193                         | 192                   | 0                                                     |
| 15    | MADHYA PRADESH    | 23129                                             | 23069                       | 22708                 | 22126                                                 | 23032                                             | 22998                       | 22980                 | 21495                                                 | 23032                                             | 22998                       | 22999                 | 21657                                                 |
| 16    | MAHARASHTRA       | 27902                                             | 27813                       | 27878                 | 18364                                                 | 27904                                             | 27809                       | 27776                 | 26185                                                 | 27619                                             | 27530                       | 27484                 | 24510                                                 |
| 17    | MANIPUR           | 3812                                              | 161                         | 2631                  | 153                                                   | 3812                                              | 161                         | 758                   | 160                                                   | 3812                                              | 161                         | 0                     | 0                                                     |

|       |                                              | 2021-22                                           | 2021-22                     | 2021-22               | 2021-22                                               | 2022-23                                           | 2022-23                     | 2022-23               | 2022-23                                               | 2023-24                                           | 2023-24                     | 2023-24               | 2023-24                                               |
|-------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No | State Name                                   | Total Numbe r of Village Pancha yats& Equival ent | Village Pancha yat onboar d | No. of GPDP prepare d | Village Pancha yats& Equival ent with Online Payme nt | Total Numbe r of Village Pancha yats& Equival ent | Village Pancha yat onboar d | No. of GPDP prepare d | Village Pancha yats& Equival ent with Online Payme nt | Total Numbe r of Village Pancha yats& Equival ent | Village Pancha yat onboar d | No. of GPDP prepare d | Village Pancha yats& Equiva lent with Online Payme nt |
| 18    | MEGHALAYA                                    | 6760                                              | 0                           | 0                     | 0                                                     | 6760                                              | 0                           | 0                     | 0                                                     | 6760                                              | 0                           | 0                     | 0                                                     |
| 19    | MIZORAM                                      | 834                                               | 834                         | 385                   | 832                                                   | 834                                               | 834                         | 763                   | 764                                                   | 834                                               | 834                         | 0                     | 70                                                    |
| 20    | NAGALAND                                     | 1293                                              | 5                           | 1195                  | 0                                                     | 1293                                              | 114                         | 0                     | 0                                                     | 1293                                              | 114                         | 0                     | 0                                                     |
| 21    | ODISHA                                       | 6798                                              | 6798                        | 6798                  | 6734                                                  | 6798                                              | 6798                        | 6792                  | 6773                                                  | 6798                                              | 6798                        | 6787                  | 6744                                                  |
| 22    | PUNJAB                                       | 13268                                             | 13207                       | 13244                 | 10309                                                 | 13241                                             | 13200                       | 13201                 | 9813                                                  | 13241                                             | 13200                       | 13231                 | 10609                                                 |
| 23    | RAJASTHAN                                    | 11343                                             | 11316                       | 11315                 | 8493                                                  | 11342                                             | 11317                       | 11304                 | 11245                                                 | 11251                                             | 11243                       | 11243                 | 10835                                                 |
| 24    | SIKKIM                                       | 185                                               | 181                         | 185                   | 130                                                   | 199                                               | 183                         | 183                   | 175                                                   | 199                                               | 183                         | 190                   | 176                                                   |
| 25    | TAMIL NADU                                   | 12525                                             | 12496                       | 12416                 | 7783                                                  | 12525                                             | 12524                       | 12277                 | 12029                                                 | 12525                                             | 12524                       | 12346                 | 12295                                                 |
| 26    | TELANGANA                                    | 12773                                             | 12767                       | 12769                 | 0                                                     | 12769                                             | 12767                       | 12758                 | 12543                                                 | 12769                                             | 12767                       | 12576                 | 12738                                                 |
| 27    | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 38                                                | 0                           | 38                    | 0                                                     | 38                                                | 0                           | 38                    | 0                                                     | 38                                                | 0                           | 36                    | 0                                                     |
| 28    | TRIPURA                                      | 1178                                              | 1178                        | 1178                  | 1177                                                  | 1178                                              | 1178                        | 1176                  | 1158                                                  | 1178                                              | 1178                        | 1176                  | 1173                                                  |
| 29    | UTTARAKHAND                                  | 7791                                              | 7791                        | 7791                  | 6291                                                  | 7813                                              | 7812                        | 7803                  | 7731                                                  | 7794                                              | 7793                        | 7788                  | 7716                                                  |
| 30    | UTTAR PRADESH                                | 58842                                             | 58810                       | 58235                 | 57857                                                 | 58842                                             | 58809                       | 58124                 | 58151                                                 | 57915                                             | 57910                       | 57576                 | 57319                                                 |
| 31    | WEST BENGAL                                  | 3340                                              | 3229                        | 3228                  | 3213                                                  | 3340                                              | 3229                        | 3223                  | 3223                                                  | 3339                                              | 3227                        | 3211                  | 3224                                                  |
| Total | Total                                        | 269972                                            | 252655                      | 257112                | 198583                                                | 269860                                            | 256882                      | 256093                | 230778                                                | 268700                                            | 255597                      | 249843                | 236426                                                |

Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1421 answered on 12.12.2023 regarding 'Digitisation of Panchayats' .

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 | Grand Total                                |            270441 |                   210181 |                  58349 |

*Some GP may have more than 1 service points.

Annexure-III Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) & (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.

1421 answered on 12.12.2023 regarding 'Digitisation of Panchayats'.

## Details of representatives and officials trained during the last three years in the State/UTs

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                               |   2020-21 |   2021-22 | 2022-23   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                 |         0 |       553 | 1,874     |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                           |    483233 |    155089 | 677,905   |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                        |         0 |     18377 | 3,711     |
| 4         | Assam                                    |    114159 |    126731 | 228,013   |
| 5         | Bihar                                    |     34871 |     72328 | 404,741   |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                             |     39843 |     54164 | 121,324   |
| 7         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |         0 |       813 | 575       |
| 8         | Goa                                      |         0 |      3249 | 1,777     |
| 9         | Gujarat                                  |         0 |     10455 | 29,090    |
| 10        | Haryana                                  |      3334 |      5776 | 4,859     |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh                         |       518 |     26923 | 108,721   |
| 12        | Jammu &Kashmir                           |     11950 |    261087 | 284,144   |
| 13        | Jharkhand                                |         0 |     25260 | 52,083    |
| 14        | Karnataka                                |    296546 |    378586 | 253,464   |
| 15        | Kerala                                   |         0 |    150634 | 179,576   |
| 16        | Ladakh                                   |         0 |      4898 | 204       |
| 17        | Lakshadweep                              |         0 |         0 | 0         |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh                           |    961367 |    374724 | 281,550   |
| 19        | Maharashtra                              |    116315 |    681610 | 1,043,060 |
| 20        | Manipur                                  |      8338 |      1682 | 895       |
| 21        | Meghalaya                                |         0 |      3159 | 11,598    |
| 22        | Mizoram                                  |         0 |      4337 | 2,659     |
| 23        | Nagaland                                 |       600 |     25540 | 1,832     |
| 24        | Odisha                                   |     37784 |     27770 | 79,124    |
| 25        | Puducherry                               |         0 |         0 | 0         |
| 26        | Punjab                                   |     28094 |     45940 | 36,380    |
| 27        | Rajasthan                                |         0 |      3164 | 92,279    |
| 28        | Sikkim                                   |     15166 |      5439 | 13,563    |
| 29        | Tamil Nadu                               |    628125 |    138810 | 106,560   |
| 30        | Telangana                                |      1039 |      4927 | 14,534    |
| 31        | Tripura                                  |      6794 |     43138 | 7,743     |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh                            |     71835 |    116042 | 48,562    |
| 33        | Uttarakhand                              |     20335 |     17922 | 263,896   |
| 34        | West Bengal                              |    448226 |    421398 | 175,058   |
|           | Total                                    |   3328472 |   3210525 | 4,531,354 |