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Schemes/Initiatives

Objectives

1

Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya revamped Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)

To strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through capacity building and training of the Elected Representatives (ERs) and their functionaries, and providing infrastructural support like construction of Gram Panchayat Bhawan and computerization.

2

Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP), a central component of the RGSA scheme

To promote healthy competition among PRIs by recognising and rewarding best-performing Panchayats for their achievements in service delivery, public welfare, and recently—their progress toward Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

3

Mission Mode Project on e-Panchayats (MMP-ePanchayat), a central component of the RGSA scheme,

To fund various e-governance projects to develop digital solutions to promote digitalization of Panchayats, bringing efficiency, accountability, and transparency to the functioning of PRIs and contributing to their overall transformation. The digital platform such as eGramSwaraj and AuditOnline have been developed for overall transformation in rural local governance and ensuring transparency.

Recent Major Initiatives/Reforms

4

Enablement of Panchayats to Mobilize Own Sources of Revenue

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is actively working in collaboration with the States to augment OSR generation in PRIs by facilitating the formulation of relevant rules. The Ministry has developed the Samarth digital application for tax demand generation and collection at the PRI level and is collaborating with Institutions like IIM on capacity-building modules.

5

Leadership/ Management Development Programme (MDP) for Panchayati Raj Intuitions (PRIs)

The Leadership/ Management Development Programme (MDP) for Elected Representativeness and officials of Panchayats with the institute of Excellence such as Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), etc. has been started with the major objective of honing the essential leadership skills, including but not limited to communication, decision-making, and conflict resolution, thereby nurturing effective leadership qualities of the Panchayats.

6

Long-Term Domestic Training Programmes for Higher Learning of Panchayat Officials

Ministry of Panchayat Raj has taken initiative for the “Funding for Long-Term Domestic Training Programmes” for upto one year of duration for officials of PRIs and Panchayati Raj Department in the States/UTs under the State component of RGSA. The move aims at ensuring that the officials receive advanced, sector-specific training from Institutes of Excellence which will upgrade their skill set for better service delivery at the grassroots.

7

Residential Foundation Training Programme up to 45 days under RGSA for the Newly Recruited Functionaries of PRIs:

Ministry is supporting Residential Foundation Training Programme at State/UT level for up to 45 days for the newly recruited functionaries of PRIs, including Block Development Officers, Panchayat Development Officers, Panchayat Secretaries, Village Extension Officers, Accountants, Tax Collectors, Rozgar Sahayaks, Panchayat Engineering Cadre officials, Gram Sevaks/Sevikas and other officials recruited specifically for serving in the PRIs.

8

Shashkta Panchayat Netri Abhiyan

The Ministry has launched a comprehensive specialized training module for the capacity building of Women Elected Representatives (WERs) of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). The focus of the training module are to build the capacity of the WERs on different aspects of rural governance; enhance the knowledge & practical skills for effective delivery of roles & responsibilities as elected representatives and also to develop the leadership, communication, managerial& decision-making skills for effective women led governance.

9

Centre of Excellence on PESA

(For PESA States such as Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Telangana)

Towards strengthening the local self-governance in tribal areas and effective implementation of the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA-1996), Centre of Excellence on PESA has been established in the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarakantak, Madhya Pradesh under the aegis of Ministry of Panchayati Raj for capacity building of tribal leaders, preservation & promotion of customary law and practices and strengthening institutional support and research.

10

Model Youth Gram Sabha

To foster awareness and participation among the youth in grassroots democracy and the Panchayati Raj system by simulating the functioning of Gram Sabhas within educational institutions, the initiative has been launched encouraging the school students to participate and learn the functioning of the rural local governance and instil democratic values of inclusivity and equity, and build leadership and critical thinking skills. It also seeks to enhance awareness about local governance and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), thereby empowering students to contribute meaningfully to national development.

11

Meri Panchayat Application

Meri Panchayat App is a Mobile Governance (m-Governance) App developed to make information, aggregated from different portals of this Ministry pertaining to functioning of Gram Panchayats, easily accessible to public.

12

Gram Panchayat Level Weather Forecasting

The Gram Panchayat level weather forecasting initiative, developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), provides Gram Panchayats with weather forecast on temperature, rainfall, wind speed, cloud cover, humidity with a five-day weather forecast and hourly updates.

13

eGramSwaraj-BHASHINI integration

This integration allows eGramSwaraj to provide services in 22 scheduled languages of India through Bhashini’s AI-powered translation, making local-language accessibility a reality for users across India.

14

SabhaSaar

To make Gram Sabha documentation faster, easier, and in a structured format, an AI-enabled application-"SabhaSaar" has been developed and launched on 14.08.2025 to automatically generate Minutes of Meetings (MoM) from audio and video recordings of Gram Sabha meetings.

15

Citizen Charter and Service Delivery by PRIs

Citizen Charter, has since been extended to the Gram Panchayat with the prime emphasis on ease of living. In 2021, the Model Citizen Charter was launched to standardize service delivery across Panchayats by setting clear service standards, time limits, grievance redress mechanisms, and citizen scrutiny.

1

ANDHRA PRADESH

22.34

65.20

38.54

7.45

0.00

5.62

0.00

21.35

2.52

59.64

2

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

0.00

8.53

30.07

35.42

108.69

132.45

72.09

89.97

70.00

77.94

3

ASSAM

26.12

62.48

44.04

30.79

55.29

95.15

77.70

91.41

60.00

71.87

4

BIHAR

0.00

38.63

63.76

59.31

33.37

70.07

25.00

51.81

0.00

75.08

5

CHHATTISGARH

4.04

11.24

7.93

6.04

0.00

29.52

17.57

22.25

16.50

34.12

6

GOA

0.00

0.98

0.59

0.39

0.00

1.12

0.89

1.00

1.35

1.29

7

GUJARAT

0.00

11.54

0.00

5.16

0.00

0.01

0.00

1.28

0.00

15.48

8

HARYANA

9.89

3.39

0.00

7.90

0.00

3.06

0.00

8.84

5.00

8.22

9

HIMACHAL PRADESH

22.10

12.40

32.42

74..74

60.65

37.49

19.31

69.30

27.21

42.94

10

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

25.00

9.56

40.00

66.15

40.00

57.75

65.00

98.61

65.00

57.89

11

JHARKHAND

2.34

0.92

7.74

1.78

0.00

18.44

31.00

25.95

0.00

26.47

12

KARNATAKA

0.44

49.32

29.15

32.34

36.00

25.67

20.00

39.02

16.25

49.53

13

KERALA

8.13

11.40

12.00

12.15

30.40

23.13

10.00

37.04

10.00

32.65

14

MADHYA PRADESH

71.42

110.91

47.11

84.40

28.00

145.17

32.17

74.16

40.00

96.82

15

MAHARASHTRA

66.76

73.71

73.34

102.26

37.84

129.03

116.12

194.26

80.00

134.79

16

MANIPUR

3.41

4.18

2.98

0.00

8.63

3.31

9.56

8.34

0.00

3.91

17

MEGHALAYA

3.97

0.60

0.00

2.64

0.00

6.41

6.00

6.26

8.00

7.60

18

MIZORAM

21.19

4.72

5.56

0.52

14.27

25.48

10.00

15.64

12.00

19.63

19

NAGALAND

3.72

9.15

4.58

10.38

0.00

0.00

10.00

5.46

10.00

15.32

20

ODISHA

2.94

4.24

1.33

23.62

11.40

24.83

27.33

44.22

20.00

60.15

21

PUNJAB

13.45

22.42

10.78

2.88

34.25

42.91

10.00

23.06

5.00

23.89

22

RAJASTHAN

12.98

34.65

17.27

4.54

0.00

32.53

21.72

40.12

15.00

30.88

23

SIKKIM

4.75

5.77

1.19

6.01

6.01

4.98

6.00

7.90

7.00

7.19

24

TAMIL NADU

56.88

103.01

39.89

71.12

25.42

8.53

0.00

25.98

45.00

63.69

25

TELANGANA

12.00

1.69

0.00

2.42

0.00

3.19

20.00

20.47

0.00

8.99

26

TRIPURA

2.53

5.42

4.67

4.98

9.80

3.76

7.43

10.96

10.00

20.24

27

UTTAR PRADESH

32.54

245.33

83.08

109.25

85.05

96.33

84.13

158.95

38.77

180.84

28

UTTARAKHAND

26.75

28.67

0.00

15.33

42.48

57.15

64.67

66.29

50.00

63.72

29

WEST BENGAL

33.52

56.50

15.14

35.28

4.28

50.89

33.69

57.32

52.68

82.56

489.21

996.56

613.17

740.51

671.83

1133.98

797.38

1317.22

667.28

1373.34

UTs

30

Andaman & Nicobar

0.00

0.83

0.00

1.09

0.00

1.03

0.79

1.28

2.12

1.18

31

DNH&DD

0.00

0.35

0.00

0.18

1.14

4.5

1.00

0.38

1.00

0.24

32

Ladakh

2.15

0.00

1.08

1.56

0.00

1.52

1.00

0.80

0.00

0.58

Sub-Total

491.36

614.25

672.97

800.17

670.40

Agencies

8.59

3.75

10.01

14.69

23.77

Total

499.95

997.74

618.00

743.34

682.98

1141.03

814.86

1319.68

694.17

1375.34

Sl. No

States

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

2025-26 (As on 25.11.2025

1

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

1874

2865

5221

1143

2

Andhra Pradesh

649156

165001

325643

201930

3

Arunachal Pradesh

3,711

6138

12344

8794

4

Assam

227733

348183

144936

49383

5

Bihar

404406

163809

435896

124860

6

Chhattisgarh

121099

163292

90559

42922

7

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

575

1000

1073

680

8

Goa

1777

3548

4519

1694

9

Gujarat

250

1938

90368

22112

10

Haryana

4859

12431

11909

89417

11

Himachal Pradesh

9531

92458

120455

10722

12

Jammu & Kashmir

284138

350026

82534

9091

13

Jharkhand

8302

54056

135817

88437

14

Karnataka

213467

363317

321380

196658

15

Kerala

179478

149153

129632

44072

16

Ladakh

0

0

26

31

17

Madhya Pradesh

281610

86884

242279

130586

18

Maharashtra

1041165

984321

363111

29978

19

Manipur

894

5591

195

2871

20

Meghalaya

11,588

74410

78537

6401

21

Mizoram

2659

9800

9841

5496

22

Nagaland

1832

3435

4725

2389

23

Odisha

79116

160774

279505

145435

24

Punjab

36378

13359

122848

58785

25

Rajasthan

2481

96389

71795

263011

26

Sikkim

13,552

11249

6709

3805

27

Tamil Nadu

106560

101513

78490

37384

28

Telangana

14506

2441

1701

13175

29

Tripura

7743

63715

54228

33849

30

Uttarakhand

48241

144374

22342

3171

31

Uttar Pradesh

263409

82712

76302

192955

32

West Bengal

174974

272762

228081

154769

33

NIRDPR and Others

5229

1438

1941

1709

Total

42,02,293

39,92,382

35,54,942

19,77,715

Sl. No.

State/UT

Number of GP Bhawan approved

Number of Computers Approved

1

A&N Islands (UT)

2

0

2

Andhra Pradesh

617

1922

3

Arunachal Pradesh

1339

1936

4

Assam

610

2055

5

Bihar

500

4267

6

Chhattisgarh

334

6496

7

DNHDD (UT)

17

4

8

Goa

1

25

9

Gujarat

412

43

10

Haryana

892

1363

11

Himachal Pradesh

343

334

12

J&K (UT)

1000

1318

13

Jharkhand

0

2306

14

Karnataka

258

0

15

Kerala

7

200

16

Ladakh (UT)

3

127

17

Lakshadweep (UT)

0

0

18

Madhya Pradesh

50

289

19

Maharashtra

1376

1625

20

Manipur

43

141

21

Meghalaya

36

1677

22

Mizoram

368

591

23

Nagaland

183

739

24

Odisha

500

350

25

Puducherry (UT)

0

0

26

Punjab

759

8334

27

Rajasthan

43

1554

28

Sikkim

27

235

29

Tamil Nadu

146

1594

30

Telangana

856

3452

31

Tripura

131

493

32

Uttar Pradesh

1273

3145

33

Uttarakhand

1012

7260

34

West Bengal

204

1712

Total

13,342

55,587