Ministry of Panchayati Raj

More than 1.5 lakh Gram Panchayats connected through broadband service with BharatNet Project


Government plans to complete the BharatNet project by August 2023

2,25,153 GPs have adopted eGramSwaraj for the purpose of accounting in the current year 2021-22

2,24,671 Panchayati Raj Institutions onboarded eGramSwaraj-PFMS Interface for carrying out online transactions

1,09,565 Panchayati Raj Institutions have carried online payments worth Rs. 7,699 crores in the current year, 2021-22

Posted On: 27 JUL 2021 6:08PM by PIB Delhi

The Government has been implementing eGramSwaraj under e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project, as a part of Digital India Program, in the country to revamp the functioning of Panchayats. eGramSwaraj addresses various aspects of Panchayat functioning viz. planning, accounting, budgeting including online payments through eGramSwaraj-PFMS Interface for services delivered.

As on date, 2,53,716 Gram Panchayat Development Plans for FY 2021-22 have been prepared. 2,25,153 GPs have adopted eGramSwaraj for the purpose of accounting in the current year 2021-22. Further, 2,24,671 Panchayati Raj Institutions have onboarded eGramSwaraj-PFMS Interface for carrying out online transactions. During 2020-21, 1,54,091 Gram Panchayats have done online payments worth cumulative of Rs. 48,299 crores (including all the onboarded schemes) through eGramSwaraj- PFMS Interface. For the current year, 2021-22, 1,09,565 Panchayati Raj Institutions have carried online payments worth Rs. 7,699 crores. State-wise breakup is given at Annexure- I.

BharatNet project is being implemented in a phased manner by Department of Telecommunications to provide broadband connectivity to all the Gram Panchayats and equivalent in the country. As on 16.07.2021, a total number of 1,58,266 GPs (including Block Head Quarters) have been made Service Ready in the country.

Due to the COVID-19 related lockdown and restrictions the targeted date for the completion of the project is extended to August 2023 from August 2021.

 

Annexure I

 

eGramSwaraj State wise Usage (2021-22)

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State Name

PFMS Scheme Creation

Total Number of Village Panchayats & Equivalent

Gram Panchayat Development Plans Uploaded

Gram Panchayats Ported

Total Number of Block Panchayats & Equivalent

Block Panchayats Ported

Total Number of Zilla Panchayats & Equivalent

Zilla Panchayats Ported

Village Panchayat onboard

Village Panchayats & Equivalent With Online Payment

1

ANDHRA PRADESH

 

13371

13348

0

660

0

13

0

205

0

2

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

Y

2106

1570

1581

178

0

25

0

0

0

3

ASSAM

Y

2663

2180

2155

192

166

29

26

2197

1483

4

BIHAR

Y

8387

8363

8377

534

532

38

38

8381

6857

5

CHHATTISGARH

Y

11658

11661

11662

146

140

27

27

11656

4677

6

GOA

Y

191

191

190

0

0

2

2

189

106

7

GUJARAT

Y

14256

14037

13935

248

0

33

0

14038

324

8

HARYANA

Y

6234

6114

6172

126

120

21

21

6009

1355

9

HIMACHAL PRADESH

Y

3615

3202

3532

81

0

12

10

1055

21

10

JHARKHAND

Y

4359

4288

4362

263

258

24

24

4363

3042

11

KARNATAKA

Y

6006

5947

5998

227

225

30

30

6006

5301

12

KERALA

Y

941

941

927

152

121

14

9

889

1

13

MADHYA PRADESH

Y

22782

22686

22808

313

312

51

51

22807

16856

14

MAHARASHTRA

Y

27888

27869

26817

351

43

34

4

25102

4652

15

MANIPUR

Y

3812

2628

161

0

0

12

6

161

85

16

MEGHALAYA

Y

6758

0

0

2240

0

0

0

0

0

17

MIZORAM

Y

834

834

834

0

0

0

0

834

388

18

NAGALAND

Y

1281

1195

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

ODISHA

Y

6798

6775

6798

314

314

30

30

6798

5466

20

PUNJAB

Y

13268

13205

13157

151

146

22

21

13212

6881

21

RAJASTHAN

Y

11341

11239

10937

352

262

33

32

8858

3946

22

SIKKIM

Y

185

182

179

0

0

4

1

56

7

23

TAMIL NADU

Y

12525

12410

12439

388

335

37

36

12415

3248

24

TELANGANA

 

12769

12769

0

540

0

32

0

13

0

25

TRIPURA

Y

1178

1177

1178

75

75

9

9

1178

564

26

UTTARAKHAND

Y

7791

7791

7754

95

55

13

13

7791

4161

27

UTTAR PRADESH

Y

58323

57898

57962

827

724

75

75

58621

37621

28

WEST BENGAL

Y

3340

3216

3204

342

331

22

21

3123

2523

Total

264660

253716

223119

8795

4159

642

486

215957

109565

 

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

 

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