Lok Sabha Question No. 4021 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Gram Panchayat Bhawans
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri Devusinh Chauhan, Smt. Anita Subhadarshini, Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, Shri Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4021

ANSWERED ON 17/03/2026

## GRAMPANCHAYAT BHAWANS

## 4021. SMT. POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM: SMT. ANITA SUBHADARSHINI: SHRI RAJPALSINH MAHENDRASINH JADAV: SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Gram Panchayat Bhawans completed and made operational under the restructured Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) as of January 2026, State-wise;

(b) whether there are any Gram Panchayats with a population of over 3,000 that still do not have a functional office building;

(c) if so, the details thereof including those affected due to incomplete projects, State-wise; and

(d) whether the Government has fixed a timeline to ensure that all Gram Panchayats, irrespective of their population, have fully functional and digitally-enabled office infrastructure, if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) to (d) Panchayat, being 'Local Government', is a State subject and part of the State list of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Thus, the primary responsibility of providing dedicated office infrastructure for Gram Panchayats and internet connectivity in Panchayats lies with States/UTs. The States/ UTs have to ensure that the Gram Panchayat Bhawan is available and functional, with provisions such as public seating, space for Gram Sabha meetings, information walls, multifunctional rooms, etc., to support effective governance and community use. However, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), the Ministry supplements the efforts of States/UTs in building Panchayat infrastructure and Computers and peripherals, at a limited scale, with particular focus on the North Eastern States. The State/UT-wise number of Gram Panchayat Bhawans approved and completed under the Revamped RGSA since 2022-23 is at Annexure-I .

As per the information provided by the States/UTs, 4,559 Gram Panchayats with a population of 3,000 and abovedid not have their own GP Bhawan. To address this infrastructure gap, an additional 3,301 GP Bhawansfor Gram Panchayats with a population of 3,000 and abovehave been approved under the Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) during the financial year 2024-25 .

The primary objective of the revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan is Capacity Building and Training (CB&T)of Panchayati Raj Institutions. However, as mentioned above, limited financial supportis also provided under the scheme for the construction of Gram Panchayat (GP) Bhawans , based on proposals submitted by the States/UTs and approved by the Central Empowered Committee. Funds under the scheme are released to the States/UTs against the approved Annual Action Plan (AAP) . Subsequently, the States/UTs book the expenditure for implementation of various components of the scheme in accordance with their priorities and the availability of funds.

The Ministry has been consistently advising States/UTs to prioritize the construction of GP Bhawansby leveraging multiple funding sources and promoting convergence of resources , so as to strengthen infrastructure and enable the effective functioning of Gram Panchayats .

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure refer to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred question no. 4021 To be answered on 17/03/2026 regarding Gram Panchayat Bhawans

## The Year-wise and State/UT- wise status of GP Bhawan approved and constructed under revamped RGSA since 2022-23 to 2025-26 (As on 28.02.2026)

| S. N.   | State/U Ts        | 2022-23   | 2022-23       | 2023-24   | 2023-24      | 2024-25   | 2024-25       | 2025-26 (As on 28.02.2026)   | 2025-26 (As on 28.02.2026)   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|---------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S. N.   | State/U Ts        | Appr oved | Con stru cted | Appro ved | Constr ucted | Appro ved | Const ructe d | Appro ved                    | Constr ucted*                |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 0         | 0             | 0         | 0            | 617       | 0             | 0                            | 0                            |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 939       | 399           | 0         | 279          | 400       | 279           | 0                            | 30                           |
| 3       | Assam             | 261       | 0             | 171       | 261          | 178       | 63            | 0                            | 110                          |
| 4       | Bihar             | 500       | 220           | 0         | 144          | 0         | 57            | 0                            | 0                            |
| 5       | Chhattisgar h     | 54        | 54            | 0         | 0            | 210       | 0             | 70                           | 0                            |
| 6       | Goa               | 1         | 0             | 0         | 1            | 0         | 0             | 0                            | 0                            |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 0         | 0             | 0         | 15           | 412       | 0             | 0                            | 0                            |
| 8       | Haryana           | 383       | 0             | 0         | 0            | 509       | 0             | 0                            | 0                            |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 292       | 191           | 0         | 15           | 33        | 26            | 18                           | 21                           |
| 10      | Jammu and Kashmir | 500       | 0             | 0         | 30           | 500       | 330           | 0                            | 185                          |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 0         | 0             | 0         | 0            | 0         | 0             | 0                            | 0                            |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 0         | 0             | 0         | 0            | 258       | 0             | 0                            | 0                            |
| 13      | Kerala            | 7         | 7             | 0         | 0            | 0         | 0             | 0                            | 0                            |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 0         | 0             | 0         | 0            | 50        | 0             | 0                            | 0                            |
| 15      | Maharashtr a      | 513       | 369           | 363       | 46           | 500       | 86            | 0                            | 113                          |
| 16      | Manipur           | 27        | 16            | 0         | 0            | 16        | 0             | 0                            | 0                            |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 30        | 6             | 6         | 6            | 0         | 0             | 0                            | 4                            |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 246       | 16            | 100       | 17           | 22        | 29            | 0                            | 30                           |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 84        | 0             | 50        | 0            | 49        | 18            | 0                            | 0                            |
| 20      | Odisha            | 0         | 0             | 0         | 0            | 0         | 0             | 500                          | 0                            |
| 21      | Punjab            | 259       | 170           | 0         | 89           | 500       | 0             | 500                          | 0                            |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 43        | 11            | 0         | 22           | 0         | 4             | 6                            | 0                            |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 25        | 5             | 0         | 3            | 2         | 5             | 0                            | 7                            |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 0         | 0             | 0         | 0            | 146       | 146           | 0                            | 0                            |
| 25      | Telangana         | 675       | 493           | 0         | 77           | 181       | 14            | 0                            | 11                           |
| 26      | Tripura           | 44        | 15            | 13        | 41           | 13        | 14            | 61                           | 0                            |

| 27    | Uttar Pradesh                            | 973   | 358   | 0   | 589   | 100   | 45   | 200   | 80   |
|-------|------------------------------------------|-------|-------|-----|-------|-------|------|-------|------|
| 28    | Uttarakhan d                             | 100   | 20    | 100 | 108   | 612   | 75   | 200   | 96   |
| 29    | West Bengal                              | 0     | 0     | 35  | 0     | 82    | 35   | 87    | 0    |
|       |                                          | UTs   | UTs   | UTs | UTs   | UTs   | UTs  | UTs   | UTs  |
| 30    | Andaman &Nicobar                         | 0     | 0     | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0    | 2     | 0    |
| 31    | The Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu | 13    | 13    | 0   | 0     | 4     | 0    | 0     | 3    |
| 32    | Lakshadwe ep                             | 0     | 0     | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0     | 0    |
| 33    | Ladakh                                   | 0     | 0     | 0   | 0     | 3     | 0    | 0     | 0    |
| 34    | Puducherry                               | 0     | 0     | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0     | 0    |
| Total | Total                                    | 5969  | 2363  | 838 | 1743  | 5397  | 1226 | 1644  | 690  |

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