GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRYOF PANCHAYATI RAJ
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1541
ANSWERED ON: 29/07/2025
SCHEMESTOSTRENGTHEN PANCHAYATIRAJ INSTITUTION
1541.SMT.MANJU SHARMA:
Will the Minister of PanchayatiRaj be pleased tostate;
(a) the details of the centrally sponsored schemes being implemented to strengthen the
PanchayatiRaj Institutions inthe country;
(b) whether the Government proposes to...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRYOF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1541
ANSWERED ON: 29/07/2025 SCHEMESTOSTRENGTHEN PANCHAYATIRAJ INSTITUTION
1541.SMT.MANJU SHARMA:
Will the Minister of PanchayatiRaj be pleased tostate;
(a) the details of the centrally sponsored schemes being implemented to strengthen the PanchayatiRaj Institutions inthe country;
(b) whether the Government proposes to launch any new scheme for the empowerment of the Panchayati Raj inthe country; and
(c) if so, the detailsthereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FORPANCHAYATIRAJ (PROF.S.P.SINGH BAGHEL)
(a) Panchayat is a State subject andthe Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) supplements andcomplements the effortsof StateGovernments, including fund support underthe schemes towards strengthening and efficient functioning of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) on a continuousbasis.
The MoPR is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)with the primary objective of strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) by way of capacity building and training of the Elected Representatives
(ERs) and their functionaries to develop their governance capabilities for leadership roles to enable the Gram Panchayats to function effectively and to deliver on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through localization at grassroots level, and providing infrastructural support like Gram PanchayatBhawan andcomputerization.
Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP) scheme and Mission Mode Project on e- Panchayats (MMP-ePanchayat)scheme, which are the central component of the RGSA scheme, are also implemented by the Ministry. Under the IoP scheme, awards including financial incentives, are given to the best-performing Panchayats in recognition of their good work in improving service delivery and public welfare on the basis of national competition heldannually. Under MMP-ePanchayatscheme various e-governanceprojectsare fundedto promote the digitalization of Panchayats, for bringing efficiency, accountability, and 1transparency in the functioning of PRIs and contributing to their overall transformation. No funds are giventoStates/UTs underthisproject.
These schemes are implemented for strengthening all rural local bodies in all the States/UTs inthe Country.
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