Panchayat being a State subject, providing basic infrastructure including computers etc. is primarily the responsibility of concerned State Government/ UT administration. The level of computerisation of GPs varies among States, depending upon the availability of electric power supply, internet connectivity, adequate computer- trained manpower, financial resources at the GP level etc.

Under the erstwhile scheme of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA), Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) had provided financial assistance to States/ UTs for e-enablement including computers and peripherals upto 2014-15. Under the restructured scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), funds have been provided to States/UTs for provision of computer for their e-enablement. Further, the untied/ basic grants under 15th Finance Commission can also be used by Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) for computer in the respective Rural Local Bodies.

MoPR is implementing e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) under which a suite of core common applications has been developed to address various aspects of Panchayats’ functioning including planning, budgeting, implementation, accounting, monitoring, social audit and delivery of citizen services like issue of certificates, licenses, etc.

For attaining the vision of Digital India, BharatNet project is being implemented by Department of Telecommunications in a phased manner to create network to connect all the Gram Panchayats by broadband in the country. As on 01.11.2021, a total number of 1,65,765 GPs (including Block Head Quarters) have been made Service Ready in the country. The targeted date for the completion of the project is extended to August, 2023.

State/UT-wise details of Gram Panchayats with/ without computer

 

Sl. No	State/UT	Gram Panchayats including TLBs  (as per LGD updated on 01.12.2021)	GP with Computer	GP Without computers
1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	70	70	0
2	Andhra Pradesh	13371	7854	5517
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2108	305	1803
4	Assam*	2666	1399	1267
5	Bihar	8173	7626	547
6	Chhattisgarh	11658	5484	6174
7	Goa	191	191	0
8	Gujarat*	14257	14253	4
9	Haryana	6225	2500	3725
10	Himachal Pradesh	3615	3226	389
11	Jammu & Kashmir	4291	3973	318
12	Jharkhand	4352	3753	599
13	Karnataka	5975	5550	425
14	Kerala	941	941	0
15	Ladakh	193	184	9
16	Lakshadweep	10	10	0
17	Madhya Pradesh	22741	22710	31
18	Maharashtra	27897	26167	1730
19	Manipur	3818	86	3732
20	Meghalaya	9005	5171	3834
21	Mizoram	834	175	659
22	Nagaland	1288	216	1072
23	Odisha	6798	6798	0
24	Puducherry	108	100	8
25	Punjab	13263	13263	0
26	Rajasthan	11341	9701	1640
27	Sikkim	185	165	20
28	Tamil Nadu	12525	12525	0
29	Telangana	12769	4783	7986
30	Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	38	38	0
31	Tripura*	1219	412	807
32	Uttar Pradesh	58189	36167	22022
33	Uttarakhand	7791	1939	5852
34	West Bengal	3340	3340	0
	Total	271245	201075	70170
* Including TLBs

 

This information was given by Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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