**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) supplements State efforts to strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in Uttar Pradesh through various schemes. These include the Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP), Mission Mode Project on e-Panchayats, and Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA). The information was provided on December 17th, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Panchayat Schemes and Initiatives:**
* **RGSA:** Aims to strengthen PRIs through capacity building, training for elected representatives, and infrastructural support (Gram Panchayat Bhawan, computerization).
* **IoP:** Encourages competition among PRIs by awarding best-performing Panchayats with financial incentives.
* **e-Panchayats:** Funds e-governance projects to promote digitalization, efficiency, accountability, and transparency in PRIs.
* **SVAMITVA:** Provides 'Record of Rights' to village households through drone surveys. In Uttar Pradesh, surveys have been completed in 90,573 villages, and 1.08 crore property cards have been prepared for 70,000 villages.
* **Infrastructure and Digitalization:**
* 1,610 Gram Panchayat Bhawans and 3,145 computers have been approved under the RGSA scheme over the last five years.
* Almost all 57,691 Gram Panchayats in 75 Districts of Uttar Pradesh use digital solutions (eGramSwaraj, AuditOnline) and generate audit reports through AuditOnline (99.90%).
* **Financial Allocations:**
* The document provides a year-wise breakdown of funds released to Uttar Pradesh for Panchayat development under the Fifteenth Finance Commission, RGSA, IoP, and SVAMITVA schemes for the past five years (2020-21 to 2024-25).
**Impact Analysis**
**Gram Panchayats in Uttar Pradesh**
* **Impact:** Strengthened infrastructure, increased digitalization, and potential for improved service delivery and public welfare. The implementation of SVAMITVA provides clear property rights to households, potentially reducing property disputes.
* **Action Required:** Continue to adopt and utilize digital solutions like eGramSwaraj and AuditOnline. Participate in RGSA and IoP to enhance capabilities and compete for incentives.
**Village Households in Uttar Pradesh**
* **Impact:** Gaining formal 'Record of Rights' to their houses through the SVAMITVA scheme, which can reduce property disputes.
* **Action Required:** Cooperate with drone surveys and property card issuance under the SVAMITVA scheme.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR): The nodal ministry supplementing the efforts of State Governments to strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Uttar Pradesh: The Indian state where development of Panchayats is being discussed.
Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA): A centrally sponsored scheme for strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA): A central sector scheme for providing ‘Record of Rights' to village households through drone surveys and property cards.
Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP): A central component of the RGSA scheme to encourage a competitive spirit among PRIs.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
DEVELOPMENT OF PANCHAYATS IN UTTAR
PRADESH
प्रव तथ: 17 DEC 2025 2:05PM by PIB Delhi
Panchayat is a State subject and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) supplements and complements
the efforts of State Governments, including fund support under the schemes towards strengthening and
efficient functioning of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) on a continuous basis.
The MoPR is implementing the following schemes for all rural local bodies in all the States/UTs in the
Country including in Uttar Pradesh:
i. Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) with the
primary objective of strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) by way of capacity
building and training of the Elected Representatives (ERs) and their functionaries, and
providing infrastructural support like Gram Panchayat Bhawan and computerization,
ii. Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP), a central component of the RGSA scheme, to encourage a
competitive spirit among PRIs, under which awards, including financial incentives, are given
to the best-performing Panchayats in recognition of their good work in improving service
delivery and public welfare, and
iii. Mission Mode Project on e-Panchayats (MMP-ePanchayat), a central component of the
RGSA scheme, under which various e-governance projects are funded to promote the
digitalization of Panchayats, bringing efficiency, accountability, and transparency to the
functioning of PRIs and contributing to their overall transformation.
Further, a Central Sector Scheme of Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in
Village Areas (SVAMITVA) is also being implemented in all the districts of Uttar Pradesh along with 31
other States/UTs to provide the ‘Record of Rights' to village households owning houses in villages. Under
the scheme, property cards are provided to the household owners after drone survey, with the objective,
inter alia, to reduce property disputes. In Uttar Pradesh, drone survey has been completed in 90,573
villages and 1.08 crore property cards have been prepared for 70,000 villages.
Under the scheme of RGSA, a total of 1,610 Gram Panchayat Bhawansand3,145 computers have been
approved over the last five years.District-wise details of the implementation of different components under
the scheme are not maintained centrally.
Almost all 57,691 Gram Panchayats in 75 Districts of Uttar Pradesh use the digital solutions such as
eGramSwaraj and AuidtOnline as they are onboarded on eGramSwaraj-PFMS platform (100%) and
generate audit reports (99.90%) through AuditOnline.
The details of funds released to Uttar Pradesh for the overall development of Panchayats under the (i)
Fifteenth Finance Commission (ii) the Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) (iii)
Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP), and (iv) Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised
Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) Scheme during the last five years, year-wise are as under:(Rs. in crores)
Year Central Finance RGSA IoP SVAMITVA
Commission
2020-21 9752.00 32.54 4.79 1.45
2021-22 7208.00 83.08 4.78 0.00
2022-23 7466.00 85.05 3.83 0.00
2023-24 7547.00 84.13 1.75 0.00
2024-25 7994.00 38.77 1.01 0.00
This information was given by Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in a written
reply in Rajya Sabha on 17th December 2025.
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