Lok Sabha Question No. 1626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: AI-Powered Governance: SabhaSaar
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri P C Mohan, Shri Nalin Soren, Shri Bunty Vivek Sahu, Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind, Shri Radheshyam Rathiya, Shri Praveen Patel, Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary, Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava, Shri Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Shri Khagen Murmu, Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta, Shri Balabhadra Majhi, Shri Anurag Sharma, Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 1626

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2026

## AI-DRIVEN GOVERNANCE PLATFORM

1626. Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi

Shri Anurag Sharma Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind Shri Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary Shri Balabhadra Majhi Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta Shri P C Mohan Shri Radheshyam Rathiya Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava Dr. Nishikant Dubey Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap Shri Bunty Vivek Sahu Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi Shri Khagen Murmu Shri Praveen Patel Shri Nalin Soren

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to State:

- (a) the key features of the AI-driven governance platform 'SabhaSaar';

(b) the number of Gram Panchayats across the country and the details of Karnataka and district-wise details of Dakshina Kannada and Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha, Himachal Pradesh including Shimla parliamentary constituencies, State-wise;

(c) the steps taken to improve the accuracy of AI-based transcription of Gram Sabha proceeding including Kannada and other regional languages;

(d) whether microphones, cameras and other recording equipments are being provided to Gram Panchayats in the Country particularly in Himachal Pradesh under the said initiative, if so, the details thereof;

- (e) whether secure digital and cyber-security mechanisms have been put in place for the longterm storage and preservation of records of Panchayat and Gram Sabha meetings, if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the manner in which the Ministry is ensuring that all data generated through SabhaSaar relating to grassroots governance remains strictly within Government systems and servers and is not shared with any private or third-party entities including Himachal Pradesh?

## THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) & (b) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched SabhaSaar, an AI-enabled voice-totext meeting summarisation tool, on 14th August 2025. The SabhaSaar platform enables structured capture and summarisation of Gram Sabha proceedings and supports monitoring of key parameters such as frequency/ type of Gram Sabha meetings and participation. SabhaSaar has been made available to all States/UTs, and Gram Panchayats are progressively adopting it for routine Gram Sabha and Panchayat meetings. As on 04.02.2026, a total of 1,15,115 Gram Panchayats have used the SabhaSaar tool for automated meeting summarisation across States/UTs. State wise adoption status of SabhaSaar is placed at Annexure-I . District Panchayat-wise data of Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka), Nabarangpur (Odisha) and Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) Parliamentary Constituencies, are placed at Annexure-II .

(c) The Ministry has taken multiple steps to improve the accuracy of AI-based transcription of Gram Sabha proceedings, including in Kannada and other regional languages. SabhaSaar uses the Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) service provided by BHASHINI for voice-to-text transcription. Further, the platform allows Panchayat functionaries to review, validate and edit the draft minutes prior to final acceptance.

(d) The SabhaSaar tool transcribes audio/ video input acquired through readily available devices such as mobile phone, camera etc. The Ministry encourages the use of appropriate audio-visual recording arrangements to enhance the quality and accuracy of AI-based transcription. Further, Standard Operating Procedures, user guidelines and training sessions have been issued by the Ministry, along with a dedicated SOP for recording Gram Sabha proceedings covering infrastructure requirements and procurement under Finance Commission grants.

(e) & (f) The AI model used in SabhaSaar operates on AI and cloud infrastructure provisioned through the IndiaAI Compute Portal under the IndiaAI Mission of MeitY. Data is processed within the Government framework and is not shared with any external third-party service provider. The IndiaAI Mission under MeitY serves as the nodal agency for governance of the underlying AI infrastructure and the data generated, thereof. All matters pertaining to data privacy and storage are regulated as per the extant rules namely Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) issued vide the Gazette of India No. CG-DL-E-14112025-267650, Part II-Section 3-Sub-section (i), dated 13th November 2025. However, it is to mention that SabhaSaar facilitates recording and documentation of proceedings of Gram Sabha meetings, which are public forums, and the platform is used solely to support accurate and transparent documentation of such proceedings.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1626 answered on 10.02.2026 regarding ' AI-driven governance platform.'

## Statewise Adoption Status of SabhaSaar

| S.No State Name                               |   Total GPs Equivalents |   & No of GPs & Equivalents with MoMGenerated | Percentage of GPs & Equivalents with MoMGenerated   |
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1Tamil Nadu                                   |                   12482 |                                         12451 | 99.75%                                              |
| 2Odisha                                       |                    6794 |                                          6751 | 99.37%                                              |
| 3The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |                      42 |                                            41 | 97.62%                                              |
| 4Ladakh                                       |                     193 |                                           182 | 94.3%                                               |
| 5Tripura                                      |                    1194 |                                          1086 | 90.95%                                              |
| 6Jharkhand                                    |                    4345 |                                          3468 | 79.82%                                              |
| 7Bihar                                        |                    8054 |                                          6385 | 79.28%                                              |
| 8Chhattisgarh                                 |                   11688 |                                          8864 | 75.84%                                              |
| 9Andhra Pradesh                               |                   13327 |                                          9353 | 70.18%                                              |
| 10Uttarakhand                                 |                    7801 |                                          5245 | 67.23%                                              |
| 11Uttar Pradesh                               |                   57695 |                                         32784 | 56.82%                                              |
| 12Kerala                                      |                     941 |                                           528 | 56.11%                                              |
| 13Karnataka                                   |                    5949 |                                          3045 | 51.19%                                              |
| 14Haryana                                     |                    6227 |                                          3101 | 49.8%                                               |
| 15Jammu And Kashmir                           |                    4291 |                                          1553 | 36.19%                                              |
| 16Andaman And Nicobar Islands                 |                      70 |                                            20 | 28.57%                                              |
| 17Rajasthan                                   |                   11206 |                                          3132 | 27.95%                                              |
| 18Gujarat                                     |                   14611 |                                          3415 | 23.37%                                              |
| 19Maharashtra                                 |                   27964 |                                          6529 | 23.35%                                              |
| 20Telangana                                   |                   12849 |                                          2283 | 17.77%                                              |
| 21Madhya Pradesh                              |                   23011 |                                          3100 | 13.47%                                              |
| 22Himachal Pradesh                            |                    3615 |                                           376 | 10.4%                                               |
| 23Punjab                                      |                   13236 |                                          1175 | 8.88%                                               |
| 24Goa                                         |                     191 |                                            12 | 6.28%                                               |
| 25Arunachal Pradesh                           |                    2108 |                                            91 | 4.32%                                               |
| 26West Bengal                                 |                    3339 |                                            62 | 1.86%                                               |
| 27Mizoram                                     |                     855 |                                            12 | 1.4%                                                |
| 28Nagaland                                    |                    1312 |                                            15 | 1.14%                                               |
| 29Assam                                       |                    2664 |                                            27 | 1.01%                                               |
| 30Manipur                                     |                    3175 |                                            28 | 0.88%                                               |
| 31Sikkim                                      |                     199 |                                             1 | 0.5%                                                |
| 32Lakshadweep                                 |                      10 |                                             0 | 0%                                                  |
| 33Meghalaya                                   |                    6859 |                                             0 | 0%                                                  |
| 34Puducherry                                  |                     108 |                                             0 | 0%                                                  |
| Total                                         |                  268599 |                                        115115 | 42.86%                                              |

Data as on 04th February 2026

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1626 answered on 10.02.2026 regarding 'AI-driven governance platform':

## District-wise Adoption Status of SabhaSaar

|   S. No | State Name       | Parliamentar y Constituencie s   | District Panchayat   |   Total GPs & Equivalents |   No of GPs & Equivalents with MoM Generated GPs with | Percentage of & Equivalents MoM Generated   |
|---------|------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Karnataka        | Dakshina Kannada                 | Dakshin Kannada      |                       223 |                                                   138 | 62%                                         |
|       2 | Odisha           | Nabarangpur                      | Nabarangpur          |                       189 |                                                   189 | 100%                                        |
|       2 | Odisha           | Nabarangpur                      | Malkangiri           |                       111 |                                                   111 | 100%                                        |
|       2 | Odisha           | Nabarangpur                      | Koraput              |                       240 |                                                   240 | 100%                                        |
|       3 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla                           | Sirmaur              |                       259 |                                                     7 | 3%                                          |
|       3 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla                           | Solan                |                       240 |                                                    47 | 20%                                         |
|       3 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla                           | Shimla               |                       412 |                                                    11 | 3%                                          |

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