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.
About E- Panchayat
The e-Panchayat project holds great promise for the rural masses as it aims to transform the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) into symbols of modernity, transparency and efficiency.
This is a one of its kind nationwide IT initiative introduced by Ministry of Panchayati Raj that endeavours to ensure people's participation in programme decision making, implementation and delivery.
The project aims to automate the functioning of the 2.45 lakh Panchayats in the country.
The project addresses all aspects of Panchayats' functioning including Planning, Monitoring, Implementation, Budgeting, Accounting, Social Audit and delivery of citizen services like issue of certificates, licenses etc.
Objectives:
Automation of internal workflow processes of Panchayats
Improving delivery of services to citizens
Capacity building of Panchayat Representatives and Officials
Social Audit
Transparency, Accountability, Efficiency and RTI compliance of Panchayats
Improving Governance of local self-government
E-Gramswaraj:
It is a user friendly web-based portal.
eGramSwaraj aims to bring in better transparency in the decentralised planning, progress reporting and work-based accounting.
Benefits of it:
Monitoring and recording all the work via Gram Swaraj Portal/App will help speed-up the implementation of projects in village areas.
As it will contain the details of ongoing development works and the fund allocated for the projects, one can access and know about the groundwork.
All the details related to Panchayat Sachiv and Panch can be viewed on Gram Swaraj Portal.
The works of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj will be accessible through Gram Swaraj Portal.
The Gram Swaraj Portal and application will provide a boost in transparency by decentralized planning of development projects, with progress reports updates and increased accountability.