Parliament Question: e-Gram Swaraj and Audit Online

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 3762 ANSWERED ON 11.08.2026 E-GRAM SWARAJ AND AUDITONLINE †3762. SHRI BHARAT SINGH KUSHWAH:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to State:

(a) whether the Government has information regarding the number of Gram Panchayats across the country integrated with systems and the extent to which these e-Gram SWARAJ and Audit Online being utilized in Madhya Pradesh and the Gwalior Lok Sabha Constituency, if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the e-Gram SWARAJ portal in preparing and approving Gram Panchayat Development Plans digitally and the number of Gram Panchayats in Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency that have prepared their annual development plans through this system;

(c) whether e-Gram SWARAJ has been integrated with other government digital platforms to make the accounts, payments, monitoring of works and financial management of Panchayats more transparent, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether training programmes have been organized for Sarpanches, Panches, Panchayat Secretaries and other officials of Madhya Pradesh, especially in Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency, for the effective operation of the digital system, if so, the number of participants who received training and the major outcomes thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) to (c) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is implementing the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) to strengthen digital governance in Panchayati Raj Institutions across the country. Under the project, eGramSwaraj and AuditOnline have been developed to facilitate digital planning, budgeting, accounting, audit, asset management and monitoring of Panchayat activities. Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs) are prepared through a participatory planning process and uploaded on the eGramSwaraj portal.

1Further, eGramSwaraj has been integrated with various Government digital platforms, including the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) for online payments and financial management, Government e-Marketplace (GeM) for procurement, BHASHINI for multilingual AI-enabled services, BSNL for BharatNet connectivity monitoring and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for weather-related information.

The State/UT-wise details of implementation of eGramSwaraj and AuditOnline, including the State of Madhya Pradesh and the Gwalior Lok Sabha Constituency, are given at Annexure-I.

(d) Yes, Sir. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj conducts capacity-building programmes for elected representatives, Panchayat Secretaries and other Panchayat functionaries under the Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA). The training programmes include training on digital governance, effective utilisation of the e-Panchayat applications, preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs), data management and evidence-based planning.

The State/UT-wise details of participants trained under RGSA, including those relating to the Gwalior Lok Sabha Constituency, are given at Annexure-II. The district/ constituency-wise details are maintained by the respective State Government. The training programmes have contributed to improved adoption and utilisation of the e-Panchayat applications, enhanced digital capacity of Panchayat functionaries and strengthened transparency and efficiency in Panchayat governance.

***** 2Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3762 answered on

11.08.2026 regarding ‘e-Gram Swaraj and AuditOnline’. i. State wise Adoption Status of eGramSwaraj for FY 2025-26 Village No. of GPDP Total Number Village Panchayat Panchayats & Uploaded on of Village onboarded on S.No State Name Equivalent eGramSwaraj Panchayats & eGramSwaraj- With Online during Plan Year Equivalent PFMS interface Payment 2025-26 Andhra 1 Pradesh 13327 13320 13041 13320 Arunachal 2 Pradesh 2108 2108 1541 2089 3 Assam 2663 2198 2118 2117 4 Bihar 8054 8054 8050 8053 5 Chhattisgarh 11692 11688 11390 11651 6 Goa 191 191 119 191 7 Gujarat 14619 14591 13948 13805 8 Haryana 6227 6227 6051 6221 Himachal 9 Pradesh 3615 3615 3597 3611 10 Jharkhand 4345 4345 4316 4343 11 Karnataka 5949 5949 5938 5940 12 Kerala 941 941 939 941 Madhya 13 Pradesh 23011 23011 22352 22974 14 Maharashtra 28002 27936 26773 27902 15 Manipur 3175 161 113 161 16 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 17 Mizoram 855 855 817 816 18 Nagaland 1312 984 0 0 19 Odisha 6794 6794 6788 6794 20 Punjab 13236 13235 12551 13229 21 Rajasthan 13128 11185 10835 11174 22 Sikkim 199 199 197 199 23 Tamil Nadu 12482 12482 12443 12392 24 Telangana 12760 12759 12372 12751 25 Tripura 1194 1194 1192 1193 Uttar 26 Pradesh 57695 57693 57674 57683 327 Uttarakhand 7812 7810 7347 7777 28 West Bengal 3339 3339 3337 3337 Total 258725 252864 245839 250664 ii. Adoption Status of eGramSwaraj for FY 2025-26 in Gwalior Lok Sabha Constituency Online No. of GPDP Total Number Village Panchayat Payment Uploaded on District Panchayat of Village onboarded on S.No transferred eGramSwaraj Name Panchayats & eGramSwaraj- by GPs during Plan Year Equivalent PFMS interface (in Cr.) 2025-26 1 Gwalior 263 263 61.50 263 2 Shivpuri 587 587 117.70 587 iii. State wise Audit Report Generated through AuditOnline for Audit Period FY 2024-25 Total Number of Village Total Number of Audit S.No. State Name Panchayats & Equivalent Report Generated 1 ANDHRA PRADESH 13328 13175 ARUNACHAL 2 PRADESH 2108 1823 3 ASSAM 2770 2025 4 BIHAR 8053 4734 5 CHHATTISGARH 11713 11621 6 GOA 191 88 7 GUJARAT 14687 14585 8 HARYANA 6230 6124 HIMACHAL 9 PRADESH 3615 3486 10 JHARKHAND 4345 4039 11 KARNATAKA 5952 5949 12 KERALA 941 828 13 MADHYA PRADESH 23011 20085 14 MAHARASHTRA 27953 26705 15 MANIPUR 3811 0 16 MEGHALAYA 0 0 17 MIZORAM 843 0 18 NAGALAND 1330 0 19 ODISHA 6794 6784 20 PUNJAB 13237 13221 21 RAJASTHAN 11230 11079 22 SIKKIM 199 199 423 TAMIL NADU 12525 12517 24 TELANGANA 12994 12577 25 TRIPURA 1194 1193 26 UTTAR PRADESH 57691 57639 27 UTTARAKHAND 7787 0 28 WEST BENGAL 3339 3180 Total 257871 233656 iv. Audit Report Generated through AuditOnline for Audit Period FY 2024-25 in Gwalior Lok Sabha Constituency District Panchayat Total Number of Village Total Number of Audit S.No Name Panchayats & Equivalent Report Generated 1 Gwalior 263 251 2 Shivpuri 587 521 5Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3762 answered on

11.08.2026 regarding ‘e-Gram Swaraj and AuditOnline’. i. Participants trained in Digital Governance/Literacy 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- 2026-27(till 10 S.no State/UT Name 23 24 25 26 July) 1 Andaman And Nicobar Islands 229 361 1,386 - - 2 Andhra Pradesh - 204 337 13,812 - 3 Arunachal Pradesh 22 66 - 299 - 4 Assam 38 1,046 204 7,471 - 5 Bihar 2,743 33,391 30,100 31,956 18 6 Chhattisgarh - 1,010 106 81 - 7 Goa - 327 377 - - 8 Gujarat - - - - - 9 Haryana - - 9,293 12,381 - 10 Himachal Pradesh 325 1,183 1,432 817 - 11 Jammu And Kashmir - 4,274 461 3,461 - 12 Jharkhand 85 - 1,105 2,460 - 13 Karnataka 558 5,596 345 - - 14 Kerala 4,752 98 9,840 7,799 - 15 Ladakh - - - 281 - 16 Madhya Pradesh 648 8,711 5,540 7,679 - 17 Maharashtra - 172 - 75 - 18 Manipur - 1,793 - 26 - 19 Meghalaya 38 - 1,018 - - 20 Mizoram - - - 3,053 744 21 Nagaland - - - - - 22 Odisha - 20 1,534 7,433 - 23 Puducherry - - - - - 24 Punjab - 583 453 86 - 25 Rajasthan - 18 722 13,841 - 26 Sikkim 107 94 194 135 - 27 Tamil Nadu - - 2,352 9,824 - 28 Telangana - 889 - 540 - The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and - - 210 138 - 29 Daman and Diu 30 Tripura 197 350 300 - 566 31 Uttar Pradesh - - 1,968 52,380 - 32 Uttarakhand 80,643 13,963 739 - - 33 West Bengal 19,526 10,421 581 40,657 - 34 Center level 284 35 207 - - TOTAL 110,195 84,605 70,804 216,685 1,328 6ii. Participants trained in Panchayat Development Plan 2024- 2025- 2026-27(till 10 S.No State/UT Name 2022-23 2023-24 25 26 July) Andaman And Nicobar Islands 208 634 741 569 - 1 2 Andhra Pradesh 15,818 96,598 64,001 16,676 22,406 3 Arunachal Pradesh 744 770 159 - - 4 Assam 33,031 22,834 15,430 48,685 771 5 Bihar 52,166 13,346 102,754 17,618 26,577 6 Chhattisgarh 26,894 53,434 35,007 25,071 57,271 7 Goa - 491 - 832 371 8 Gujarat 231 1,602 38,147 520 872 9 Haryana 186 6,599 497 - - 10 Himachal Pradesh 6,307 59,258 73,318 574 188 11 Jammu And Kashmir 92,383 152,495 1,239 - - 12 Jharkhand 1,106 9,012 15,411 72 144 13 Karnataka 105,086 7,669 715 32,709 - 14 Kerala 34,555 11,383 8,120 21,894 1,219 15 Ladakh - - 26 626 - 16 Madhya Pradesh 78,644 9,862 119,287 69,870 10,305 17 Maharashtra 394,352 467,665 196,923 29,376 33,894 18 Manipur - 806 - 1,144 226 19 Meghalaya 118 1,752 6,633 13,751 - 20 Mizoram 650 636 936 559 1,895 21 Nagaland - 1,959 2,265 85 2,740 22 Odisha 2,460 21,960 8,379 17,053 20,113 23 Puducherry - - - - - 24 Punjab - 90 37,428 152,468 10,536 25 Rajasthan 206 14,810 5,805 13,204 90 26 Sikkim 737 3,059 485 1,025 2,140 27 Tamil Nadu 39,009 7,687 1,161 14,819 18,528 28 Telangana 9,727 27 - 91 930 The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And 81 - 104 793 570 29 Daman And Diu 30 Tripura 1,985 3,050 12,084 17,685 6,604 31 Uttar Pradesh 5,270 13,633 5,174 184,358 80 32 Uttarakhand 82,896 34,842 - - - 33 West Bengal 54,628 120,107 61,302 28,443 11,135 34 Center level 1,006 90 19 45 30 TOTAL 1,040,484 1,138,160 813,550 710,615 229,635 *** 7