**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is implementing the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) to capacitate Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). The scheme provides training and infrastructure support. The objective of the e-GramSwaraj application is to bring transparency, accountability, and efficiency to PRIs. The document includes details of participants trained, construction of Gram Panchayat Bhawans, and procurement of computers approved under the scheme during 2025-26.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA):**
* Implemented by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, w.e.f. financial year 2022-23
* Objective is to capacitate Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs).
* Involves imparting training to elected representatives, functionaries, and other stakeholders.
* **Capacity Building & Training:**
* Supports various categories of training (basic orientation, refresher, thematic, specialized, panchayat development plan training).
* Includes exposure visits, development of training modules and materials.
* **Infrastructure Support:**
* Supports the establishment of institutional mechanisms for capacity building.
* Supports the creation of Panchayat infrastructure like Gram Panchayat Bhawan, Computer and Co-location of Common Service Centres (CSCs).
* **e-GramSwaraj Application:**
* Aims to bring transparency, accountability, and efficiency to PRIs.
* Provides a unified digital platform for planning, budgeting, accounting, work management, and monitoring of activities.
* Streamlines Panchayat-level workflows and strengthens evidence-based decision-making.
* Enables real-time tracking of Panchayat works through features such as work identification, geo-tagging, progress reporting, financial tracking, and generation of activity-wise reports.
* Integrates planning and implementation stages, allowing stakeholders to monitor physical and financial progress of works.
* Facilitates transparency by making Panchayat information publicly accessible through the e-GramSwaraj dashboard and mobile interface.
* **Data Provided (2025-26 Approved):**
* Number of participants trained, construction of Gram Panchayat Bhawans, and procurement of computers approved under the scheme. (See data table provided in document)
**Impact Analysis**
**Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)**
* **Impact**: Enhanced capacity, improved governance capabilities, increased transparency and accountability through the e-GramSwaraj application, access to digital platform for planning, budgeting and other activities, improved decision making.
* **Action Required**: Utilize the training and resources provided to improve governance and efficiency, implement the e-GramSwaraj application for streamlined operations, and comply with reporting requirements.
**Elected Representatives, Functionaries, and Stakeholders of Panchayats**
* **Impact**: Increased skills and knowledge through training programs, improved ability to perform leadership roles, and access to resources for effective governance.
* **Action Required**: Actively participate in training programs to develop skills, utilize the knowledge gained to improve governance, and contribute to the effective functioning of Panchayats.
Key Entities Referenced
Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA): A centrally sponsored scheme aimed at capacitating Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through training and capacity building.
e-GramSwaraj: A unified digital platform for planning, budgeting, accounting, work management, and monitoring of activities undertaken by Gram Panchayats to enhance transparency and accountability.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj: The ministry responsible for implementing the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) and overseeing the e-GramSwaraj application.
Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs): Local self-government institutions in rural areas, the primary beneficiaries of the RGSA and e-GramSwaraj.
States/UTs: Geographic regions where the RGSA and e-GramSwaraj are implemented, including Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, etc.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
E-GRAM SWARAJ APP
प्रव तथ: 02 DEC 2025 3:31PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is implementing Revamped Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya
Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) w.e.f. financial year 2022-23 with main objective of capacitating
Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) through imparting training to the Elected Representatives (ERs),
functionaries and other stakeholders to develop their governance capabilities for leadership roles to enable
the Panchayats to function effectively, across all States/UTs including Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar
Haveli.
Under revamped scheme, capacity building and training of elected representatives, functionaries and other
stakeholders of Panchayats supported under different categories viz. basic orientation, refresher training,
thematic training, specialized training, panchayat development plan training, etc. Apart from different
trainings, scheme also supports for exposure visits, development of training modules and materials, etc. In
addition, the scheme also provides support for establishment of institutional mechanism for the capacity
building & training and to create Panchayat infrastructure like Gram Panchayat Bhawan, Computer and
Co-location of Common Service Centres (CSCs) in Gram Panchayat Bhawan on limited scale. Details of
participants trained, construction of Gram Panchayat Bhawans, and procurement of computers approved
under the scheme during 2025–26 are attached below.
The objective of the e-GramSwaraj application is to bring transparency, accountability, and efficiency in
the functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) by providing a unified digital platform for planning,
budgeting, accounting, work management, and monitoring of activities undertaken by Gram Panchayats.
The application aims to streamline Panchayat-level workflows and strengthen evidence-based decision-
making.
The e-GramSwaraj application is useful in monitoring the works executed by Panchayats. The application
enables real-time tracking of Panchayat works through features such as work identification, geo-tagging,
progress reporting, financial tracking, and generation of activity-wise reports. It integrates the planning
and implementation stages, allowing stakeholders to monitor physical and financial progress of works
taken up under various schemes. The system also facilitates transparency by making Panchayat
information publicly accessible through the e-GramSwaraj dashboard and mobile interface.
Details of participants trained, construction of Gram Panchayat Bhawans, and procurement of
computers approved
Sl. State/UTs Participants Construction of Procurement of
No. Trained Panchayat Bhawan Computers
Approved * Approved*
1 Andhra Pradesh 201930 617 14222 Arunachal Pradesh 8794 453 736
3 Assam 49383 286 868
4 Bihar 124860 0 2171
5 Chhattisgarh 42922 280 4585
6 Goa 1694 0 25
7 Gujarat 22112 408 43
8 Haryana 89417 509 1363
9 Himachal Pradesh 10722 78 0
10 Jammu and Kashmir 9091 640 0
11 Jharkhand 88437 0 0
12 Karnataka 196658 258 0
13 Kerala 44072 0 200
14 Madhya Pradesh 130586 50 0
15 Maharashtra 29978 875 680
16 Manipur 2871 1 0
17 Meghalaya 6401 24 1677
18 Mizoram 5496 284 559
19 Nagaland 2389 91 591
20 Odisha 145435 500 200
21 Punjab 58785 500 4000
22 Rajasthan 263011 6 0
23 Sikkim 3805 12 5024 Tamil Nadu 37384 0 1594
25 Telangana 13175 82 1834
26 Tripura 33849 61 18
27 Uttar Pradesh 192955 281 0
28 Uttarakhand 3171 237 3507
29 West Bengal 154769 164 1600
30 A&N Islands 1143 2 0
31 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 680 4 0
and Daman & Diu
32 Ladakh 31 0 0
Total 19,76,006 6,703 27,723
* Includes carryover of Previous years
This information was given by Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in a written
reply in Lok Sabha on 02nd December 2025.
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