**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched SabhaSaar on August 14th, 2025, an AI-enabled tool for summarizing Gram Sabha and Panchayat meetings. The tool, now available to all States/UTs, has been adopted by 1,11,486 Gram Panchayats as of January 29th, 2026. The Ministry aims to continuously increase awareness of SabhaSaar’s functionalities.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **SabhaSaar Functionality:**
* An AI-enabled voice-to-text tool for meeting summarization.
* Facilitates structured capture and analysis of Gram Sabha proceedings.
* Supports monitoring of key parameters such as meeting frequency/type and participation.
* Records meeting type, date, and conduct.
* Prepares minutes through voice-to-text transcription.
* Allows validation of records by Panchayat functionaries.
* Captures attendance and deliberations.
* Documents action points from Gram Sabha resolutions for follow-up and compliance.
* **Adoption and Infrastructure:**
* Available to all States/UTs.
* Operates on AI and cloud infrastructure under the IndiaAI Mission of MeitY.
* Data is processed within the Government framework and not shared with third parties.
* Governance handled by IndiaAI Mission under MeitY.
* Data privacy and storage regulated by the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP).
* **Awareness and Implementation:**
* Standard operating procedure conveyed to States/UTs.
* Physical and virtual sessions organized by the Ministry for State/UT officials to demonstrate functionality.
* States further disseminate information to Panchayats.
* **State-wise Adoption Status (as of January 29, 2026):**
* Annexure provides a table listing State/UT name, total GPs & Equivalents, and No. of GPs & Equivalents with MoM Generated.
* SabhaSaar has not been adopted in Delhi and Chandigarh.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: States/UTs**
* **Impact:** Required to adopt and implement SabhaSaar for Gram Sabha and Panchayat meetings.
* **Action Required:** Disseminate information to Panchayats and encourage the use of SabhaSaar for automated meeting summarization.
**Stakeholder: Gram Panchayats**
* **Impact:** Expected to use SabhaSaar for routine Gram Sabha and Panchayat meetings.
* **Action Required:** Adopt and utilize SabhaSaar for recording meeting proceedings and generating summaries.
**Stakeholder: Panchayat Functionaries**
* **Impact:** Expected to utilize SabhaSaar to validate and record meeting minutes.
* **Action Required:** Incorporate SabhaSaar into daily workflows to transcribe voice to text.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Panchayati Raj: The ministry that launched and is promoting the SabhaSaar initiative.
SabhaSaar: An AI-enabled voice-to-text meeting summarisation tool for Gram Sabha and Panchayat meetings.
Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP): The law regulating data privacy and storage for the SabhaSaar initiative.
IndiaAI Mission: A mission under MeitY that serves as the nodal agency for governance of AI infrastructure used by SabhaSaar.
Gram Sabha: The village assembly meetings where SabhaSaar is intended to be used.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
SABHASAAR INITIATIVE
Posted On: 04 FEB 2026 4:05PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched SabhaSaar, an AI-enabled voice-to-text meeting summarisation
tool, on 14th August 2025. SabhaSaar has been made available to all States/UTs, and Gram Panchayats are
progressively adopting it for routine Gram Sabha and Panchayat meetings. As on 29.01.2026, a total of
1,11,486 Gram Panchayats have used the SabhaSaar tool for automated meeting summarisation across
States/UTs. The State-wise/ UT-wise details are placed at Annexure.
The Ministry is continuously striving to create greater awareness about the functionalities of SabhaSaar.
Due to the simplicity of its use, a standard operating procedure was conveyed to the States/UTs which
conveyed it further to the Panchayats. Several physical and virtual sessions have been organised by the
Ministry for State/UT officials to demonstrate the functionality. The States took further action to
disseminate the information among Panchayats.
The AI model used in SabhaSaar operates on AI and cloud infrastructure provisioned through the IndiaAI
Compute Portal under the IndiaAI Mission of MeitY. Data is processed within the Government framework
and is not shared with any external third-party service provider.
The IndiaAI Mission under MeitY serves as the nodal agency for governance of the underlying AI
infrastructure and the data generated, thereof. All matters pertaining to data privacy and storage are
regulated as per the extant rules namely Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) issued vide the Gazette
of India No. CG-DL-E-14112025-267650, Part II—Section 3—Sub-section (i), dated 13th November
2025.
The SabhaSaar platform enables structured capture and analysis of Gram Sabha proceedings and supports
monitoring of key parameters such as frequency/ type of Gram Sabha meetings and participation. The
system facilitates recording of the meeting type, date and conduct of Gram Sabha meetings, preparation of
minutes through voice-to-text transcription, and validation of records by Panchayat functionaries.
Attendance and deliberations are captured as part of the proceedings, and action points emerging from
Gram Sabha resolutions are documented to enable tracking of follow-up and compliance.
Annexure
Statewise Adoption Status of SabhaSaar
S.No State/UT Name Total GPs & No of GPs & Equivalents with
Equivalents MoM Generated
1 Andaman And Nicobar Islands 70 20
2 Andhra Pradesh 13327 92853 Arunachal Pradesh 2108 91
4 Assam 2664 25
5 Bihar 8054 6357
6 Chhattisgarh 11688 8834
7 Goa 191 12
8 Gujarat 14611 3401
9 Haryana 6227 3058
10 Himachal Pradesh 3615 374
11 Jammu And Kashmir 4291 1520
12 Jharkhand 4345 3463
13 Karnataka 5949 3044
14 Kerala 941 522
15 Ladakh 193 166
16 Lakshadweep 10 0
17 Madhya Pradesh 23011 2721
18 Maharashtra 27964 5869
19 Manipur 3175 21
20 Meghalaya 6859 0
21 Mizoram 855 12
22 Nagaland 1312 15
23 Odisha 6794 6720
24 Puducherry 108 025 Punjab 13236 1174
26 Rajasthan 11206 2948
27 Sikkim 199 1
28 Tamil Nadu 12482 12451
29 Telangana 12849 2195
30 The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And 42 40
Daman And Diu
31 Tripura 1194 1080
32 Uttarakhand 7801 4528
33 Uttar Pradesh 57695 31477
34 West Bengal 3339 62
Total 2,68,405 1,11,486
Data as on 29 January 2026
*Sabhasaar has not been adopted in Delhi and Chandigarh, as there are no Panchayats in these
regions.
This information was given by Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in a written
reply in Rajya Sabha on 04th February 2026.
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