RASHTRIYA GRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN

Ministry of Panchayati Raj RASHTRIYA GRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN

Posted On: 10 FEB 2026 3:59PM by PIB Delhi 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 Ministry 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, including Maharashtra.

Under the scheme, capacity building and training for elected representatives, functionaries, and other stakeholders of Panchayats are supported under different categories, viz. basic orientation and refresher training, thematic training, specialized training, Panchayat development plan training, etc. Additionally, the scheme also supports exposure visits, development of training modules and materials, 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) of Panchayati Raj Institutions. The scheme is demand-driven in nature, and funds are released to the States/UTs against the total amount of Annual Action Plans (AAPs) approved by the Central Empowered Committee.

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, and the co-location of Common Service Centres (CSCs) in panchayat office premises, on a limited scale.

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-I and Annexure-II, respectively.

The Ministry is implementing the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (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. During FY 2025–26, 2,53,992 Gram Panchayats across the country, 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 eGramSwaraj for the XV Finance Commission is provided at Annexure-III.

The Ministry has also introduced SabhaSaar, an AI-enabled voice-to-text and meeting summarisation platform, to support accurate and timely documentation of Gram Sabha and Panchayat meetings.

SabhaSaar is intended to enhance transparency, efficiency and follow-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 Sabha and Panchayat meetings.

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 Gram Panchayats (GPs) and offering 954 services.

Further, applications developed by the Ministry like Meri Panchayat has endeavoured to bring transparency in Panchayat Governance by making information on planning, activities and progress of works in Panchayat accessible to public. Similarly, Panchayat NIRNAY is anonline application aims at bringing transparency and better management in conduct of Gram Sabhas by Panchayats.

Furthermore, an application of ‘AuditOnline’ has been developed for online audits of Panchayat accounts and their financial management. AuditOnline for transparent auditing of Central Finance Commission funds utilization to strengthen financial management of Panchayats launched in April 2020.

For the e-enablement of Panchayats, procurement of computers has also been approved under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) scheme. State/UT-wise computers approved including Maharashtra under the scheme are attached at Annexure-IV.

The Ministry has been rolling out the People’s Plan Campaign (PPC), also known as “Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas,” since 2018 to prepare Panchayat Development Plans (PDPs) at the grassroots level. The campaign is conducted in a structured manner from 2nd October each year until the end of the financial year, to prepare plans for the ensuing financial year. The planning process emphasizes convergence of Central Government schemes implemented at the grassroots level to achieve the Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs) in Panchayats, which, in turn, contributes to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The State/UT-wise Gram Panchayat Development Plan of 2025- 26, prepared and uploaded, is given at Annexure-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 Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs), thereby contributing to the attainment of SDG 2030. PAI is a multi-domain and multi-sectoral index designed to holistically assess the development, 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 utilization of schemes and funds at the grassroots level.

In Maharashtra, 28,326 Panchayats have been onboarded on the eGramSwaraj portal to enhance transparency and accountability. Further, 28,295 Panchayats have prepared and uploaded their Panchayat Development Plans for FY 2025–26 on the portal.

A real-time monitoring of trainings is undertaken through the Training Management Portal (TMP) for all States/ UTs including Maharashtra. Apart from this, the implementation of RGSA is regularly reviewed through meetings/ video conferences, field visits by the Ministry’s officials, as well as pre-CEC meetings.

The Central Empowered Committee also reviews the implementation of RGSA, while approving theAnnual 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 various states.

Annexure-I State/UT-wise details of funds released and utilized under the scheme during last three years (2022-23 to 2024-25) Sl. States/ UTs 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 No.

AAP Funds Fund AAP Funds Fund AAP Approved Released utilized^ Approved Released utilized^ Approv 1 Andaman & 5.15 0.00 1.03 2.98 0.79 1.28 4.53 Nicobar Islands 2 Andhra 440.52 0.00 5.62 353.54 0.00 21.35 215.80 Pradesh 3 Arunachal 287.27 108.69 132.45 184.34 72.09 89.97 235.02 Pradesh 4 Assam 192.35 55.29 95.15 215.15 77.70 91.41 209.02 5 Bihar 423.59 33.37 70.07 341.05 25.00 51.81 232.40 6 Chhattisgarh 78.19 0.00 29.52 64.14 17.57 22.25 88.03 7 Dadra & 8.02 1.14 4.50 6.31 1.00 0.38 6.72 Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 8 Goa 3.53 0.00 1.12 2.42 0.89 1.00 4.00 9 Gujarat 58.05 0.00 0.01 74.54 0.00 1.28 120.36 10 Haryana 279.51 0.00 3.06 53.84 0.00 8.84 37.03 11 Himachal 194.60 60.65 37.49 95.19 19.31 69.30 82.13 Pradesh 12 Jammu & 234.82 40.00 57.75 290.03 65.00 98.61 327.12 Kashmir13 Jharkhand 127.34 0.00 18.44 125.68 31.00 25.95 127.41 14 Karnataka 204.32 36.00 25.67 157.70 20.00 39.02 169.26 15 Kerala 126.97 30.40 23.13 115.03 10.00 37.04 72.15 16 Ladakh 14.12 0.00 1.52 14.69 1.00 0.80 16.09 17 Madhya 416.76 28.00 145.17 559.48 32.17 74.16 238.26 Pradesh 18 Maharashtra 261.88 37.84 129.03 337.21 116.12 194.26 379.74 19 Manipur 50.65 8.63 3.31 40.43 9.56 8.34 33.58 20 Meghalaya 49.09 0.00 6.41 54.96 6.00 6.26 48.70 21 Mizoram 79.45 14.27 25.48 100.17 10.00 15.64 103.11 22 Nagaland 43.11 0.00 0.00 64.02 10.00 5.46 45.37 23 Odisha 88.73 11.40 24.83 79.56 27.33 44.22 102.40 24 Punjab 144.35 34.25 42.91 104.10 10.00 23.06 74.74 25 Rajasthan 158.97 0.00 32.53 139.96 21.72 40.12 162.95 26 Sikkim 28.29 6.01 4.98 26.26 6.00 7.90 25.91 27 Tamil Nadu 104.69 25.42 8.53 180.60 0.00 25.98 211.42 28 Telangana 322.48 0.00 3.19 269.44 20.00 20.47 199.01 29 Tripura 35.73 9.80 3.76 40.23 7.43 10.96 43.82 30 Uttar Pradesh 514.69 85.05 96.33 368.95 84.13 158.95 360.85 31 Uttarakhand 116.72 42.48 57.15 244.96 64.67 66.29 190.40 32 West Bengal 120.03 4.28 50.89 137.10 33.69 57.32 140.08 Sub-Total 672.97 800.17Other 10.01 - 14.69 Implementing Agency Total 5213.97 682.98 1141.03 4844.06 814.86 1319.68 4307.41 ^ Includes unspent balance of previous year and State share.

Note: The scheme is demand-driven in nature. The Annual Action Plan (AAP) approved by Central Empowered Committee (CEC) based on the proposal submitted by the States, and the 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 Certificates comply with DoE guidelines etc.

Annexure-II 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 Daman and Diu 8 Goa 1777 3548 4519 9 Gujarat 250 1938 90368 10 Haryana 4859 12431 11909 11 Himachal Pradesh 9531 92458 12045512 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 30 Telangana 14506 2441 1701 31 Tripura 7743 63715 54228 32 Uttarakhand 48241 144374 22342 33 Uttar Pradesh 263409 82712 7630234 West Bengal 174974 272762 228081 35 NIRDPR and 5229 1438 1941 Others Total 4202293 3992382 3554942 Annexure-III State-wise adoption status of eGramSwaraj for the XV Finance Commission for FY 2025-26 S.No State Name Total Village Village Total Block Block Number of Panchayat Panchayats Number of Panchayat Panchaya Village onboard & Block onboard With Panchayats Equivalent Panchayats Online & With & Payment Equivalent Online Equivalent Payment 1 Andhra 13327 13320 12991 660 660 648 Pradesh 2 Arunachal 2108 2108 1467 0 0 0 Pradesh 3 Assam 2663 2164 2027 182 182 177 4 Bihar 8054 8054 8038 534 534 527 5 Chhattisgarh 11692 11687 11209 146 146 146 6 Goa 191 191 107 0 0 0 7 Gujarat 14619 14593 13493 248 248 248 8 Haryana 6227 6227 5949 143 143 139 9 Himachal 3615 3615 3546 81 81 81 Pradesh 10 Jharkhand 4345 4345 4080 264 264 261 11 Karnataka 5949 5949 5939 238 232 8812 Kerala 941 941 934 152 152 152 13 Madhya 23011 23011 21950 313 313 309 Pradesh 14 Maharashtra 27977 27941 25880 351 351 254 15 Manipur 3175 161 113 - - - 16 Meghalaya 6828 NA NA - - - 17 Mizoram 855 841 811 - - - 18 Nagaland 1312 984 0 - - - 19 Odisha 6794 6794 6782 314 314 313 20 Punjab 13236 13233 11674 155 151 148 21 Rajasthan 11185 11183 10653 361 353 351 22 Sikkim 199 199 196 -- - - 23 Tamil Nadu 12482 12482 12413 388 388 388 24 Telangana 12849 12629 2232 570 540 377 25 Tripura 1194 1194 1192 75 75 75 26 Uttarakhand 7817 7771 5816 95 95 94 27 Uttar 57695 57693 57369 826 826 817 Pradesh 28 West Bengal 3339 3339 3337 345 345 345 Total 263679 252649 230198 6441 6393 5938

Source: eGram Swaraj Portal as on 04.02.2026 (-) Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Sikkim and Nagaland - no Intermediate Panchayat, ADC of Meghalaya have started the payment on eGS Annexure-IV Year-wise and State/UT- wise status of computers approved under revamped RGSASl. 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 15120 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 Total 12265 2760 30848 Annexure-V State/UT-wise Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) uploaded on e-GramSwaraj for the Plan year 2025-26 Sl. States/UTs Total Number of Gram Panchayats GPDP No. & Equivalent uploaded 1 Andaman And Nicobar Islands 70 692 Andhra Pradesh 13326 13320 3 Arunachal Pradesh 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 Himachal Pradesh 3615 3608 11 Jammu And Kashmir 4291 4291 12 Jharkhand 4347 4343 13 Karnataka 5949 5941 14 Kerala 941 941 15 Ladakh 193 191 16 Lakshadweep 10 0 17 Madhya Pradesh 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 679324 Puducherry 108 0 25 Punjab 13236 13172 26 Rajasthan 13129 11173 27 Sikkim 199 199 28 Tamil Nadu 12482 12441 29 Telangana 12849 10548 30 The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And 50 38 Daman And Diu 31 Tripura 1194 1193 32 Uttarakhand 7817 7763 33 Uttar Pradesh 57695 57691 34 West Bengal 3339 3337 Total Count 264189 253935

Source: As per eGS Portal as on 29thJanuary, 2026 (http://egramswaraj.gov.in) This information was given by Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 10th February 2026.

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