Lok Sabha Question No. 1157 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Development of e-Panchayat
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Yogender Chandolia, Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Manish Jaiswal, Shri Anurag Sharma, Shri Praveen Patel

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1157

ANSWERED ON 11.02.2025

## DEVELOPMENT OFE-PANCHAYAT

SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SHRI MANISH JAISWAL:

SHRI CHAVDAVINOD LAKHAMSHI:

SHRI YOGENDER CHANDOLIA:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE:

SHRI RAVINDRASHUKLAALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to State:

(a) the details of objectives of the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP);

(b) the manner in which the Ministry ensure that the digital infrastructure and tools provided under the e-Panchayat MMP are accessible and user-friendly for all Panchayats, especially those in rural and remote areas;

(c) whether any future developments are being planned for the e-Panchayat MMP to further enhance its impact on rural development and local Governance; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

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

(a) The e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) is one of the Mission Mode Projects under the Digital India Programme. The primary objectives of the project are: Strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions by enhancing their efficiency and transparency in governance and service delivery; automating the Panchayat functions such as planning, budgeting, accounting, monitoring, and social audit to reduce manual errors; facilitating electronic service delivery for rural citizens; and providing digital tools to enable Panchayat officials to carry out their functions effectively.

Building on the achievements of the past, under the e-MMP Project, in the year 2020 the Ministry had launched the eGramSwaraj, an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Solution for Panchayati Raj Institutions. 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, 2.54 lakh GPs have prepared and uploaded their Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs) for 2024-25.

Further, 2.41 lakh Gram Panchayats have completed online transactions for 15th Finance Commission grants for 2024-25. State wise adoption of eGramSwaraj is given at Annexure-I.

Also, for strengthening the transparency and accountability at grassroots level; the Ministry has rolled out an application - AuditOnline under e-panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP). It allows for online audit of Panchayat accounts and records detailed information about internal and external audit. For audit year 2022-23, 2.58 lakh Audit Plans have been created and 2.57 lakh Audit Report have been generated.

The Ministry has also introduced applications such as Meri Panchayat and Panchayat Nirnay to improve transparency and efficiency in Panchayat governance. While Meri Panchayat makes information on planning, activities, and work progress accessible to the public, Panchayat Nirnay enhances transparency and management in Gram Sabha proceedings.

(b) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has undertaken several measures to ensure digital inclusivity and ease of access under the e-Panchayat MMP, including, development of UserFriendly Software Applications like eGramSwaraj and AuditOnline; providing multilingual Support for these online applications by integrating with Bhashini; and Training and Capacity Building of the Elected Representatives and officials of the Panchayati Raj Institutions on using digital tools.

Further, to enable Panchayats in remote areas to access digital services, under the revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), based on the proposal in their Annual Action Plans, the Ministry has been supplementing the efforts of States/UTs by providing support at limited scale for procurement of computers.

(c) & (d) For improving the outcomes of e-MMP Project and better Governance at the grassroots, the Ministry has been regularly engaging with the States/UTs and other stakeholders and based on the feedback received, required improvisations and enhancements are being effected into the existing applications like eGramSwaraj, Training Management Portal, etc., as well as new applications like Samarth Application, Meri panchayat App, Panchayat Nirnay App, etc. have been developed.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1157 answered on 11.02.2025 regarding 'Development of ePanchayat'.

## Adoption of eGramSwaraj at Panchayat level during FY 2024-25

|   S. No | State Name        |   Total Number of Village Panchayat s& Equivalen t |   Village Panchayat onboard |   Village Panchayats & Equivalent with Online Payment |   Total Number of Block Panchayats |   Block Panchayat onboard |   Block Panchayats with Online Payment |   Total Number of Zila Panchayats |   Zila Panchayat onboard |   Zila Panchayats with Online Payment |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|       1 | ANDHRAPRADESH     |                                              13328 |                       13296 |                                                 12907 |                                660 |                       660 |                                    639 |                                13 |                       13 |                                    13 |
|       2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                               2108 |                        2106 |                                                   185 |                                  0 |                         0 |                                      0 |                                25 |                       25 |                                     7 |
|       3 | ASSAM             |                                               2662 |                        2197 |                                                  2170 |                                191 |                       191 |                                    185 |                                30 |                       29 |                                    27 |
|       4 | BIHAR             |                                               8054 |                        8054 |                                                  8044 |                                534 |                       534 |                                    529 |                                38 |                       38 |                                    38 |
|       5 | CHHATTISGARH      |                                              11596 |                       11594 |                                                 11503 |                                146 |                       146 |                                    146 |                                27 |                       27 |                                    27 |
|       6 | GOA               |                                                191 |                         191 |                                                    89 |                                  0 |                         0 |                                      0 |                                 2 |                        2 |                                     2 |
|       7 | GUJARAT           |                                              14656 |                       14594 |                                                 13666 |                                248 |                       248 |                                    248 |                                33 |                       33 |                                    33 |
|       8 | HARYANA           |                                               6225 |                        6221 |                                                  5829 |                                143 |                       143 |                                    131 |                                22 |                       22 |                                    22 |
|       9 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                               3615 |                        3614 |                                                  3509 |                                 81 |                        81 |                                     80 |                                12 |                       12 |                                    12 |
|      10 | JHARKHAND         |                                               4345 |                        4345 |                                                  4317 |                                264 |                       264 |                                    262 |                                24 |                       24 |                                    23 |
|      11 | KARNATAKA         |                                               5954 |                        5954 |                                                  5935 |                                238 |                       232 |                                    117 |                                31 |                       31 |                                    28 |
|      12 | KERALA            |                                                941 |                         941 |                                                   940 |                                152 |                       152 |                                    152 |                                14 |                       14 |                                    14 |
|      13 | MADHYAPRADESH     |                                              23011 |                       23009 |                                                 22973 |                                313 |                       313 |                                    310 |                                52 |                       52 |                                    52 |
|      14 | MAHARASHTRA       |                                              27911 |                       27834 |                                                 26268 |                                351 |                       351 |                                    302 |                                34 |                       34 |                                    34 |
|      15 | MANIPUR           |                                               3180 |                         161 |                                                   120 |                                  0 |                         0 |                                      0 |                                12 |                        6 |                                     4 |
|      16 | MEGHALAYA         |                                               6817 |                           0 |                                                     0 |                               2241 |                         0 |                                      0 |                                 3 |                        3 |                                     0 |

| 17    | MIZORAM       |    842 |    842 |    832 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
|-------|---------------|--------|--------|--------|------|------|------|-----|-----|-----|
| 18    | NAGALAND      |   1289 |    186 |      0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 19    | ODISHA        |   6794 |   6794 |   6792 |  314 |  314 |  314 |  30 |  30 |  30 |
| 20    | PUNJAB        |  13237 |  13222 |   9173 |  152 |  151 |  110 |  22 |  22 |  19 |
| 21    | RAJASTHAN     |  11211 |  11206 |  10739 |  361 |  353 |  351 |  33 |  33 |  33 |
| 22    | SIKKIM        |    199 |    199 |    194 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   6 |   6 |   6 |
| 23    | TAMILNADU     |  12525 |  12525 |  12518 |  388 |  388 |  388 |  36 |  36 |  36 |
| 24    | TELANGANA     |  12771 |  12768 |  12628 |  540 |  540 |  498 |  32 |  32 |  32 |
| 25    | TRIPURA       |   1194 |   1176 |   1162 |   75 |   75 |   75 |   9 |   9 |   8 |
| 26    | UTTARAKHAND   |   7795 |   7794 |   7729 |   95 |   95 |   95 |  13 |  13 |  13 |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH |  57691 |  57691 |  57596 |  826 |  826 |  821 |  75 |  75 |  75 |
| 28    | WEST BENGAL   |   3339 |   3339 |   3338 |  345 |  345 |  345 |  22 |  21 |  21 |
| Total | Total         | 263481 | 251853 | 241156 | 8658 | 6402 | 6098 | 650 | 642 | 609 |

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