**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched SabhaSaar, an AI-driven platform for summarizing Gram Sabha meetings, on August 14, 2025. SabhaSaar aims to structure the capture and summarization of meeting proceedings and monitor key parameters. As of February 4, 2026, 1,15,115 Gram Panchayats have adopted SabhaSaar across States/UTs.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **SabhaSaar Platform:**
* AI-enabled voice-to-text tool for meeting summarization.
* Supports monitoring of Gram Sabha meeting frequency, type, and participation.
* Available to all States/UTs for routine Gram Sabha and Panchayat meetings.
* **Improved Accuracy:**
* Ministry has taken steps to improve accuracy of AI transcription in Kannada and other regional languages.
* Uses BHASHINI’s Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) service.
* Allows Panchayat functionaries to review, validate, and edit draft minutes.
* **Technical Infrastructure and Data Governance:**
* Transcribes audio/video input from devices like mobile phones and cameras.
* AI model operates on AI and cloud infrastructure through the IndiaAI Compute Portal.
* Data is processed within the Government framework and not shared externally.
* Governance under the IndiaAI Mission of MeitY.
* Data privacy and storage regulated by Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) rules of November 13, 2025.
* Platform is solely used to support accurate and transparent documentation.
* **Adoption Status:**
* Data current as of February 4, 2026.
* State-wise and District-wise adoption details are included in Annexure-I and Annexure-II.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Gram Panchayats**
* **Impact:** SabhaSaar is expected to streamline meeting documentation, improve transcription accuracy, and facilitate better monitoring of Gram Sabha proceedings.
* **Action Required:** Adopt and implement SabhaSaar for routine Gram Sabha and Panchayat meetings, review and validate draft minutes, and utilize available training and user guidelines.
**Stakeholder: Panchayat Functionaries**
* **Impact:** The platform allows Panchayat functionaries to review, validate, and edit the draft minutes prior to final acceptance.
* **Action Required:** They are required to use the SabhaSaar platform to review, validate, and edit the draft minutes to ensure accuracy.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Panchayati Raj**
* **Impact:** The Ministry is responsible for governance and oversight of the SabhaSaar platform, including ensuring data privacy and security.
* **Action Required:** Maintain and update the SabhaSaar platform, develop and disseminate SOPs and user guidelines, and conduct training sessions.
**Stakeholder: Union Minister**
* **Impact:** Provide Information about the status of the SabhaSaar platform and its adoption.
* **Action Required:** Give written reply in Lok Sabha on the adoption status of the platform.
Key Entities Referenced
SabhaSaar: An AI-enabled voice-to-text meeting summarisation tool launched by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj to capture and summarise Gram Sabha proceedings.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj: The Indian government ministry responsible for launching and overseeing the SabhaSaar platform and related initiatives.
Gram Sabha: Village assembly; the proceedings of which are being captured and summarized by SabhaSaar.
Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP): Regulations governing data privacy and storage related to SabhaSaar.
IndiaAI Mission: Mission under MeitY that provides AI and cloud infrastructure for SabhaSaar.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
AI-DRIVEN GOVERNANCE PLATFORM
Posted On: 10 FEB 2026 3:57PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched SabhaSaar, an AI-enabled voice-to-text 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.
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.
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.
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.
Annexure-I
Statewise Adoption Status of SabhaSaar
S.No State Name Total GPs & No of GPs & Percentage of GPs
Equivalents Equivalents with & Equivalents with
MoM Generated MoM Generated1 Tamil Nadu 12482 12451 99.75 %
2 Odisha 6794 6751 99.37 %
3 The Dadra And Nagar 42 41 97.62 %
Haveli And Daman
And Diu
4 Ladakh 193 182 94.3 %
5 Tripura 1194 1086 90.95 %
6 Jharkhand 4345 3468 79.82 %
7 Bihar 8054 6385 79.28 %
8 Chhattisgarh 11688 8864 75.84 %
9 Andhra Pradesh 13327 9353 70.18 %
10 Uttarakhand 7801 5245 67.23 %
11 Uttar Pradesh 57695 32784 56.82 %
12 Kerala 941 528 56.11 %
13 Karnataka 5949 3045 51.19 %
14 Haryana 6227 3101 49.8 %
15 Jammu And Kashmir 4291 1553 36.19 %
16 Andaman And 70 20 28.57 %
Nicobar Islands
17 Rajasthan 11206 3132 27.95 %
18 Gujarat 14611 3415 23.37 %
19 Maharashtra 27964 6529 23.35 %
20 Telangana 12849 2283 17.77 %
21 Madhya Pradesh 23011 3100 13.47 %22 Himachal Pradesh 3615 376 10.4 %
23 Punjab 13236 1175 8.88 %
24 Goa 191 12 6.28 %
25 Arunachal Pradesh 2108 91 4.32 %
26 West Bengal 3339 62 1.86 %
27 Mizoram 855 12 1.4 %
28 Nagaland 1312 15 1.14 %
29 Assam 2664 27 1.01 %
30 Manipur 3175 28 0.88 %
31 Sikkim 199 1 0.5 %
32 Lakshadweep 10 0 0 %
33 Meghalaya 6859 0 0 %
34 Puducherry 108 0 0 %
Total 268599 115115 42.86%
Data as on 04th February 2026
Annexure-II
District-wise Adoption Status of SabhaSaar
S.No State Name Parliamentary District Total GPs No of GPs Percentage
Constituencies Panchayat & & of GPs &
Equivalents Equivalents Equivalents
with MoM with MoM
Generated Generated
1 Karnataka Dakshina Dakshin 223 138 62%
Kannada Kannada2 Odisha Nabarangpur Nabarangpur 189 189 100%
Malkangiri 111 111 100%
Koraput 240 240 100%
3 Himachal Shimla Sirmaur 259 7 3%
Pradesh
Solan 240 47 20%
Shimla 412 11 3%
This information was given by Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in a written
reply in Lok Sabha on 10th February 2026.
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