Parliament Question: Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1430 ANSWERED ON 28/07/2026 REVAMPED RASHTRIYA GRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN 1430. SHRI PRADEEP PUROHIT: SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL: SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI: SHRI JASHUBHAI BHILUBHAI RATHVA: SHRI RADHESHYAM RATHIYA: SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT: SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP: SHRI TRIVENDRA SINGH RAWAT: SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN: Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state: (a) the achievements under the Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) in capacity building of Panchayati Raj Institutions, including the number of elected representatives and functionaries trained, State and district-wise including Himachal Pradesh; (b) the funds released to Odisha under the scheme during the last three years, State and district- wise including Odisha and Himachal Pradesh; (c) the progress made under the People's Plan Campaign in preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plans, State and district-wise including Odisha and Himachal Pradesh and Shimla Lok Sabha Constituency; and (d) the outcomes of the independent evaluation of the scheme by the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) in strengthening grassroots governance? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH) (a) Panchayat, being “Local Self Government”, is a State subject. However, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has been implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) since the financial year 2022-23 in States/UTs. The number of participants trained, including elected representatives and Panchayat functionaries under the scheme of RGSA, State/UT-wise, including Himachal Pradesh, during the last three years is at Annexure-I. (b) The details of funds released to the State of Odisha and Himachal Pradesh, during the last three years are as under: 1(Rs. in crore) State 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Odisha 27.33 20.00 62.24 Himachal Pradesh 19.31 27.21 14.00 Note: Funds under the Revamped RGSA are released State/UT-wise, not District-wise. (c) The progress made under the People's Plan Campaign in preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plans, State and district-wise, including the States of Odisha and Himachal Pradesh, including Shimla Lok Sabha Constituency, during the plan year 2025-26 is at Annexure-II. (d) To assess the effectiveness of RGSA capacity-building programmes and to propose corrective measures to strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions, an external evaluation of the Revamped RGSA has been undertaken through the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA). The evaluations indicate that the scheme’s structured, multi-layered capacity-building, combining classroom/thematic modules, exposure visits, and digital learning, has enhanced PRI capacities in Panchayat operations, planning, and implementation (including GPDP), digital governance, citizen engagement, and financial management. Post-training assessments record measurable gains in knowledge and practice, supporting more effective local governance and the localisation of SDGs. **** 2Annexure-I Annexure refer to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1430 answered on 28/07/2026 regarding Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan Year-wise and State/UT- wise details of the number of participants provided training, including elected representatives and Panchayat functionaries, under the revamped RGSA during the last three years, including Himachal Pradesh Sl. States 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 No 1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2865 5221 6354 2 Andhra Pradesh 165001 325643 575492 3 Arunachal Pradesh 6138 12344 15318 4 Assam 348183 144936 173782 5 Bihar 163809 435896 275560 6 Chhattisgarh 163292 90559 182705 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and 3528 7 1000 1073 Diu 8 Goa 3548 4519 3596 9 Gujarat 1938 90368 22806 10 Haryana 12431 11909 106603 11 Himachal Pradesh 92458 120455 13453 12 Jammu & Kashmir 350026 82534 53912 13 Jharkhand 54056 135817 134636 14 Karnataka 363317 321380 284030 15 Kerala 149153 129632 94601 16 Ladakh 0 26 6400 17 Madhya Pradesh 86884 242279 345621 18 Maharashtra 984321 363111 124409 19 Manipur 5591 195 6739 20 Meghalaya 74410 78537 89151 21 Mizoram 9800 9841 23675 22 Nagaland 3435 4725 7758 23 Odisha 160774 279505 301680 24 Puducherry 0 0 50 25 Punjab 13359 122848 220862 26 Rajasthan 96389 71795 407326 27 Sikkim 11249 6709 10548 28 Tamil Nadu 101513 78490 80135 29 Telangana 2441 1701 105948 30 Tripura 63715 54228 75613 31 Uttarakhand 82712 22342 101331 332 Uttar Pradesh 144374 76302 525719 33 West Bengal 272762 228081 191971 2,179 NIRDPR and Others 1438 1941 Total 39,92,382 35,54,942 45,73,491 Source: As per Training Management Portal 4Annexure-II Annexure refer to in reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1430 answered on 28/07/2026 regarding Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan The status of GPDP/BPDP/DPDP uploaded on eGramSwaraj during Plan year 2025-26, including the States of Odisha and Himachal Pradesh Plan Year: 2025-2026 District Panchayat & Block Panchayat and Village Panchayat and Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent District Block Gram S.N State Panchaya Panchaya Panchaya No. of No. of No. of o. Name t t t District Panch Block Panch Gram Panch Developm Developm Developm ayat ayat ayat ent Plan ent Plan ent Plan uploaded uploaded uploaded Andaman And 1 2 0 14 0 70 Nicobar Islands 67 Andhra 2 13 660 13327 Pradesh 13 660 13320 Arunachal 3 27 0 0 2108 Pradesh 16 2089 4 Assam 30 25 182 172 2664 2118 5 Bihar 38 38 534 533 8052 8053 Chhattisga 6 33 146 11693 rh 33 146 11651 7 Goa 2 2 0 0 191 191 8 Gujarat 34 33 265 242 14632 13811 9 Haryana 22 21 143 143 6230 6221 Himachal 10 12 92 3765 Pradesh 12 81 3611 Jammu 11 And 20 0 285 0 4291 Kashmir 4291 12 Jharkhand 24 23 264 263 4345 4343 13 Karnataka 31 0 238 0 5949 5940 14 Kerala 14 14 152 152 941 941 15 Ladakh 2 0 31 0 193 191 Lakshadw 16 1 0 0 0 10 0 eep Madhya 17 52 313 23011 Pradesh 47 306 22974 5Maharasht 18 34 351 28044 ra 34 350 27902 19 Manipur 12 6 0 0 3811 161 Meghalay 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 a 21 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 855 816 22 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 1334 0 23 Odisha 30 30 314 313 6794 6794 Puducherr 24 0 0 10 0 108 0 y 25 Punjab 23 22 155 150 13236 13230 26 Rajasthan 37 32 361 347 13129 11174 27 Sikkim 6 6 0 0 199 199 Tamil 28 36 388 12482 Nadu 36 388 12395 29 Telangana 32 30 570 565 12849 12751 The Dadra And Nagar 30 Haveli 3 0 0 0 50 And Daman And Diu 38 31 Tripura 9 9 75 75 1194 1193 Uttarakha 32 13 95 7817 nd 13 95 7777 Uttar 33 75 826 57694 Pradesh 75 825 57683 West 34 23 345 3339 Bengal 22 345 3337 Total Count 693 592 6809 6151 264407 255262 http://egramswaraj.gov.in Report Generated on 13/07/2026 03:38:16 PM, and data is entered and managed by State Panchayati Raj Departments and Panchayats **** 6