Parliament Question: Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRYOF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. †3869 ANSWEREDON 12/08/2025 RASHTRIYAGRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN †3869.SHRIHARIBHAI PATEL: Will the Minister of PANCHAYATIRAJ be pleased to state: (a) the contribution of Rashtriya Gram SwarajAbhiyan (RGSA) in strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in rural areas of the country during the last year, State-wise particularlyinGujarat; (b) the initiativesunder RGSAthathave helped incapacitybuildingof elected representatives andofficialsof Panchayats inthe current year; (c) the manner by which the RGSAhas enhanced governance and delivery of public services at the grassroots levelinrural areasof the countryduring the said period,State-wise; (d) the impact of the implementation of RGSA in improving infrastructure and service deliveryinrural areasduring the said period,State-wise; and (e) the progress made under RGSA in promoting participation of women and marginalized communitiesinrural governance during the last year? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FORPANCHAYATIRAJ (PROF.S.P.SINGH BAGHEL) (a) & (e) Ministry is implementing Revamped Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram SwarajAbhiyan(RGSA) w.e.f.financial year2022-23 inStates/UTsincluding Gujarat 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. Apart from training, under RGSA, Ministry also providessupport to the States/ UTs to establish 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 mainly for North Eastern, Hilly and difficult areas. RGSA is being implemented across all States and Union Territories, including in Madhya Pradesh. Under the RGSA scheme, during the financial year 2024-25, a total of 35,54,942participants including 19,86,912 women were provided training in States/UTs.90,368participants from Gujarat including women and marginalized communities were provided training. As per the information available on Training Management Portal (TMP), participants trained State-wise underRGSAareatAnnexure-I. The Ministry, with its limited resources under RGSA, attempted saturation approach for supporting computerization Gram Panchayat. Accordingly, during 2024–25 special efforts were 1taken for the Gram panchayats having their own building and approved 22,164 computers to different States/UTs, apart from 30,398 computers already approved under the scheme to States/UTs, including Gujarat. Details of computers approved under the scheme, State/UT-wise includingGujarat isattached at Annexure-II. Additionally, 7,730 Panchayat Bhawan constructions were approvedfor States/UTs, with 412inGujarat.State-wise detailsofPanchayatBhawan constructions approvedunderthe scheme, is attached at Annexure-III. Furthermore,10,345 Common Service Centers (CSC) co-locations inGram PanchayatBhawanswere approvedacross States/UTs,including 412inGujarat. (b) Under revamped scheme of RGSA, Ministry provides support for capacity building and training 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 (PDP) training, etc. Apart from different training, Ministry also supports for exposure visits, developmentof trainingmodules andmaterials,etc.In addition, a new initiative has been taken for capacity building and training of elected representatives andfunctionaries of Panchayats through institutes of excellence such as IIMs and IRMAunderLeadership/Management DevelopmentProgram(MDP). (c ) & (d) Under the RGSA scheme, various initiatives have been taken to enhance service delivery and administrative efficiency in Panchayats across States. These include support for the construction of Gram PanchayatBhawans with essential civic amenities, with focus on the North EasternStates,toprovide a functionalspace for governance andpublic service. Additionally,the Ministryisimplementingthe e-PanchayatMissionModeProject(MMP) under RGSA, which has significantly enhanced transparency, efficiency, and governance at the grassroots level. The eGramSwaraj application, developed as part of the e-Panchayat MMP, has facilitated digital planning, accounting, monitoring, and online payments at the Panchayat level. The integration of eGramSwaraj with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) enables real-time payments to vendors and service providers, ensuring seamless fund flow and reducing delays. In FY 2024-25, a total of 2.55 lakh Gram Panchayats across the country uploaded their Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs), and over ₹61,000 crore was transferred through the eGramSwaraj-PFMS interface. The State-wise adoption status of eGramSwaraj for the XV FinanceCommission isprovided at Annexure-IV. The Ministry has also integrated eGramSwaraj with the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to bring transparency to Panchayat procurement. This integration allows Panchayats to procure goods and services through GeM via the eGramSwaraj platform, promoting the “Vocal for Local” initiative. Further, applications developed by the Ministry like Meri Panchayat have endeavored to bring transparency in Panchayat Governance by making information on planning, activities and progress of works in Panchayat accessible to public. For instance, Panchayat NIRNAY is an online application which aims to bring transparency and better management in conductof Gram SabhasbyPanchayats. Furthermore, to ensure ease of living and quality of life in rural areas of the country, the Ministry is supporting the States in co-location of Common Services Centres (CSCs) within Gram Panchayat Bhawans and is being implemented in convergence with the Ministry of 2Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY).Through CSC co-location, Panchayats are being equippedtooffer a wide range of e-governanceservices torural citizens at theirdoor steps. **** 3Annexure-I Annexreferto inreply to Part(a) and(e)of theLok Sabha UnstarredQuestion No.3869 to beanswered on12/08/2025 Participants trainedunderRGSA,2024-25 Sl.No States Numberof Participants Trained 1 Andaman& Nicobar Islands 5221 2 Andhra Pradesh 325643 3 Arunachal Pradesh 12344 4 Assam 144936 5 Bihar 435896 6 Chhattisgarh 90559 7 Dadra andNagar Haveli 1073 8 DamanandDiu 9 Goa 4519 10 Gujarat 90368 11 Haryana 11909 12 HimachalPradesh 120455 13 Jammu & Kashmir 82534 14 Jharkhand 135817 15 Karnataka 321380 16 Kerala 129632 17 Ladakh 26 18 Lakshadweep 0 19 Madhya Pradesh 242279 20 Maharashtra 363111 21 Manipur 195 22 Meghalaya 78537 23 Mizoram 9841 24 Nagaland 4725 25 Odisha 279505 26 Puducherry 0 27 Punjab 122848 28 Rajasthan 71795 29 Sikkim 6709 30 Tamil Nadu 78490 31 Telangana 1701 32 Tripura 54228 33 Uttarakhand 22342 34 Uttar Pradesh 76302 435 West Bengal 228081 NIDPR andOthers 1941 Total 3554942 5Annexure- II Annexreferto inreply to Part(a) and(e)of theLok Sabha UnstarredQuestion No.3869 to beanswered on12/08/2025 Statusof State/UT-wise ComputersApproved UnderRevampedRGSA Numberof Computers Sl.No State/UTs Approved 1 Andhra Pradesh 1922 2 Arunachal Pradesh 1936 3 Assam 2055 4 Bihar 4267 5 Chhattisgarh 6496 6 Goa 0 7 Gujarat 43 8 Haryana 1363 9 HimachalPradesh 334 10 Jammu andKashmir 1318 11 Jharkhand 2306 12 Karnataka 0 13 Kerala 200 14 Madhya Pradesh 289 15 Maharashtra 1625 16 Manipur 141 17 Meghalaya 1677 18 Mizoram 591 19 Nagaland 739 20 Odisha 350 21 Punjab 8334 22 Rajasthan 1554 23 Sikkim 235 24 Tamil Nadu 1594 25 Telangana 3452 26 Tripura 493 27 Uttar Pradesh 3145 28 Uttarakhand 4260 29 West Bengal 1712 30 Andaman& Nicobar 0 31 The Dadra And Nagar Haveli AndDaman And Diu 4 32 Lakshadweep 0 33 Ladakh 127 34 Puducherry 0 Total 52562 6Annexure-III Annexreferto inreply to Part(a) and(e)of theLok Sabha UnstarredQuestion No.3869 to beanswered on12/08/2025 Details of Panchayat BhawanApprovedduring theFY2024-25 Sl. State/UTs Panchayat No Bhawan Approved 1 Andhra Pradesh 617 2 Arunachal Pradesh 661 3 Assam 349 4 Bihar 136 5 Chhattisgarh 210 6 Goa 0 7 Gujarat 412 8 Haryana 509 9 HimachalPradesh 119 10 Jammu andKashmir 970 11 Jharkhand 0 12 Karnataka 258 13 Kerala 0 14 Madhya Pradesh 50 15 Maharashtra 961 16 Manipur 27 17 Meghalaya 24 18 Mizoram 335 19 Nagaland 183 20 Odisha 0 21 Punjab 500 22 Rajasthan 10 23 Sikkim 19 24 Tamil Nadu 146 25 Telangana 286 26 Tripura 14 27 Uttar Pradesh 126 28 Uttarakhand 684 29 West Bengal 117 UTs 30 Andaman& Nicobar 0 31 The Dadra And Nagar Haveli AndDaman And Diu 4 32 Lakshadweep 0 33 Ladakh 3 734 Puducherry 0 Total 7730 8Annexure-IV Annexreferto inreply to Part(c)and(d)of theLok Sabha UnstarredQuestion No. 3869to beansweredon12/08/2025 eGramSwaraj-Statewise Usage (2024-25) S.No. StateName forebmuN latoT egalliV & stayahcnaP *tnelaviuqE egalliV tayahcnaP draobno egalliV & stayahcnaP htiW tnelaviuqE tnemyaP enilnO forebmuN latoT kcolB & stayahcnaP *tnelaviuqE tayahcnaP kcolB draobno kcolB htiW stayahcnaP tnemyaP enilnO forebmuN latoT stayahcnaP aliZ *tnelaviuqE& tayahcnaP aliZ draobno stayahcnaP aliZ enilnO htiW tnemyaP 1 Andhra Pradesh 13328 13320 13002 660 660 645 13 13 13 2 Arunachal Pradesh 2108 2108 426 0 0 0 27 26 11 3 Assam 2662 2197 2183 191 191 191 30 29 27 4 Bihar 8054 8054 8046 534 534 531 38 38 38 5 Chhattisgarh 11701 11684 11540 146 146 146 33 33 27 6 Goa 191 191 97 0 0 0 2 2 2 7 Gujarat 14656 14645 14006 248 248 248 33 33 33 8 Haryana 6226 6226 5980 143 143 134 22 22 22 9 HimachalPradesh 3615 3615 3557 81 81 81 12 12 12 10 Jharkhand 4345 4345 4335 264 264 263 24 24 24 11 Karnataka 5954 5954 5942 238 232 127 31 31 29 12 Kerala 941 941 941 152 152 152 14 14 14 13 Madhya Pradesh 23011 23011 22987 313 313 311 52 52 52 14 Maharashtra 27955 27940 27025 351 351 312 34 34 34 15 Manipur 3812 161 125 0 0 0 12 6 4 16 Meghalaya 6817 0 0 2241 0 0 3 3 0 17 Mizoram 842 842 832 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Nagaland 1289 977 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.No. StateName forebmuN latoT egalliV & stayahcnaP *tnelaviuqE egalliV tayahcnaP draobno egalliV & stayahcnaP htiW tnelaviuqE tnemyaP enilnO forebmuN latoT kcolB & stayahcnaP *tnelaviuqE tayahcnaP kcolB draobno kcolB htiW stayahcnaP tnemyaP enilnO forebmuN latoT stayahcnaP aliZ *tnelaviuqE& tayahcnaP aliZ draobno stayahcnaP aliZ enilnO htiW tnemyaP 19 Odisha 6794 6794 6794 314 314 314 30 30 30 20 Punjab 13237 13234 10240 153 151 123 23 22 19 21 Rajasthan 11222 11219 10905 361 353 351 33 33 33 22 Sikkim 199 199 195 0 0 0 6 6 6 23 Tamil Nadu 12525 12525 12520 388 388 388 36 36 36 24 Telangana 12991 12768 12648 572 540 514 32 32 32 25 Tripura 1194 1194 1175 75 75 75 9 9 9 26 Uttarakhand 7795 7795 7757 95 95 95 13 13 13 27 Uttar Pradesh 57691 57691 57638 826 826 819 75 75 75 28 West Bengal 3339 3339 3339 345 345 345 22 21 21 Total 264494 252969 244235 8691 6402 6165 659 649 616 *As perthe informationprovidedbythe Statesonthe portal