Lok Sabha Question No. 1244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Implementation of e-Gram Swaraj
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Naba Charan Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1244

ANSWERED ON 11.02.2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF E-GRAM SWARAJ

## 1244. DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE: SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to State:

(a) the details on the implementation and adoption of e-Gram Swaraj in the country;

(b) whether the e-Gram Swaraj was launched in April 2020 to improve the functioning of Panchayats;

(c) if so, the details of progress made in terms of Gram Panchayats that have uploaded their Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs) for the financial year 2023-24;

(d) the details of percentage of total Gram Panchayats in the country that are currently using the e-Gram Swaraj platform;

(e) the details of steps taken by the Government to increase adoption among the remaining Panchayats; and

(f) whether any future enhancements or additional features are planned for the e-Gram Swaraj platform to further strengthen the functioning of Panchayats and improve governance and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

(PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (d) Yes Sir. Under Digital India Programme, Ministry is implementing e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP). 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, on 24 th April 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.

(e) 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 Applicationslike 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.

All States are making efforts to implement e-Panchayat MMP, based on their available resources and there is substantial improvement in adoption of digital applications by the States in PRIs functioning. At the same time review meetings are held with the States and union territories for reviewing the adoption of the eGramSwaraj application by the Panchayats. Further, preparation and uploading of the Panchayat Development plan by the Panchayats on the eGramSwaraj is one of the mandatory condition for release of funds under the Central Finance Commission.

(f) For improving the outcomes of e-MMP Project and better Governance at the grassroots, the Ministry has been regularlyengaging with the States/UTs and other stakeholders and based on the feedback received, required improvisations and enhancements are being effected into eGramSwaraj on continuous basis.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1244 answered on 11.02.2025 regarding 'Implementation of e-gram Swaraj'.

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

|   S.N o | State Name        |   Total Number of Village Panchaya ts& Equivalen t |   Village Panchay at onboard |   Village Panchaya ts& Equivalen t with Online Payment |   Total Number of Block Panchaya ts |   Block Panchay at onboard |   Block Panchaya ts with Online Payment |   Total Number of Zila Panchaya ts |   Zila Panchay at onboard |   Zila Panchaya ts with Online Payment |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|       1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                              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 | MADHYA PRADESH    |                                              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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