Lok Sabha Question No. 2026 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Conversion of Panchayats into e-Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Ranjeeta Koli, Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 2026 ANSWERED ON 01.08.2023

## CONVERSION OF PANCHAYATS INTO E-PANCHAYATS

†2026  SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI: DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

## Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to State:

- (a) whether the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) is being implemented by the Government in various States of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State and district-wise including Rajasthan particularly its Sikar, Karauli Dholpur and Bharatpur districts;
- (c) the details of the facilities and equipments provided to the panchayats under the said project;
- (d) the estimated amount to be spent for converting Panchayat into an e-Panchayat; and
- (e) the details of the funds allocated and utilized by Sikar, Karauli Dholpur, Bharatpur and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) & (b) Yes,  Sir.  Under  Digital  India  Programme,  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  is implementing  e-Panchayat  Mission  Mode  Project  (MMP),  in  all  the  States/  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, an accounting application to simplify Panchayat work like planning, accounting and budgeting. Ministry has also  integrated  eGramSwaraj with Public Financial Management System (PFMS) for Gram  Panchayats  (GPs)  to  make  real  time  payments  to  vendors/service  providers.  The progress made by States/UTs, including Rajasthan, under eGramSwaraj for the year 2023-24 is given at Annexure-I and Annexure- II .

(c) to (e) Under the e-Panchayat MMP, no direct financial assistance is provided to States / UTs for implementation of e-governance in the Panchayats. Panchayat being a State subject, providing infrastructural facilities to GPs is primarily the responsibility of States. However, the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  revamped  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA) being implemented from 01.04.2022 to 31.03.2026, supplements the efforts of States on a limited scale by providing financial support for certain infrastructural facilities for GPs such as  Gram  Panchayat  Bhawans,  computers and  peripherals.  Under  RGSA  funds  have  been provided to States and not to Districts. Further, Ministry of Panchayati Raj has been providing support  for  strengthening  of  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  (PRIs)  and  capacity  building  of Elected Representatives and functionaries of PRIs to improve their effectiveness and make them self-reliant.

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Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2026 answered on 01.08.2023 regarding 'Conversion of Panchayats Into E-Panchayats'.

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

|   Sl. No | State Name        |   Total Number of Village Panchay ats& Equivale nt |   Village Panchay at onboard |   Village Panchay ats& Equivale nt with Online Payment |   Total Number of Block Panchay ats |   Block Panchay at onboard |   Block Panchay ats with Online Payment |   Total Number of Zila Panchay ats |   Zila Panchay at onboard |   Zila Panchay ats with Online Payment |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|        1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                              13371 |                         8841 |                                                      0 |                                 660 |                        609 |                                       0 |                                 13 |                        13 |                                     12 |
|        2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                               2108 |                         2096 |                                                    615 |                                   0 |                          0 |                                       0 |                                 25 |                        25 |                                     16 |
|        3 | ASSAM             |                                               2662 |                         2197 |                                                   2075 |                                 191 |                        191 |                                     184 |                                 30 |                        27 |                                     26 |
|        4 | BIHAR             |                                               8176 |                         8175 |                                                   6585 |                                 534 |                        534 |                                     450 |                                 38 |                        38 |                                     36 |
|        5 | CHHATTISGARH      |                                              11659 |                        11658 |                                                   6460 |                                 146 |                        146 |                                     132 |                                 27 |                        27 |                                     27 |
|        6 | GOA               |                                                191 |                          191 |                                                     37 |                                   0 |                          0 |                                       0 |                                  2 |                         1 |                                      0 |
|        7 | GUJARAT           |                                              14589 |                        14272 |                                                   9681 |                                 248 |                        248 |                                     248 |                                 33 |                        33 |                                     33 |
|        8 | HARYANA           |                                               6226 |                         6174 |                                                   3775 |                                 143 |                        142 |                                      66 |                                 22 |                        22 |                                     15 |
|        9 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                               3615 |                         3612 |                                                   2785 |                                  81 |                         81 |                                      73 |                                 12 |                        12 |                                     12 |
|       10 | JHARKHAND         |                                               4345 |                         4344 |                                                   4062 |                                 264 |                        264 |                                     256 |                                 24 |                        24 |                                     23 |
|       11 | KARNATAKA         |                                               5958 |                         5958 |                                                   5488 |                                 233 |                        232 |                                     113 |                                 31 |                        31 |                                     17 |
|       12 | KERALA            |                                                941 |                          941 |                                                    544 |                                 152 |                        152 |                                      60 |                                 14 |                        14 |                                     11 |

| Sl. No   | State Name     |   Total Number of Village Panchay ats& Equivale nt |   Village Panchay at onboard |   Village Panchay ats& Equivale nt with Online Payment |   Total Number of Block Panchay ats |   Block Panchay at onboard |   Block Panchay ats with Online Payment |   Total Number of Zila Panchay ats |   Zila Panchay at onboard |   Zila Panchay ats with Online Payment |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 13       | MADHYA PRADESH |                                              23032 |                        22989 |                                                  17341 |                                 313 |                        313 |                                     260 |                                 52 |                        52 |                                     47 |
| 14       | MAHARASHTRA    |                                              27555 |                        27446 |                                                  16643 |                                 351 |                        351 |                                     173 |                                 34 |                        34 |                                     31 |
| 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 |                                                     24 |                                   0 |                          0 |                                       0 |                                  0 |                         0 |                                      0 |
| 18       | NAGALAND       |                                               1293 |                            5 |                                                      0 |                                   0 |                          0 |                                       0 |                                  0 |                         0 |                                      0 |
| 19       | ODISHA         |                                               6798 |                         6798 |                                                   5818 |                                 314 |                        314 |                                     304 |                                 30 |                        30 |                                     19 |
| 20       | PUNJAB         |                                              13241 |                        13181 |                                                   6565 |                                 152 |                        151 |                                     109 |                                 22 |                        22 |                                     18 |
| 21       | RAJASTHAN      |                                              11342 |                        11323 |                                                   6841 |                                 352 |                        352 |                                     266 |                                 33 |                        33 |                                     30 |
| 22       | SIKKIM         |                                                199 |                          181 |                                                    134 |                                   0 |                          0 |                                       0 |                                  6 |                         4 |                                      4 |
| 23       | TAMILNADU      |                                              12525 |                        12489 |                                                   9945 |                                 388 |                        388 |                                     379 |                                 36 |                        36 |                                     36 |
| 24       | TELANGANA      |                                              12769 |                        12767 |                                                  12255 |                                 540 |                        540 |                                     286 |                                 32 |                        32 |                                     25 |
| 25       | TRIPURA        |                                               1178 |                         1178 |                                                    806 |                                  75 |                         75 |                                      62 |                                  9 |                         9 |                                      6 |
| 26       | UTTARAKHAND    |                                               7812 |                         7811 |                                                   7122 |                                  95 |                         95 |                                      93 |                                 13 |                        13 |                                     13 |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH  |                                              58853 |                        58822 |                                                  48456 |                                 827 |                        826 |                                     777 |                                 75 |                        75 |                                     75 |
| 28       | WEST BENGAL    |                                               3340 |                         3229 |                                                   3217 |                                 344 |                        336 |                                     334 |                                 22 |                        21 |                                     21 |
| Total    | Total          |                                             265184 |                       247673 |                                                 177274 |                                8643 |                       6340 |                                    4625 |                                650 |                       637 |                                    556 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2026 answered on 01.08.2023 regarding 'Conversion of Panchayats Into E-Panchayats'.

## District wise adoption of eGramSwaraj in Rajasthan during FY 2023-24

| S.No.   | Zilla Panchayat   |   No. of Village Panchayat |   Village Panchayat onboard (eGS - PFMS) |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1       | AJMER             |                        325 |                                      325 |
| 2       | ALWAR             |                        580 |                                      574 |
| 3       | BANSWARA          |                        417 |                                      417 |
| 4       | BARAN             |                        235 |                                      232 |
| 5       | BARMER            |                        689 |                                      689 |
| 6       | BHARATPUR         |                        405 |                                      405 |
| 7       | BHILWARA          |                        398 |                                      398 |
| 8       | BIKANER           |                        367 |                                      367 |
| 9       | BUNDI             |                        184 |                                      184 |
| 10      | CHITTORGARH       |                        299 |                                      299 |
| 11      | CHURU             |                        304 |                                      304 |
| 12      | DAUSA             |                        287 |                                      286 |
| 13      | DHOLPUR           |                        191 |                                      191 |
| 14      | DUNGARPUR         |                        353 |                                      353 |
| 15      | GANGANAGAR        |                        345 |                                      344 |
| 16      | HANUMANGARH       |                        269 |                                      269 |
| 17      | JAIPUR            |                        606 |                                      606 |
| 18      | JAISALMER         |                        206 |                                      206 |
| 19      | JALORE            |                        307 |                                      307 |
| 20      | JHALAWAR          |                        254 |                                      254 |
| 21      | JHUNJHUNU         |                        337 |                                      337 |
| 22      | JODHPUR           |                        629 |                                      628 |
| 23      | KARAULI           |                        243 |                                      242 |
| 24      | KOTA              |                        159 |                                      158 |
| 25      | NAGAUR            |                        500 |                                      499 |
| 26      | PALI              |                        341 |                                      340 |
| 27      | PRATAPGARH        |                        235 |                                      235 |
| 28      | RAJSAMAND         |                        214 |                                      214 |
| 29      | SAWAI MADHOPUR    |                        229 |                                      227 |
| 30      | SIKAR             |                        375 |                                      375 |
| 31      | SIROHI            |                        171 |                                      170 |
| 32      | TONK              |                        236 |                                      236 |
| 33      | UDAIPUR           |                        652 |                                      652 |
| Total   | Total             |                      11342 |                                    11323 |