PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT INDEX

Ministry of Panchayati Raj PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT INDEX प्रव तथ: 04 AUG 2026 4:18PM by PIB Delhi The Ministry has developed the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI), earlier known as Panchayat Development Index (PDI), as a composite assessment framework to measure the incremental performance of Gram Panchayats/Equivalent to Gram Panchayats across the themes of localization of sustainable development goals. The PAI provides theme-wise and overall scores through scorecards and dashboards, enabling identification of performance gaps, relative strengths, and areas requiring focused attention at the Panchayat level. A total of 2.59 Lakh Gram Panchayats/Equivalent to GPs of 33 State/UTs have been onboarded in the exercise of PAI 2.0 for FY 2023-24. State/UT wise numbers of GPs by overall PAI grades in 2.0 are placed at Annexure I.

Special incentive fund has not been created in the 2026-27 Budget for “Frontrunner” Panchayats in any themes of localization of sustainable development goals, including Theme 3: Child Friendly Village and Theme 4: Water Sufficient Panchayat.

The Ministry has been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) w.e.f. financial year 2022-23 with the major objective of Capacity Building & Training (CB&T) of Elected Representatives, Functionaries and other stakeholders of Panchayats across all States/UTs for enhancing the leadership skills and improving Panchayat Governance. Under the scheme of RGSA, the Ministry provides support for CB&T of elected representatives, functionaries and other stakeholders of Panchayats in different categories viz. basic orientation and refresher training, thematic training, specialized training, panchayat development plan training etc. A total of 36,81,750 elected representatives & other stakeholders of Panchayati Raj Institutions were trained on themes of localization of sustainable development goals (LSDGs) from FY 2022-23 to FY 2026-27 (as on 10th July 2026) under the scheme. State/UT wise details of Thematic Training from FY 2022-23 to 2026-27 is placed at Annexure II.

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj facilitates the preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plans

(GPDPs) through a thematic planning approach aligned with the nine themes of the Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs). Gram Panchayats are advised to identify and prioritize key developmental sectors, referred to as “Sankalp”, before the preparation of their GPDPs.

Sectors related to climate-resilient agricultural practices viz efficient water management through drip irrigation & sprinkler systems, watershed development, agroforestry, and other sustainable agricultural practices, are integrated under Theme 4: Water Sufficient Panchayat and Theme 5: Clean and Green Panchayat.

For the Plan Year of FY 2026-27 (as on 29.07.2026), a total of 1,56,019 Gram Panchayats have taken Sankalp for the preparation of GPDP. Of these, 31,789 Gram Panchayats have selected Theme 4: Water Sufficient Panchayat and 32,806 Gram Panchayats have selected Theme 5: Clean and Green Panchayat as their respective focus areas.No such collaboration has been established by the Ministry with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under PAI.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a globally accepted framework for sustainable and inclusive development. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has localized the SDGs for Panchayats by developing a framework of nine Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDG) themes, making the global development agenda more relevant and actionable at the grassroots level. The localization of SDGs through the nine LSDG themes, supported by the PAI framework, facilitates effective rural governance, improved service delivery, and outcome-oriented Panchayat development.

Annexure-I State/UT wise No. of GPs by overall score graded under PAI 2.0 FY 2023-24 S. No State/UT Total A+ A B C D 1 Andaman & Nicobar 70 0 0 21 49 0 2 Andhra Pradesh 13,310 0 591 10,178 2,468 73 3 Arunachal Pradesh 2,108 0 0 72 1,718 318 4 Assam 2,192 0 25 1,209 884 74 5 Bihar 8,053 0 2 771 6,862 418 6 Chhattisgarh 11,643 0 30 3,936 5,941 1,736 7 Goa 188 0 0 80 107 1 8 Gujarat 14,534 0 75 11,963 2,471 25 9 Haryana 6,225 0 7 3,342 2,779 97 10 Himachal Pradesh 3,615 0 1 1,706 1,828 80 11 Jammu & Kashmir 4,291 0 1 1,459 2,792 39 12 Jharkhand 4,345 0 6 1,993 2,311 35 13 Karnataka 5,946 0 36 3,707 2,172 31 14 Kerala 941 0 95 840 6 0 15 Ladakh 193 0 0 62 129 2 16 Lakshadweep 10 0 0 5 5 017 Madhya Pradesh 23,011 0 33 11,154 11,514 310 18 Maharashtra 27,894 0 315 10,049 16,909 621 19 Manipur 3,041 0 0 57 1,231 1,753 20 Meghalaya 3,069 0 0 18 2,292 759 21 Mizoram 840 0 34 549 253 4 22 Nagaland 1,277 0 0 33 1,040 204 23 Odisha 6,794 0 555 4,566 1,627 46 24 Puducherry 108 0 0 77 31 0 25 Punjab 13,233 0 1 3,275 9,464 493 26 Rajasthan 11,037 0 8 5,437 5,389 203 27 Sikkim 199 0 1 163 35 0 28 Tamil Nadu 12,482 0 197 10,520 1,746 19 29 Telangana 12,556 0 624 10,056 1,853 23 30 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and 42 0 1 29 12 0 Daman and Diu 31 Tripura 1,176 0 943 233 0 0 32 Uttarakhand 7,766 0 3 2,359 5,203 201 33 Uttar Pradesh 57,678 0 51 18,905 32,598 6,124 Total 259,867 0 3,635 118,824 123,719 13,689 Annexure-II Total Participants trained in Thematic Trainings 2022-23 to 2026-27(As on 10.07.2026) S.No States/UT 2022-23 2023- 2024- 2025- 2026-27 (As on 24 25 26 10.07.2026)1 Andaman And Nicobar 536 1,396 2,305 2,457 - Islands 2 Andhra Pradesh 406,617 158 96,589 307,591 5,254 3 Arunachal Pradesh - 1,363 798 568 - 4 Assam 25,255 1,369 20,491 20,758 - 5 Bihar 14,073 43,192 98,709 59,553 - 6 Chhattisgarh 2,809 10,597 4,382 327 - 7 Goa - 434 30 286 - 8 Gujarat - 32 40,020 266 - 9 Haryana - 151 - - - 10 Himachal Pradesh - 123 3,023 332 - 11 Jammu And Kashmir 189,327 171,419 - 20,413 - 12 Jharkhand 27 323 113 - - 13 Karnataka 30 150,462 56,226 50,829 10 14 Kerala 98,592 83,307 54,129 4,923 - 15 Ladakh - - - 4,368 - 16 Madhya Pradesh 30,355 10,813 25,214 17,450 313 17 Maharashtra 270,470 130,851 7,385 34,992 173 18 Manipur - 341 42 - - 19 Meghalaya 4,083 67,600 59,569 61,360 - 20 Mizoram 1,260 846 4,424 150 - 21 Nagaland - - 91 224 - 22 Odisha 64 72,932 103,882 130,745 7123 Puducherry - - - - - 24 Punjab 24,143 10,213 2,567 21,540 - 25 Rajasthan 1,108 4,211 7,870 9,524 - 26 Sikkim 8,999 4,565 2,890 4,039 - 27 Tamil Nadu 8,568 38,765 31,220 1,195 - 28 Telangana 762 608 64 57 - 29 The Dadra and Nagar Haveli 457 250 335 800 - and Daman and Diu 30 Tripura 100 51,643 27,937 24,400 - 31 Uttar Pradesh 2,367 762 5,767 11,383 - 32 Uttarakhand 72,937 21,764 141 159 - 33 West Bengal 27,410 25,391 101,088 28,585 - 34 Center 2,516 137 471 - - TOTAL 1192865 906018 757772 819274 5821 This information was given by Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 04th August 2026.

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