**Executive Summary**
This document is a response to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha concerning the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) in the North Eastern Region, answered on December 2, 2025. It outlines the Ministry of Panchayati Raj's initiatives under the RGSA, including capacity building, monitoring implementation, enhancing e-governance through eGramSwaraj, and incentivizing best-performing Panchayats. The report also details Own Source Revenue (OSR) and infrastructure development under the scheme and includes state-wise details on OSR, Panchayat Bhawans, and awardee Panchayats in attached annexures.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **RGSA Implementation:**
* The Ministry is implementing the revamped RGSA since the financial year 2022-23.
* The primary goal is to build the capacity of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
* This is done through training Elected Representatives (ERs), functionaries, and other stakeholders.
* **Monitoring and Evaluation:**
* Implementation is closely monitored through review meetings and video conferences.
* The Central Empowered Committee reviews progress during the approval of the Annual Action Plan.
* States/UTs are required to submit quarterly, annual progress reports, utilization certificates, and auditor's reports.
* The Training Management Portal (TMP) monitors real-time trainings.
* The Public Financial Management System (PFMS) tracks releases and expenditure.
* **E-Governance and Revenue:**
* The Ministry implements the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) to enhance transparency and efficiency.
* The eGramSwaraj application facilitates digital planning, accounting, monitoring, and online payments.
* Integration with PFMS enables real-time payments and reduces delays.
* Integration with Government e-Marketplace (GeM) enhances transparency in procurement.
* The 'AuditOnline' application allows for online audits of Panchayat accounts.
* **Infrastructure and Incentives:**
* The Ministry supplements State efforts in providing basic infrastructural facilities.
* Construction of 13342 Gram Panchayat Bhawans and procurement of 63436 computers have been approved.
* The National Panchayat Awards incentivize best-performing Panchayats.
* Best practices are disseminated through workshops, conferences, training programs, and publications.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)**
* **Impact:** Capacity building through training, improved governance, access to digital tools for planning and accounting, and potential for recognition through national awards.
* **Action Required:** Participate in training programs, implement eGramSwaraj and AuditOnline, improve governance practices to compete for national awards.
**Stakeholder: States/Union Territories**
* **Impact:** Increased monitoring and reporting requirements, opportunity to improve infrastructure through centrally sponsored schemes, and access to digital tools for enhancing governance at the grassroots level.
* **Action Required:** Submit timely progress reports, ensure proper utilization of funds, adopt eGramSwaraj and AuditOnline, facilitate the construction of Panchayat Bhawans and procurement of computers, and promote participation in the National Panchayat Awards.
Key Entities Referenced
Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA): A centrally sponsored scheme for building the capacity of Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs).
Ministry of Panchayati Raj: The government ministry responsible for implementing the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA).
Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs): Local self-government institutions that the RGSA aims to strengthen.
eGramSwaraj: Application facilitating digital planning, accounting, monitoring, and online payments at the Panchayat level.
North Eastern Region: Geographic region where the implementation of RGSA is being reviewed in the context of the document.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRYOF PANCHAYATI RAJ
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 453
ANSWEREDON 02/12/2025
RASHTRIYAGRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN IN NORTHEASTERN REGION
453. SHRIJOYANTABASUMATARY:
Will the Minister of PANCHAYATIRAJ be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has reviewed the implementation of the revamped Rashtriya
Gram SwarajAbhiyan (RGSA) inNorth Eastern Region, if so, the detailsthereof;
(b) whether any North Eastern States have achieved significant outcomes in enhancing Own
Source Revenue (OSR), e-enablement or Panchayat infrastructure development through
the scheme; and
(c) if so, the details thereof and key achievements recorded and the follow-up measures
takenby the Ministry tosupport States with better-performingor innovative practices?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ
(SHRIRAJIVRANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)
(a) The Ministry isimplementing Revamped Centrally SponsoredScheme of Rashtriya Gram
Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) w.e.f. financial year 2022-23 with main objective for building the
capacity of 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/UTsincludingNorthEastern(NE)States.
The implementation of the scheme including utilisation of funds released to
States/UTs including NE States is closely monitored through review meetings/video-
conferences, pre-CEC meeting etc. The Central Empowered Committee of RGSA while
approving the Annual Action Plan of States/UTs also reviewthe progress of implementation
of the scheme and utilization of funds thereof. States/ UTs are persistently requested for
submitting the requisite documents viz. quarterly, annual progress reports, utilization
certificate, auditor’s report etc. and compliance of MoF instruction for regulating release of
funds.
In addition to this, Training Management Portal (TMP), an online application for
management of training programs conducted by the States/UTs under RGSA, is in place to
monitor real time trainings conducted by States/ UTs. Also, a Public Financial Management
System (PFMS)isinplace for monitoringthe releasesand expenditure underRGSA.
1(b) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj does not maintain the data pertaining to OSR of
Panchayats, as Panchayat, being “Local Government”, is a State subject and part of the
State list of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Furthermore, States as well
as Panchayats often do not share OSR data related to Panchayats. However, the Ministry of
Panchayati Raj constituted an “Expert Committee on Own Source Revenue of Rural Local
Bodies” in 2022 to review the status of OSR of Panchayats. As perthe report of the Expert
Committee, around Rs. 25595 Crores OSR have been collected by Panchayati Raj
Institutions in the 30 States/UTs, during 2017-18 to 2021-22 and per capita OSR at the
national level was around Rs. 59 annually, for the same period. The details are enclosed as
Annexure - I
Further, to make Panchayats e-enabled, the Ministry is implementing the e-Panchayat
Mission Mode Project (MMP), which has significantly enhanced transparency, efficiency,
and governance at the grassroots level. The eGramSwaraj application, facilitates digital
planning, accounting, monitoring, and online payments at the Panchayat level. The
integration of eGramSwarajwith the Public Financial Management System(PFMS) enables
real-time payments to vendors and service providers, ensuring seamless fund flow and
reducingdelays.
Additionally, the Ministry has 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. An application of ‘AuditOnline’ has also been developed for online audits of
Panchayat accountsandtheirfinancialmanagement.
As ‘Panchayat’ isa Statesubject, providingbasic infrastructural facilitiessuch asGP
building, computer etc. are primarily the responsibility of the State. However, Ministry
supplements the efforts of the States/UTs and approved for construction of 13342 Gram
Panchayat Bhawans and 63436 procurement of computer to States/ UTs under the scheme.
Detailsof Construction of PanchayatBhawan andprocurementof computer approvedtoNE
States isenclosedasAnnexure-II.
(c) Ministry has been incentivizing the best-performing Panchayats by recognizing their
exemplary work under various nationally significant themes through the National Panchayat
Awards. This initiative aims to foster a spirit of healthy competition among Panchayats and
motivate them to strive for excellence in local governance. To facilitate cross-learning and
knowledge exchange, the best practices and innovative initiatives of award-winning
Panchayatsaresystematically documentedanddisseminated throughworkshops,conferences,
training programmes, and exposure visits. Additionally, compendiums and booklets
highlighting these practices are published and shared widely with Panchayati Raj
stakeholders across the country. These efforts contribute to the replication of successful
models and the overallstrengthening of Panchayati Raj Institutions. The State-wise details of
awardedPanchayatsfor the year2024are annexedatAnnexure-III.
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2Annexure-I
AnnexrefertoinreplytoPart(b)oftheLokSabhaUnstarredQuestionNo.453tobe
answeredon02/12/2025regardingRashtriyaGramSwarajAbhiyaninNorthEastern
Region
State/UT-wiseOSRofPanchayats(2017-18to2021-22)
(RsinCrores)
Sl.No. State/UT 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
1 Andaman& Nicobar Islands 2.12 1.6 2.5 2.84 3.02
2 Andhra Pradesh 688.74 739.77 685.08 876.95 969.09
3 Assam 25.98 25.63 15.25 21.22 26.65
4 Bihar 0 0 0 0 37.89
5 Chhattisgarh 166.51 144.8 159.69 132.57 141.5
6 Goa 225.49 61.08 220.54 85.62 218.52
7 Gujarat 864.1 778.3 881.46 795.14 0
8 Haryana 50.58 108.56 83.73 71.99 60.06
9 HimachalPradesh 0.04 0.41 0.42 0.53 1.45
10 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 15.01 0 2.08
11 Jharkhand 0.16 0.42 1.78 23.64 1.86
12 Karnataka 385.94 552.86 671.37 715.41 812.21
13 Kerala 868.62 802.84 792.05 769.94 781.28
14 Ladakh 0.28 0.07 0.09 0.04 0.05
15 Lakshadweep 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.01 0.03
16 Madhya Pradesh 0 0 0 105.22 63.93
17 Manipur 0.61 1.06 0.18 0.2 0.41
18 Mizoram 0.04 0.04 0.06 0.09 0.04
19 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0
20 Odisha 38.82 44.26 42.13 43.14 0
21 Puducherry 29.46 35.28 45.26 41.08 45.93
22 Punjab 126.45 172.28 170.93 164.17 157.98
23 Rajasthan 40.98 40.9 49.48 66.35 56.73
24 Sikkim 1.58 1.78 2.87 0 0
25 Tamil Nadu 731.93 795.24 433.49 209.3 411.55
26 Telangana 397.54 425.66 321.02 278.25 292.98
27 Tripura 3.02 3.94 3.8 0 0
28 Uttar Pradesh 192.89 204.27 0 229.08 246.34
29 Uttarakhand 14.17 15.41 14.4 13.26 16.21
30 West Bengal 522.63 502.88 487.23 198.43 464.66
5378.74 5459.38 5099.84 4844.47 4812.46
Source: Reportof theExpertCommittee onOSRof Rural Local Bodies
3Annexure-II
Annex referto inreply to Part(b)of theLok Sabha UnstarredQuestionNo. 453 to be
answeredon02/12/2025regarding Rashtriya GramSwarajAbhiyan inNorth Eastern
Region
Statusof Construction of PanchayatBhawanandprocurement of computerapproved
to NE States
ConstructionofGP Procurementofcomputers
Sl.No NEState
Bhawanapproved approved
1 Arunachal Pradesh 1339 1200
2 Assam 610 2055
3 Manipur 43 141
4 Meghalaya 36 1677
5 Mizoram 368 591
6 Nagaland 183 739
7 Sikkim 27 235
8 Tripura 131 493
Total 2737 7131
4Annexure-III
Annex referto inreply to Part(c)of theLok Sabha UnstarredQuestionNo. 453to be
answeredon02/12/2025regarding Rashtriya GramSwarajAbhiyan inNorth Eastern
Region
List of Awardee Panchayatsfortheyear 2024
Sl. State/UT Category-wise awardees Gr
N Deen Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Gram Carbon Panchayat an
o. Dayal Panchayat SatatVikas Puraskar Urja Neutral Kshamta d
Upadhyay Swaraj Vishesh Nirmaan Tot
Panchayat Vishesh Panchayat Sarvottam al
Satat Panchayat Puraskar Sansthan
Vikas Puraskar Puraskar
Puraskar
Gram Gram Block District Gram Gram Institution
Panchayat Panchayat Panchayat Panchayat Panchayat Panchayat s
s s s s s s
1 Andhra 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Pradesh
2 Assam 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
3 Bihar 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
4 Chhattisgar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
h
5 Gujarat 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Himachal 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Pradesh
7 Karnataka 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
8 Kerala 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
9 Ladakh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
10 Maharashtr 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 6
a
11 Odisha 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
12 Tamil 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nadu
13 Telangana 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Tripura 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 7
15 Uttar 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Pradesh
Total 27 3 3 3 3 3 3 45
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