Parliament Question: Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRYOF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1652 ANSWEREDON 10/02/2026 RASHTRIYAGRAM SWARAJABHIYAN 1652.SHRIMOHITE PATILDHAIRYASHEELRAJSINH: SHRIBHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE: SMT.SUPRIYASULE: DR. AMOLRAMSINGKOLHE: PROF.VARSHAEKNATHGAIKWAD: SHRISANJAYDINAPATIL: Will the Minister of PANCHAYATIRAJ be pleased to state: a. the role of the Union Government in implementing the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) in the States and the funds sanctioned, released and utilised during the last three years, State-wise includingMaharashtra; b. the support provided by the Union Government for capacity building and training of elected representatives and Panchayat functionaries in the State, State-wise including Maharashtra; c. the measures taken by the Union Government to promote digital governance in Maharashtra under RGSA, including rollout of the eGram Swaraj platform and assistance for computerisation of Gram Panchayats, State-wise, including Maharashtra; d. the manner in which the Union Government is ensuring effective convergence of RGSA with other Central schemes and alignment with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the Panchayat level;and e. the outcomes achieved in Maharashtra in terms of improved planning, transparency andservice delivery, alongwith the monitoring andevaluationmechanism adoptedby the Union Government toassess RGSAimplementation, State-wise ? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRIRAJIVRANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH) (a) & (b) Panchayat, being “Local Self Government”, is a State subject and part of the State list of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Thus, providing support to strengthen Panchayat capacity is primarily the responsibility of States/UTs. However, the 1Ministry is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme called Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) w.e.f. financial year 2022-23, with the main objective of supporting the capacity building of Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) by imparting training to Elected Representatives (ERs) and other stakeholders to develop their governance capabilities for leadership roles, enabling Gram Panchayats to function effectively across all States/UTs, includingMaharashtra. Under the scheme, capacity building and training for elected representatives, functionaries, and other stakeholders of Panchayats are supported under different categories, viz. basic orientation andrefresher training,thematic training,specialized training, Panchayat development plan training, etc. Additionally, the scheme also supports exposure visits, developmentof training modulesandmaterials,etc. Further, under the scheme, multiple training interventions have been undertaken to strengthen the capacities of Panchayati Raj Institutions. Capacity building of elected representatives and functionaries has been rolled out through institutes of excellence such as IIMs/IITs under the Leadership/Management Development Programme (MDP). To enhance financial self-reliance of Gram Panchayats, a dedicated Own Source Revenue (OSR)training module developed in collaboration with IIM Ahmedabad. Additionally, the Ministry has launched a Specialized Training Module for the capacity building of Women Elected Representatives(WER)ofPanchayatiRajInstitutions.Theschemeisdemand-driveninnature, and funds are released to the States/UTs against the total amount of Annual Action Plans (AAPs)approvedbytheCentralEmpoweredCommittee. In addition to training interventions, the scheme supports institutional strengthening and the creation of basic infrastructure for capacity building at the Panchayat level. This includes support for establishing institutional mechanisms for training and capacity building, and for creating Panchayat infrastructure such as Gram Panchayat Bhawans, computer facilities,andtheco-locationofCommonServiceCentres(CSCs)inpanchayatofficepremises, onalimitedscale. State/UT-wise details of funds released & utilized, and participants trained during the last three years under the scheme, including Maharashtra, are attached at Annexure-Iand Annexure-II,respectively. (c) The Ministry is implementing the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) under RGSA, which has significantly enhanced transparency, efficiency, and governance at the grassrootslevel.TheeGramSwarajapplication,developedaspartofthee-PanchayatMMP,has facilitateddigitalplanning,accounting,monitoring,andonlinepaymentsatthePanchayatlevel. The integration of eGramSwaraj with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) enablesreal-timepaymentstovendorsandserviceproviders, ensuringseamlessfund flowand reducingdelays.DuringFY2025–26,2,53,992GramPanchayatsacrossthecountry,including those in Maharashtra, uploaded their Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs). During the same period, Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) transferred more than Rs. 44,000 crore to vendors through the eGramSwaraj–PFMS interface. The state-wise adoption status of eGramSwarajfortheXVFinanceCommissionisprovidedatAnnexure-III. 2The Ministry hasalso introduced SabhaSaar, anAI-enabled voice-to-text and meeting summarisation platform, to support accurate and timely documentation of Gram Sabha and Panchayat meetings. SabhaSaaris intendedtoenhancetransparency, efficiency andfollow-up in grassroots governance. As on date, a total of 1,15,115 Gram Panchayats across States and Union Territories have used the SabhaSaar platform for automated summarisation of Gram SabhaandPanchayatmeetings. The Ministry is encouraging the Panchayats to adopt their own Citizens’ Charter for successful delivery of services for which the Ministry has formulated the model Citizens’ Charter and shared with the States. Adoption of such Citizens’ Charter by the States is being monitored through dedicated portal. So far, Citizen Charter has been uploaded by 2.15 lakh GramPanchayats(GPs)andoffering954services. Further, applications developed by the Ministry like Meri Panchayat has endeavoured tobring transparency in PanchayatGovernance bymakinginformationon planning, activities and progress of works in Panchayat accessible to public. Similarly, Panchayat NIRNAY is anonlineapplicationaimsatbringingtransparencyandbettermanagementinconductofGram SabhasbyPanchayats. Furthermore,anapplicationof ‘AuditOnline’ hasbeendevelopedfor onlineauditsof Panchayat accounts and their financial management. AuditOnline for transparent auditing of Central Finance Commission funds utilization to strengthen financial management of PanchayatslaunchedinApril2020. Forthee-enablementofPanchayats,procurementofcomputershasalsobeenapproved under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) scheme. State/UT-wise computers approvedincludingMaharashtraundertheschemeareattachedatAnnexure-IV. (d) The Ministry has been rolling out the People’s Plan Campaign (PPC), also known as “SabkiYojana, SabkaVikas,” since 2018toprepare PanchayatDevelopmentPlans(PDPs)at thegrassrootslevel.Thecampaignisconductedinastructuredmannerfrom2ndOctobereach year until the end of the financial year, to prepare plans for the ensuing financial year. The planningprocessemphasizesconvergenceofCentralGovernmentschemesimplementedatthe grassroots level to achieve the Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs) in Panchayats,which,inturn,contributestotheattainmentoftheSustainableDevelopmentGoals (SDGs). The State/UT-wise Gram Panchayat Development Plan of 2025-26, prepared and uploaded,isgivenatAnnexure-V. In addition, the Ministry has developed the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) to assess and measure the progress of grassroots-level institutions in achieving localized SustainableDevelopmentGoals(LSDGs),therebycontributingtotheattainmentofSDG2030. PAIisamulti-domainandmulti-sectoralindexdesignedtoholisticallyassessthedevelopment, performance, and progress of Gram Panchayats. By capturing scores across various LSDG themes, the PAI helps identify development gaps at the Panchayat level and promotes convergence of resources, schemes, and interventions of different Ministries/Departments. This facilitates the preparation of convergent plans by Gram Panchayats for effective utilizationofschemesandfundsatthegrassrootslevel. 3(e) In Maharashtra, 28,326 Panchayats have been onboarded on the eGramSwaraj portal to enhance transparency and accountability. Further, 28,295 Panchayats have prepared and uploadedtheirPanchayatDevelopmentPlansforFY2025–26ontheportal. A real-time monitoring of trainings is undertaken through the Training Management Portal(TMP)forallStates/UTsincludingMaharashtra.Apartfromthis,theimplementationof RGSAisregularlyreviewedthroughmeetings/videoconferences,fieldvisitsbytheMinistry’s officials, as well as pre-CEC meetings. The Central Empowered Committee also reviews the implementation of RGSA, while approving the Annual Action Plans of States/UTs. Further, third party evaluation of revamped RGSA has been carried out by the Ministry through Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA)and NITI Aayog through Sambodhi for variousstates. **** 4Annexure-I Annex referto inreply to Part(a)& (b)of theLok SabhaUnstarredQuestionNo.1652to beanswered on10/02/2026regardingRashtriya GramSwarajAbhiyan State/UT-wise details of fundsreleased andutilizedunderthe scheme during last three years (2022-23 to2024-25) Sl.No. States/ 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 UTs AAP Funds Fund AAP Funds Fund AAP Funds Fund Approve Released utilized^ Approve Released utilized^ Approve Released utilized^ d d d 1 Andaman 5.15 0.00 1.03 2.98 0.79 1.28 4.53 2.12 1.18 & Nicobar Islands 2 Andhra 440.52 0.00 5.62 353.54 0.00 21.35 215.80 2.52 59.64 Pradesh 3 Arunacha 287.27 108.69 132.45 184.34 72.09 89.97 235.02 70.00 77.94 l Pradesh 4 Assam 192.35 55.29 95.15 215.15 77.70 91.41 209.02 60.00 71.87 5 Bihar 423.59 33.37 70.07 341.05 25.00 51.81 232.40 0.00 75.08 6 Chhattisg 78.19 0.00 29.52 64.14 17.57 22.25 88.03 16.50 34.12 arh 7 Dadra & 8.02 1.14 4.50 6.31 1.00 0.38 6.72 1.00 0.24 Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 8 Goa 3.53 0.00 1.12 2.42 0.89 1.00 4.00 1.35 1.29 9 Gujarat 58.05 0.00 0.01 74.54 0.00 1.28 120.36 0.00 15.48 10 Haryana 279.51 0.00 3.06 53.84 0.00 8.84 37.03 5.00 8.22 11 Himachal 194.60 60.65 37.49 95.19 19.31 69.30 82.13 27.21 42.94 Pradesh 12 Jammu & 234.82 40.00 57.75 290.03 65.00 98.61 327.12 65.00 57.89 Kashmir 13 Jharkhan 127.34 0.00 18.44 125.68 31.00 25.95 127.41 0.00 26.47 d 14 Karnatak 204.32 36.00 25.67 157.70 20.00 39.02 169.26 16.25 49.53 a 15 Kerala 126.97 30.40 23.13 115.03 10.00 37.04 72.15 10.00 32.65 16 Ladakh 14.12 0.00 1.52 14.69 1.00 0.80 16.09 0.00 0.58 17 Madhya 416.76 28.00 145.17 559.48 32.17 74.16 238.26 40.00 96.82 Pradesh 18 Maharash 261.88 37.84 129.03 337.21 116.12 194.26 379.74 80.00 134.79 5tra 19 Manipur 50.65 8.63 3.31 40.43 9.56 8.34 33.58 0.00 3.91 20 Meghalay 49.09 0.00 6.41 54.96 6.00 6.26 48.70 8.00 7.60 a 21 Mizoram 79.45 14.27 25.48 100.17 10.00 15.64 103.11 12.00 19.63 22 Nagaland 43.11 0.00 0.00 64.02 10.00 5.46 45.37 10.00 15.32 23 Odisha 88.73 11.40 24.83 79.56 27.33 44.22 102.40 20.00 60.15 24 Punjab 144.35 34.25 42.91 104.10 10.00 23.06 74.74 5.00 23.89 25 Rajasthan 158.97 0.00 32.53 139.96 21.72 40.12 162.95 15.00 30.88 26 Sikkim 28.29 6.01 4.98 26.26 6.00 7.90 25.91 7.00 7.19 27 Tamil 104.69 25.42 8.53 180.60 0.00 25.98 211.42 45.00 63.69 Nadu 28 Telangan 322.48 0.00 3.19 269.44 20.00 20.47 199.01 0.00 8.99 a 29 Tripura 35.73 9.80 3.76 40.23 7.43 10.96 43.82 10.00 20.24 30 Uttar 514.69 85.05 96.33 368.95 84.13 158.95 360.85 38.77 180.84 Pradesh 31 Uttarakha 116.72 42.48 57.15 244.96 64.67 66.29 190.40 50.00 63.72 nd 32 West 120.03 4.28 50.89 137.10 33.69 57.32 140.08 52.68 82.56 Bengal Sub-Tota 672.97 800.17 670.40 l Other 10.01 - 14.69 23.77 Implemen ting Agency Total 5213.97 682.98 1141.03 4844.06 814.86 1319.68 4307.41 694.17 1375.34 ^ Includesunspent balanceof previousyear andStateshare. Note: The scheme is demand-driven in nature. The Annual Action Plan (AAP) approved by Central EmpoweredCommittee (CEC) based on the proposal submitted by the States, andthe release of funds depends upon various aspects like approval of AAP, unspent balance of previous year, pace of utilisation, submission of requisite documents alongwith Utilization Certificatescomply with DoE guidelinesetc. 6Annexure-II Annex referto inreply to Part(a)& (b)of theLok SabhaUnstarredQuestionNo.1652to beanswered on10/02/2026regardingRashtriya GramSwarajAbhiyan Year-wise and State/UT- wise details of number of participants provided training under revamped RGSA Sl.No States 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 1 Andaman & 1874 2865 5221 Nicobar Islands 2 Andhra Pradesh 649156 165001 325643 3 Arunachal 3,711 6138 12344 Pradesh 4 Assam 227733 348183 144936 5 Bihar 404406 163809 435896 6 Chhattisgarh 121099 163292 90559 7 Dadra & Nagar 575 1000 1073 Haveli and DamanandDiu 8 Goa 1777 3548 4519 9 Gujarat 250 1938 90368 10 Haryana 4859 12431 11909 11 Himachal Pradesh 9531 92458 120455 12 Jammu & 284138 350026 82534 Kashmir 13 Jharkhand 8302 54056 135817 14 Karnataka 213467 363317 321380 15 Kerala 179478 149153 129632 16 Ladakh 0 0 26 17 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 18 Madhya Pradesh 281610 86884 242279 19 Maharashtra 1041165 984321 363111 20 Manipur 894 5591 195 21 Meghalaya 11,588 74410 78537 22 Mizoram 2659 9800 9841 23 Nagaland 1832 3435 4725 24 Odisha 79116 160774 279505 25 Puducherry 0 0 0 26 Punjab 36378 13359 122848 27 Rajasthan 2481 96389 71795 28 Sikkim 13,552 11249 6709 29 Tamil Nadu 106560 101513 78490 730 Telangana 14506 2441 1701 31 Tripura 7743 63715 54228 32 Uttarakhand 48241 144374 22342 33 Uttar Pradesh 263409 82712 76302 34 West Bengal 174974 272762 228081 35 NIRDPR and 5229 1438 1941 Others Total 4202293 3992382 3554942 8Annexure-III Annex referto inreply to Part(c)of theLok SabhaUnstarredQuestionNo. 1652to be answered on10/02/2026regarding Rashtriya GramSwarajAbhiyan State-wise adoption status of eGramSwarajfor the XVFinance Commission for FY2025-26 S.N StateName Total Village Village Total Bloc Block Total Zila Zila o Num Panch Panchay Number k PanchaNumbePancha Panch berof ayat ats& of Block Panc yats r of yat ayats Villagonboar Equivale Panchayhaya With Zila onboar With e d ntWith ats& t Online Panch d Onlin Panc Online Equivaleonbo Payme ayats e hayat Payment nt ard nt & Payme s& Equiva nt Equiv lent alent 1 Andhra 13327 13320 12991 660 660 648 13 13 13 Pradesh 2 Arunachal 2108 2108 1467 0 0 0 27 26 22 Pradesh 3 Assam 2663 2164 2027 182 182 177 30 29 27 4 Bihar 8054 8054 8038 534 534 527 38 38 38 5 Chhattisgarh 11692 11687 11209 146 146 146 33 33 27 6 Goa 191 191 107 0 0 0 2 2 2 7 Gujarat 14619 14593 13493 248 248 248 33 33 33 8 Haryana 6227 6227 5949 143 143 139 22 22 22 9 Himachal 3615 3615 3546 81 81 81 12 12 12 Pradesh 10 Jharkhand 4345 4345 4080 264 264 261 24 24 24 11 Karnataka 5949 5949 5939 238 232 88 31 31 23 12 Kerala 941 941 934 152 152 152 14 14 14 13 Madhya 23011 23011 21950 313 313 309 52 52 52 Pradesh 14 Maharashtr 27977 27941 25880 351 351 254 34 34 33 a 15 Manipur 3175 161 113 - - - 12 6 4 16 Meghalaya 6828 NA NA - - - 3 3 2 17 Mizoram 855 841 811 - - - 0 0 0 18 Nagaland 1312 984 0 - - - 0 0 0 19 Odisha 6794 6794 6782 314 314 313 30 30 28 20 Punjab 13236 13233 11674 155 151 148 23 23 21 21 Rajasthan 11185 11183 10653 361 353 351 33 33 33 22 Sikkim 199 199 196 -- - - 6 6 6 23 Tamil Nadu12482 12482 12413 388 388 388 36 36 36 24 Telangana 12849 12629 2232 570 540 377 32 32 26 925 Tripura 1194 1194 1192 75 75 75 9 9 9 26 Uttarakhan 7817 7771 5816 95 95 94 13 13 12 d 27 Uttar 57695 57693 57369 826 826 817 75 75 74 Pradesh 28 West 3339 3339 3337 345 345 345 22 21 21 Bengal Total 26367 252649 230198 6441 6393 5938 659 650 614 9 Source:eGram Swaraj Portalason 04.02.2026 (-) Meghalaya,Mizoram, Manipur, SikkimandNagaland- noIntermediate Panchayat, ADC of Meghalaya have started the payment oneGS 10Annexure-IV Annex referto inreply to Part(c)of theLok SabhaUnstarredQuestionNo. 1652to be answered on10/02/2026regarding Rashtriya GramSwarajAbhiyan Year-wise andState/UT- wise statusof computers approvedunderrevampedRGSA Sl.No. State/UTs 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 1 Andhra Pradesh 500 0 1422 2 Arunachal 800 0 400 Pradesh 3 Assam 500 0 687 4 Bihar 267 0 2000 5 Chhattisgarh 0 600 5896 6 Goa 0 0 0 7 Gujarat 0 0 0 8 Haryana 0 0 1363 9 Himachal Pradesh 334 0 0 10 Jammu & 318 1000 0 Kashmir 11 Jharkhand 240 0 2066 12 Karnataka 0 0 0 13 Kerala 0 0 0 14 Madhya Pradesh 0 0 289 15 Maharashtra 0 0 945 16 Manipur 60 0 81 17 Meghalaya 1177 500 0 18 Mizoram 591 0 0 19 Nagaland 244 0 151 20 Odisha 0 50 100 21 Punjab 0 0 8334 22 Rajasthan 1554 0 0 23 Sikkim 185 50 0 24 Tamil Nadu 0 0 1594 25 Telangana 1812 0 1640 26 Tripura 475 0 0 27 Uttar Pradesh 3145 0 0 28 Uttarakhand 0 500 3760 29 West Bengal 0 0 112 30 Andaman & 0 0 0 Nicobar 31 The Dadra & 0 0 4 Nagar Haveli And Daman& Diu 32 Lakshadweep 0 0 33 Ladakh 63 60 4 34 Puducherry 0 0 0 11Total 12265 2760 30848 Annexure-V Annexreferto inreplyto Part(d) of theLok Sabha UnstarredQuestionNo. 1652to be answered on10/02/2026regarding Rashtriya GramSwarajAbhiyan State/UT-wise Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) uploaded on e-GramSwaraj forthePlan year2025-26 Sl. States/UTs Total Number of Gram GPDP No. Panchayats& Equivalent uploaded 1 AndamanAndNicobarIslands 70 69 2 AndhraPradesh 13326 13320 3 ArunachalPradesh 2108 2093 4 Assam 2664 2255 5 Bihar 8053 8053 6 Chhattisgarh 11693 11647 7 Goa 191 191 8 Gujarat 14619 14563 9 Haryana 6230 6221 10 HimachalPradesh 3615 3608 11 JammuAndKashmir 4291 4291 12 Jharkhand 4347 4343 13 Karnataka 5949 5941 14 Kerala 941 941 15 Ladakh 193 191 16 Lakshadweep 10 0 17 MadhyaPradesh 23011 22978 18 Maharashtra 27994 27909 19 Manipur 3810 161 20 Meghalaya 0 0 21 Mizoram 855 812 22 Nagaland 1327 0 23 Odisha 6794 6793 24 Puducherry 108 0 25 Punjab 13236 13172 26 Rajasthan 13129 11173 27 Sikkim 199 199 28 TamilNadu 12482 12441 29 Telangana 12849 10548 30 TheDadraAndNagarHaveliAnd 50 38 DamanAndDiu 31 Tripura 1194 1193 32 Uttarakhand 7817 7763 33 UttarPradesh 57695 57691 34 WestBengal 3339 3337 Total Count 264189 253935 Source:AspereGSPortalason29thJanuary,2026(http://egramswaraj.gov.in ***** 12