Lok Sabha Question No. 1183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Gram Manchitra Application
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Dr. Rajeev Bharadwaj, Shri Satpal Brahamchari, Shri Tejasvi Surya, Shri B Y Raghavendra, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Shri Parshottambhai Rupala, Shri Devendra Singh Alias Bhole Singh, Ms Kangna Ranaut, Shri Karan Bhushan Singh, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1183

ANSWERED ON 30.07.2024

## GRAMMANCHITRAAPPLICATION

## †1183. DR. RAJEEV BHARADWAJ:

SHRI SATPAL BRAHAMCHARI:

SHRI TEJASVI SURYA:

SHRI B Y RAGHAVENDRA:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI PARSHOTTAMBHAI RUPALA:

SHRI DEVENDRASINGH ALIAS BHOLE SINGH:

MS KANGNARANAUT:

SHRI KARAN BHUSHAN SINGH:

SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI:

SHRI DHAVAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to State:

- (a) the details and impact of 'Gram Manchitra Application';
- (b) the manner in which the said application is transforming the governance at panchayat level particularly in Himachal Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government is taking any other steps to improve the use of technological advancements at the panchayat levels; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ (PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) & (b) In order to encourage the Spatial Planning by the Gram Panchayat, Ministry of Panchayati Raj had launched the Geographic Information System (GIS) application 'Gram Manchitra' (https://grammanchitra.gov.in). This application facilitates and supports Gram Panchayats to perform planning at Gram Panchayat level using geo-spatial technology. It provides a single/ unified Geo Spatial platform to better visualize the various developmental works to be taken up across the different sectors and provide a decision support system for Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP).

Further, Ministry has launched mActionSoft, a mobile based solution to help in capturing photos with Geo-Tags (i.e. GPS Coordinates) for the works which have asset as an output. Geo-tagging of the assets is done in all three stages viz. (i) before start of the work, (ii) during the work and (iii) on completion of work. This would provide a repository of information on all works and assets related to natural resource management, water harvesting, drought proofing, sanitation, agriculture, check dams and irrigation channels etc. Assets geotagged using the mActionSoft application are available on Gram Manchitra, enhancing the visualization of various developmental works in the Gram Panchayats.

The assets created under the finance commission funds are geotagged with the photographs of assets by the Panchayats. The GIS data of assets geotagged on the map of Panchayat can be visualized on the Gram Manchitra application. Gram Manchitra provides several planning tools that use Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to help Gram Panchayat officials develop realistic and achievable development plans. These tools provide a decision support system in the preparation of development plans viz. tools for identifying potential sites for development projects, asset tracking, estimating the costs of projects, and assessing the impact of projects. This applications are being used in all States and UTs of the country, including Himachal Pradesh.

(c ) & (d) Under Digital India Programme, Ministry is implementing e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) with the aim to making Panchayats, 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 Panchayats 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, 2.44 lakh GPs have prepared and uploaded their Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs) for 2024-25. Further, 2.06 lakh Panchayats have already 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, 2.52 lakh Audit Plans have been created and 2.48 lakh Audit Report have been generated.

For attaining the vision of Digital India, BharatNet project is being implemented by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in a phased manner to create network to connect all the GPs by broadband in the country. So far, 2.17 lakh 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 .

As on date, over 2.32 Lakh Gram Panchayats across 31 States/ UTs have conducted Gram Sabha and 2.15 Lakh Gram Panchayats have now finalised their Citizen Charters.

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Annexure-I Adoption of eGramSwaraj at Panchayat level during FY 2024-25

| S. No          | State Name        |   Total Number of Village Panchay ats& Equivale nt |   Village Pancha yat onboar d |   Village Panchay ats& Equivale nt With Online Payment |   Total Numbe r of Block Panch ayats |   Block Pancha yat onboar d |   Block Pancha yats With Online Paymen t |   Total Number of Zila Pancha yats |   Zila Pancha yat onboar d |   Zila Pancha yats With Online Paymen t |
|----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1              | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                              13325 |                         13285 |                                                  10657 |                                  660 |                         660 |                                      572 |                                 13 |                         13 |                                      13 |
| 2              | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                               2108 |                          2100 |                                                     63 |                                    0 |                           0 |                                        0 |                                 25 |                         25 |                                       3 |
| 3              | ASSAM             |                                               2662 |                          2197 |                                                   1926 |                                  191 |                         191 |                                       93 |                                 30 |                         27 |                                      15 |
| 4              | BIHAR             |                                               8054 |                          8054 |                                                   7120 |                                  534 |                         534 |                                      451 |                                 38 |                         38 |                                      35 |
| 5              | CHHATTISGARH      |                                              11596 |                         11594 |                                                   9145 |                                  146 |                         146 |                                      137 |                                 27 |                         27 |                                      25 |
| 6              | GOA               |                                                191 |                           189 |                                                     38 |                                    0 |                           0 |                                        0 |                                  2 |                          2 |                                       1 |
| 7              | GUJARAT           |                                              14621 |                         14588 |                                                   9653 |                                  248 |                         248 |                                      246 |                                 33 |                         33 |                                      33 |
| 8              | HARYANA           |                                               6225 |                          6218 |                                                   4419 |                                  143 |                         143 |                                      102 |                                 22 |                         22 |                                      22 |
| 9              | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                               3615 |                          3614 |                                                   2550 |                                   81 |                          81 |                                       43 |                                 12 |                         12 |                                       6 |
| 10             | JHARKHAND         |                                               4345 |                          4345 |                                                   3869 |                                  264 |                         264 |                                      240 |                                 24 |                         24 |                                      23 |
| 11             | KARNATAKA         |                                               5953 |                          5953 |                                                   5731 |                                  238 |                         232 |                                       54 |                                 31 |                         31 |                                      17 |
| 12             | KERALA            |                                                941 |                           941 |                                                    698 |                                  152 |                         152 |                                      107 |                                 14 |                         14 |                                      11 |
| 13             | MADHYA PRADESH    |                                              23011 |                         23003 |                                                  22566 |                                  313 |                         313 |                                      272 |                                 52 |                         52 |                                      49 |
| 14             | MAHARASHTRA       |                                              27820 |                         27769 |                                                  18449 |                                  351 |                         351 |                                      174 |                                 34 |                         34 |                                      32 |
| 15             | MANIPUR           |                                               3180 |                           161 |                                                     17 |                                    0 |                           0 |                                        0 |                                 12 |                          6 |                                       3 |
| 16             | MEGHALAYA         |                                               6817 |                             0 |                                                      0 |                                 2241 |                           0 |                                        0 |                                  3 |                          3 |                                       0 |
| 17             | MIZORAM           |                                                842 |                           834 |                                                    754 |                                    0 |                           0 |                                        0 |                                  0 |                          0 |                                       0 |
| 18             | NAGALAND          |                                               1289 |                           185 |                                                      0 |                                    0 |                           0 |                                        0 |                                  0 |                          0 |                                       0 |
| 19             | ODISHA            |                                               6794 |                          6794 |                                                   5769 |                                  314 |                         314 |                                      267 |                                 30 |                         30 |                                      20 |
| 20             | PUNJAB            |                                              13236 |                         13207 |                                                   4534 |                                  152 |                         151 |                                       66 |                                 22 |                         22 |                                      10 |
| 21             | RAJASTHAN         |                                              11208 |                         11202 |                                                   8079 |                                  361 |                         353 |                                      338 |                                 33 |                         33 |                                      32 |
| 22             | SIKKIM            |                                                199 |                           198 |                                                    145 |                                    0 |                           0 |                                        0 |                                  6 |                          6 |                                       5 |
| 23             | TAMILNADU         |                                              12525 |                         12524 |                                                  11045 |                                  388 |                         388 |                                      385 |                                 36 |                         36 |                                      36 |
| 24             | TELANGANA         |                                              12771 |                         12768 |                                                  11194 |                                  540 |                         540 |                                      422 |                                 32 |                         32 |                                      31 |
| 25             | TRIPURA           |                                               1176 |                          1176 |                                                    859 |                                   75 |                          75 |                                       64 |                                  9 |                          9 |                                       6 |
| 26             | UTTARAKHAND       |                                               7795 |                          7794 |                                                   6690 |                                   95 |                          95 |                                       92 |                                 13 |                         13 |                                      12 |
| 27             | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                              57691 |                         57691 |                                                  44538 |                                  826 |                         826 |                                      788 |                                 75 |                         75 |                                      75 |
| 28 WEST BENGAL | 28 WEST BENGAL    |                                               3339 |                          3339 |                                                   3327 |                                  345 |                         345 |                                      344 |                                 22 |                         21 |                                      21 |
| Total          | Total             |                                             263329 |                        251723 |                                                 193835 |                                 8658 |                        6402 |                                     5257 |                                650 |                        640 |                                     536 |

Annexure-II 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 |                     46 |
| 2           | ANDHRAPRADESH                         |             13326 |                    12967 |                   5559 |
| 3           | ARUNACHALPRADESH                      |              2108 |                     1117 |                    157 |
| 4           | ASSAM                                 |              2662 |                     1634 |                    501 |
| 5           | BIHAR                                 |              8054 |                     8860 |                   2892 |
| 6           | CHHATTISGARH                          |             11645 |                     9759 |                   1651 |
| 7           | GOA                                   |               191 |                        0 |                      0 |
| 8           | GUJARAT                               |             14621 |                    14559 |                  11465 |
| 9           | HARYANA                               |              6225 |                     6204 |                   1941 |
| 10          | HIMACHALPRADESH                       |              3615 |                      415 |                    276 |
| 11          | JAMMUANDKASHMIR                       |              4291 |                     1113 |                    454 |
| 12          | JHARKHAND                             |              4345 |                     4646 |                   2296 |
| 13          | KARNATAKA                             |              5952 |                     6251 |                   3659 |
| 14          | KERALA                                |               941 |                     1130 |                    946 |
| 15          | LADAKH                                |               193 |                      193 |                     40 |
| 16          | LAKSHADWEEP                           |                10 |                        9 |                      5 |
| 17          | MADHYAPRADESH                         |             23011 |                    18105 |                   2754 |
| 18          | MAHARASHTRA                           |             27911 |                    24597 |                   3877 |
| 19          | MANIPUR                               |              3812 |                     1479 |                     21 |
| 20          | MEGHALAYA                             |              6831 |                      696 |                     27 |
| 21          | MIZORAM                               |               841 |                      529 |                     61 |
| 22          | NAGALAND                              |              1304 |                      233 |                     13 |
| 23          | ODISHA                                |              6794 |                     7099 |                   3337 |
| 24          | PUDUCHERRY                            |               108 |                      101 |                     94 |
| 25          | PUNJAB                                |             13238 |                    12807 |                   9432 |
| 26          | RAJASTHAN                             |             11208 |                     8997 |                   6421 |
| 27          | SIKKIM                                |               199 |                       54 |                      6 |
| 28          | TAMILNADU                             |             12525 |                     9882 |                   3449 |
| 29          | TELANGANA                             |             12771 |                    10915 |                   5812 |
| 30          | THEDADRAANDNAGARHAVELI ANDDAMANANDDIU |                38 |                       41 |                     19 |
| 31          | TRIPURA                               |              1176 |                      771 |                    424 |
| 32          | UTTARPRADESH                          |             57691 |                    47341 |                   3921 |
| 33          | UTTARAKHAND                           |              7795 |                     2014 |                   1127 |
| 34          | WESTBENGAL                            |              3339 |                     2958 |                   2319 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                           |            268841 |                   217557 |                  75002 |