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Government of India
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
10 FEB 2026 3:59PM by PIB Delhi
RASHTRIYA GRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN

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 the Annual 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. No.

States/ UTs

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

AAP Approved

Funds Released

Fund utilized^

AAP Approved

Funds Released

Fund utilized^

AAP Approved

Funds Released

Fund utilized^

1

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

5.15

0.00

1.03

2.98

0.79

1.28

4.53

2.12

1.18

2

Andhra Pradesh

440.52

0.00

5.62

353.54

0.00

21.35

215.80

2.52

59.64

3

Arunachal Pradesh

287.27

108.69

132.45

184.34

72.09

89.97

235.02

70.00

77.94

4

Assam

192.35

55.29

95.15

215.15

77.70

91.41

209.02

60.00

71.87

5

Bihar

423.59

33.37

70.07

341.05

25.00

51.81

232.40

0.00

75.08

6

Chhattisgarh

78.19

0.00

29.52

64.14

17.57

22.25

88.03

16.50

34.12

7

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

8.02

1.14

4.50

6.31

1.00

0.38

6.72

1.00

0.24

8

Goa

3.53

0.00

1.12

2.42

0.89

1.00

4.00

1.35

1.29

9

Gujarat

58.05

0.00

0.01

74.54

0.00

1.28

120.36

0.00

15.48

10

Haryana

279.51

0.00

3.06

53.84

0.00

8.84

37.03

5.00

8.22

11

Himachal Pradesh

194.60

60.65

37.49

95.19

19.31

69.30

82.13

27.21

42.94

12

Jammu & Kashmir

234.82

40.00

57.75

290.03

65.00

98.61

327.12

65.00

57.89

13

Jharkhand

127.34

0.00

18.44

125.68

31.00

25.95

127.41

0.00

26.47

14

Karnataka

204.32

36.00

25.67

157.70

20.00

39.02

169.26

16.25

49.53

15

Kerala

126.97

30.40

23.13

115.03

10.00

37.04

72.15

10.00

32.65

16

Ladakh

14.12

0.00

1.52

14.69

1.00

0.80

16.09

0.00

0.58

17

Madhya Pradesh

416.76

28.00

145.17

559.48

32.17

74.16

238.26

40.00

96.82

18

Maharashtra

261.88

37.84

129.03

337.21

116.12

194.26

379.74

80.00

134.79

19

Manipur

50.65

8.63

3.31

40.43

9.56

8.34

33.58

0.00

3.91

20

Meghalaya

49.09

0.00

6.41

54.96

6.00

6.26

48.70

8.00

7.60

21

Mizoram

79.45

14.27

25.48

100.17

10.00

15.64

103.11

12.00

19.63

22

Nagaland

43.11

0.00

0.00

64.02

10.00

5.46

45.37

10.00

15.32

23

Odisha

88.73

11.40

24.83

79.56

27.33

44.22

102.40

20.00

60.15

24

Punjab

144.35

34.25

42.91

104.10

10.00

23.06

74.74

5.00

23.89

25

Rajasthan

158.97

0.00

32.53

139.96

21.72

40.12

162.95

15.00

30.88

26

Sikkim

28.29

6.01

4.98

26.26

6.00

7.90

25.91

7.00

7.19

27

Tamil Nadu

104.69

25.42

8.53

180.60

0.00

25.98

211.42

45.00

63.69

28

Telangana

322.48

0.00

3.19

269.44

20.00

20.47

199.01

0.00

8.99

29

Tripura

35.73

9.80

3.76

40.23

7.43

10.96

43.82

10.00

20.24

30

Uttar Pradesh

514.69

85.05

96.33

368.95

84.13

158.95

360.85

38.77

180.84

31

Uttarakhand

116.72

42.48

57.15

244.96

64.67

66.29

190.40

50.00

63.72

32

West Bengal

120.03

4.28

50.89

137.10

33.69

57.32

140.08

52.68

82.56

 

Sub-Total

 

672.97

 

 

800.17

 

 

670.40

 

 

Other Implementing Agency

 

10.01

 

-

14.69

 

 

23.77

 

 

Total

5213.97

682.98

1141.03

4844.06

814.86

1319.68

4307.41

694.17

1375.34

 

^ 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 & Nicobar Islands

1874

2865

5221

2

Andhra Pradesh

649156

165001

325643

3

Arunachal Pradesh

3,711

6138

12344

4

Assam

227733

348183

144936

5

Bihar

404406

163809

435896

6

Chhattisgarh

121099

163292

90559

7

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

575

1000

1073

8

Goa

1777

3548

4519

9

Gujarat

250

1938

90368

10

Haryana

4859

12431

11909

11

Himachal Pradesh

9531

92458

120455

12

Jammu & Kashmir

284138

350026

82534

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

76302

34

West Bengal

174974

272762

228081

35

NIRDPR and Others

5229

1438

1941

 

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 Number of Village Panchayats & Equivalent

Village Panchayat onboard

Village Panchayats & Equivalent With Online Payment

Total Number of Block Panchayats & Equivalent

Block Panchayat onboard

Block Panchayats With Online Payment

Total Number of Zila Panchayats & Equivalent

Zila Panchayat onboard

Zila Panchayats With Online Payment

1

Andhra Pradesh

13327

13320

12991

660

660

648

13

13

13

2

Arunachal Pradesh

2108

2108

1467

0

0

0

27

26

22

3

Assam

2663

2164

2027

182

182

177

30

29

27

4

Bihar

8054

8054

8038

534

534

527

38

38

38

5

Chhattisgarh

11692

11687

11209

146

146

146

33

33

27

6

Goa

191

191

107

0

0

0

2

2

2

7

Gujarat

14619

14593

13493

248

248

248

33

33

33

8

Haryana

6227

6227

5949

143

143

139

22

22

22

9

Himachal Pradesh

3615

3615

3546

81

81

81

12

12

12

10

Jharkhand

4345

4345

4080

264

264

261

24

24

24

11

Karnataka

5949

5949

5939

238

232

88

31

31

23

12

Kerala

941

941

934

152

152

152

14

14

14

13

Madhya Pradesh

23011

23011

21950

313

313

309

52

52

52

14

Maharashtra

27977

27941

25880

351

351

254

34

34

33

15

Manipur

3175

161

113

-

-

-

12

6

4

16

Meghalaya

6828

NA

NA

-

-

-

3

3

2

17

Mizoram

855

841

811

-

-

-

0

0

0

18

Nagaland

1312

984

0

-

-

-

0

0

0

19

Odisha

6794

6794

6782

314

314

313

30

30

28

20

Punjab

13236

13233

11674

155

151

148

23

23

21

21

Rajasthan

11185

11183

10653

361

353

351

33

33

33

22

Sikkim

199

199

196

--

-

-

6

6

6

23

Tamil Nadu

12482

12482

12413

388

388

388

36

36

36

24

Telangana

12849

12629

2232

570

540

377

32

32

26

25

Tripura

1194

1194

1192

75

75

75

9

9

9

26

Uttarakhand

7817

7771

5816

95

95

94

13

13

12

27

Uttar Pradesh

57695

57693

57369

826

826

817

75

75

74

28

West Bengal

3339

3339

3337

345

345

345

22

21

21

Total

263679

252649

230198

6441

6393

5938

659

650

614

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 RGSA

 

Sl. No.

State/ UTs

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

1

Andhra Pradesh

500

0

1422

2

Arunachal Pradesh

800

0

400

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 & Kashmir

318

1000

0

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

151

20

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 & Nicobar

0

0

0

31

The Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu

0

0

4

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. No.

States/UTs

Total Number of Gram Panchayats & Equivalent

GPDP uploaded

1

Andaman And Nicobar Islands

70

69

2

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

6793

24

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 Daman And Diu

50

38

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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