Lok Sabha Question No. 3869 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri Haribhai Patel

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3869

ANSWERED ON 12/08/2025

## RASHTRIYAGRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN

## †3869. SHRI HARIBHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the contribution of Rashtriya Gram SwarajAbhiyan (RGSA) in strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in rural areas of the country during the last year, State-wise particularly in Gujarat;
- (b) the initiatives under RGSA that have helped in capacity building of elected representatives and officials of Panchayats in the current year;
- (c) the manner by which the RGSA has enhanced governance and delivery of public services at the grassroots level in rural areas of the country during the said period, State-wise;
- (d) the impact of the implementation of RGSA in improving infrastructure and service delivery in rural areas during the said period, State-wise; and
- (e) the progress made under RGSA in promoting participation of women and marginalized communities in rural governance during the last year?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

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

(a) & (e) Ministry is implementing Revamped Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram SwarajAbhiyan (RGSA) w.e.f. financial year 2022-23 in States/ UTs including Gujarat with main objective of capacitating Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) through imparting training to the Elected Representatives (ERs), functionaries and other stakeholders to develop their governance capabilities for leadership roles to enable the Panchayats to function effectively. Apart from training, under RGSA, Ministry also provides support to the States/ UTs to establish institutional mechanism for the Capacity Building & Training and to create Panchayat infrastructure like Gram Panchayat Bhawan, Computer and Co-location of Common Service Centres (CSCs) in Gram Panchayat Bhawan on limited scale mainly for North Eastern, Hilly and difficult areas. RGSA is being implemented across all States and Union Territories, including in Madhya Pradesh.

Under the RGSA scheme, during the financial year 2024-25, a total of 35,54,942participants including 19,86,912 women were provided training in States/UTs.90,368participants from Gujarat including women and marginalized communities were provided training. As per the information available on Training Management Portal (TMP), participants trained State-wise under RGSA areat Annexure-I.

The Ministry, with its limited resources under RGSA, attempted saturation approach for supporting computerization Gram Panchayat. Accordingly, during 2024-25 special efforts were

taken for the Gram panchayats having their own building and approved 22,164 computers to different States/UTs, apart from 30,398 computers already approved under the scheme to States/UTs, including Gujarat. Details of computers approved under the scheme, State/UT-wise including Gujarat is attached at Annexure-II .

Additionally, 7,730 Panchayat Bhawan constructions were approvedfor States/UTs, with 412 in Gujarat.State-wise details of Panchayat Bhawan constructions approved under the scheme, is attached at Annexure-III . Furthermore,10,345 Common Service Centers (CSC) co-locations in Gram PanchayatBhawans were approved across States/UTs, including 412 in Gujarat.

(b) Under revamped scheme of RGSA, Ministry provides support for capacity building and training of elected representatives, functionaries and other stakeholders of Panchayats in different categories viz. basic orientation and refresher training, thematic training, specialized training, Panchayat Development Plan (PDP) training, etc. Apart from different training, Ministry also supports for exposure visits, development of training modules and materials, etc. In addition, a new initiative has been taken for capacity building and training of elected representatives and functionaries of Panchayats through institutes of excellence such as IIMs and IRMAunder Leadership/Management Development Program (MDP).

(c ) & (d) Under the RGSA scheme, various initiatives have been taken to enhance service delivery and administrative efficiency in Panchayats across States. These include support for the construction of Gram PanchayatBhawans with essential civic amenities, with focus on the North Eastern States, to provide a functional space for governance and public service.

Additionally, the Ministry is implementing the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) under RGSA, which has significantly enhanced transparency, efficiency, and governance at the grassroots level. The eGramSwaraj application, developed as part of the e-Panchayat MMP, has facilitated digital planning, accounting, monitoring, and online payments at the Panchayat level. The integration of eGramSwaraj with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) enables real-time payments to vendors and service providers, ensuring seamless fund flow and reducing delays. In FY 2024-25, a total of 2.55 lakh Gram Panchayats across the country uploaded their Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs), and over ₹61,000 crore was transferred through the eGramSwaraj-PFMS interface. The State-wise adoption status of eGramSwaraj for the XV Finance Commission is provided at Annexure-IV.

The Ministry has also integrated eGramSwaraj with the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to bring transparency to Panchayat procurement. This integration allows Panchayats to procure goods and services through GeM via the eGramSwaraj platform, promoting the 'Vocal for Local' initiative. Further, applications developed by the Ministry like Meri Panchayat have endeavored to bring transparency in Panchayat Governance by making information on planning, activities and progress of works in Panchayat accessible to public. For instance, Panchayat NIRNAY is an online application which aims to bring transparency and better management in conduct of Gram Sabhas by Panchayats.

Furthermore, to ensure ease of living and quality of life in rural areas of the country, the Ministry is supporting the States in co-location of Common Services Centres (CSCs) within Gram Panchayat Bhawans and is being implemented in convergence with the Ministry of

Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY).Through CSC co-location, Panchayats are being equipped to offer a wide range of e-governance services to rural citizens at their door steps.

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## Annexure-I Annex refer to in reply to Part (a) and (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3869 to be answered on 12/08/2025 Participants trained under RGSA, 2024-25

|   Sl. No | States                   | Number of Participants Trained   |
|----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 5221                             |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh           | 325643                           |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh        | 12344                            |
|        4 | Assam                    | 144936                           |
|        5 | Bihar                    | 435896                           |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh             | 90559                            |
|        7 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli   | 1073                             |
|        8 | Daman and Diu            |                                  |
|        9 | Goa                      | 4519                             |
|       10 | Gujarat                  | 90368                            |
|       11 | Haryana                  | 11909                            |
|       12 | Himachal Pradesh         | 120455                           |
|       13 | Jammu &Kashmir           | 82534                            |
|       14 | Jharkhand                | 135817                           |
|       15 | Karnataka                | 321380                           |
|       16 | Kerala                   | 129632                           |
|       17 | Ladakh                   | 26                               |
|       18 | Lakshadweep              | 0                                |
|       19 | Madhya Pradesh           | 242279                           |
|       20 | Maharashtra              | 363111                           |
|       21 | Manipur                  | 195                              |
|       22 | Meghalaya                | 78537                            |
|       23 | Mizoram                  | 9841                             |
|       24 | Nagaland                 | 4725                             |
|       25 | Odisha                   | 279505                           |
|       26 | Puducherry               | 0                                |
|       27 | Punjab                   | 122848                           |
|       28 | Rajasthan                | 71795                            |
|       29 | Sikkim                   | 6709                             |
|       30 | Tamil Nadu               | 78490                            |
|       31 | Telangana                | 1701                             |
|       32 | Tripura                  | 54228                            |
|       33 | Uttarakhand              | 22342                            |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh            | 76302                            |

| 35    | West Bengal      |   228081 |
|-------|------------------|----------|
|       | NIDPR and Others |     1941 |
| Total | Total            |  3554942 |

## Annex refer to in reply to Part (a) and (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3869 to be answered on 12/08/2025

## Status of State/UT-wise Computers Approved Under Revamped RGSA

| Sl. No   | State/UTs                                    |   Number of Computers Approved |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                               |                           1922 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                            |                           1936 |
| 3        | Assam                                        |                           2055 |
| 4        | Bihar                                        |                           4267 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                                 |                           6496 |
| 6        | Goa                                          |                              0 |
| 7        | Gujarat                                      |                             43 |
| 8        | Haryana                                      |                           1363 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                             |                            334 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                            |                           1318 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                                    |                           2306 |
| 12       | Karnataka                                    |                              0 |
| 13       | Kerala                                       |                            200 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                               |                            289 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                                  |                           1625 |
| 16       | Manipur                                      |                            141 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                                    |                           1677 |
| 18       | Mizoram                                      |                            591 |
| 19       | Nagaland                                     |                            739 |
| 20       | Odisha                                       |                            350 |
| 21       | Punjab                                       |                           8334 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                                    |                           1554 |
| 23       | Sikkim                                       |                            235 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                                   |                           1594 |
| 25       | Telangana                                    |                           3452 |
| 26       | Tripura                                      |                            493 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh                                |                           3145 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand                                  |                           4260 |
| 29       | West Bengal                                  |                           1712 |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar                             |                              0 |
| 31       | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |                              4 |
| 32       | Lakshadweep                                  |                              0 |
| 33       | Ladakh                                       |                            127 |
| 34       | Puducherry                                   |                              0 |
| Total    | Total                                        |                          52562 |

## Annex refer to in reply to Part (a) and (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3869 to

## be answered on 12/08/2025 Details of Panchayat Bhawan Approved during the FY 2024-25

| Sl. No   | State/UTs                                    | Panchayat Bhawan Approved   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                               | 617                         |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 661                         |
| 3        | Assam                                        | 349                         |
| 4        | Bihar                                        | 136                         |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                                 | 210                         |
| 6        | Goa                                          | 0                           |
| 7        | Gujarat                                      | 412                         |
| 8        | Haryana                                      | 509                         |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                             | 119                         |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                            | 970                         |
| 11       | Jharkhand                                    | 0                           |
| 12       | Karnataka                                    | 258                         |
| 13       | Kerala                                       | 0                           |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                               | 50                          |
| 15       | Maharashtra                                  | 961                         |
| 16       | Manipur                                      | 27                          |
| 17       | Meghalaya                                    | 24                          |
| 18       | Mizoram                                      | 335                         |
| 19       | Nagaland                                     | 183                         |
| 20       | Odisha                                       | 0                           |
| 21       | Punjab                                       | 500                         |
| 22       | Rajasthan                                    | 10                          |
| 23       | Sikkim                                       | 19                          |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                                   | 146                         |
| 25       | Telangana                                    | 286                         |
| 26       | Tripura                                      | 14                          |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh                                | 126                         |
| 28       | Uttarakhand                                  | 684                         |
| 29       | West Bengal                                  | 117                         |
|          | UTs                                          |                             |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar                             | 0                           |
| 31       | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 4                           |
| 32       | Lakshadweep                                  | 0                           |
| 33       | Ladakh                                       | 3                           |

| 34    | Puducherry   |    0 |
|-------|--------------|------|
| Total | Total        | 7730 |

## Annexure-IV

Annex refer to in reply to Part (c) and (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3869 to be answered on 12/08/2025

## eGramSwaraj- State wise Usage (2024-25)

|   S.No. | State Name        |   Total Number of Village Panchayats& Equivalent* |   Village Panchayat onboard |   Village Panchayats& Equivalent With Online Payment |   Total Number of Block Panchayats& Equivalent* |   Block Panchayat onboard |   Block Panchayats With Online Payment |   Total Number of Zila Panchayats &Equivalent* |   Zila Panchayat onboard |   Zila Panchayats With Online Payment |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                             13328 |                       13320 |                                                13002 |                                             660 |                       660 |                                    645 |                                             13 |                       13 |                                    13 |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                              2108 |                        2108 |                                                  426 |                                               0 |                         0 |                                      0 |                                             27 |                       26 |                                    11 |
|       3 | Assam             |                                              2662 |                        2197 |                                                 2183 |                                             191 |                       191 |                                    191 |                                             30 |                       29 |                                    27 |
|       4 | Bihar             |                                              8054 |                        8054 |                                                 8046 |                                             534 |                       534 |                                    531 |                                             38 |                       38 |                                    38 |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh      |                                             11701 |                       11684 |                                                11540 |                                             146 |                       146 |                                    146 |                                             33 |                       33 |                                    27 |
|       6 | Goa               |                                               191 |                         191 |                                                   97 |                                               0 |                         0 |                                      0 |                                              2 |                        2 |                                     2 |
|       7 | Gujarat           |                                             14656 |                       14645 |                                                14006 |                                             248 |                       248 |                                    248 |                                             33 |                       33 |                                    33 |
|       8 | Haryana           |                                              6226 |                        6226 |                                                 5980 |                                             143 |                       143 |                                    134 |                                             22 |                       22 |                                    22 |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                              3615 |                        3615 |                                                 3557 |                                              81 |                        81 |                                     81 |                                             12 |                       12 |                                    12 |
|      10 | Jharkhand         |                                              4345 |                        4345 |                                                 4335 |                                             264 |                       264 |                                    263 |                                             24 |                       24 |                                    24 |
|      11 | Karnataka         |                                              5954 |                        5954 |                                                 5942 |                                             238 |                       232 |                                    127 |                                             31 |                       31 |                                    29 |
|      12 | Kerala            |                                               941 |                         941 |                                                  941 |                                             152 |                       152 |                                    152 |                                             14 |                       14 |                                    14 |
|      13 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                             23011 |                       23011 |                                                22987 |                                             313 |                       313 |                                    311 |                                             52 |                       52 |                                    52 |
|      14 | Maharashtra       |                                             27955 |                       27940 |                                                27025 |                                             351 |                       351 |                                    312 |                                             34 |                       34 |                                    34 |
|      15 | Manipur           |                                              3812 |                         161 |                                                  125 |                                               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 |                         977 |                                                    0 |                                               0 |                         0 |                                      0 |                                              0 |                        0 |                                     0 |

| S.No.   | State Name    |   Total Number of Village Panchayats& Equivalent* |   Village Panchayat onboard |   Village Panchayats& Equivalent With Online Payment |   Total Number of Block Panchayats& Equivalent* |   Block Panchayat onboard |   Block Panchayats With Online Payment |   Total Number of Zila Panchayats &Equivalent* |   Zila Panchayat onboard |   Zila Panchayats With Online Payment |
|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 19      | Odisha        |                                              6794 |                        6794 |                                                 6794 |                                             314 |                       314 |                                    314 |                                             30 |                       30 |                                    30 |
| 20      | Punjab        |                                             13237 |                       13234 |                                                10240 |                                             153 |                       151 |                                    123 |                                             23 |                       22 |                                    19 |
| 21      | Rajasthan     |                                             11222 |                       11219 |                                                10905 |                                             361 |                       353 |                                    351 |                                             33 |                       33 |                                    33 |
| 22      | Sikkim        |                                               199 |                         199 |                                                  195 |                                               0 |                         0 |                                      0 |                                              6 |                        6 |                                     6 |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu    |                                             12525 |                       12525 |                                                12520 |                                             388 |                       388 |                                    388 |                                             36 |                       36 |                                    36 |
| 24      | Telangana     |                                             12991 |                       12768 |                                                12648 |                                             572 |                       540 |                                    514 |                                             32 |                       32 |                                    32 |
| 25      | Tripura       |                                              1194 |                        1194 |                                                 1175 |                                              75 |                        75 |                                     75 |                                              9 |                        9 |                                     9 |
| 26      | Uttarakhand   |                                              7795 |                        7795 |                                                 7757 |                                              95 |                        95 |                                     95 |                                             13 |                       13 |                                    13 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh |                                             57691 |                       57691 |                                                57638 |                                             826 |                       826 |                                    819 |                                             75 |                       75 |                                    75 |
| 28      | West Bengal   |                                              3339 |                        3339 |                                                 3339 |                                             345 |                       345 |                                    345 |                                             22 |                       21 |                                    21 |
| Total   | Total         |                                            264494 |                      252969 |                                               244235 |                                            8691 |                      6402 |                                   6165 |                                            659 |                      649 |                                   616 |

*As per the information provided by the States on the portal