e Gram Swaraj portal: Everything you need to know 2023

To digitise gram panchayats in India and to promote e-governance across panchayati raj institutions, the government launched the eGramSwaraj portal on April 24, 2020. The e Gram Swaraj portal, which was launched along with its mobile application by prime minister Narendra Modi on the National Panchayati Raj Day, will enable people to access information related to panchayat development works in every village.

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What is e Gram Swaraj app?

The e Gram Swaraj portal is a web-based portal for maintaining online records of gram panchayats, focusing on ensuring transparency in the decentralised planning, progress reporting and work-based accounting for the panchayati raj institutions. It is referred to as a Simplified Work Based Accounting Application for Panchayati Raj.

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The eGramSwaraj portal will serve as a single platform providing comprehensive records of panchayats in all villages and their works, from planning to implementation under the Gram Panchayati Development Plan (GPDP). The portal https://egramswaraj.gov.in/ has been launched as part of the E-Panchayat Mission Mode Project of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR). The e Gram Swaraj portal is also available in Hindi language, which you can select from the portal’s home page.

 

eGramSwaraj app benefits

The e Gram Swaraj portal provides benefits, as mentioned below:

• The eGram Swaraj portal will facilitate decentralised planning of development projects and provide regular updates, thus, ensuring transparency.
• Information pertaining to the ongoing development activities by the gram panchayats, including allocation of funds for different projects with the status of work, can be checked on the Gram Swaraj portal or mobile application. Panchayat’s information, Panchayat Sachiv and Panch, Panchayat Development Plan, Mission Antyodaya etc. will also be available.
• Users can view all details related to panchayat activities, access panchayat’s information, panchayat development plan, etc. and all the works of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj through this e gram panchayat digital platform.
• Details about the Panchayat Sachiv and Panch can also be accessed online on the e GramSwaraj application.
• The e Gram Swaraj portal will simplify the task of maintenance of records. The monitoring and recording of all works through the eGramSwaraj portal will also help in speedy implementation of projects across villages.

Users are provided with the following options:

• Panchayat Profile: To maintain panchayat profile with details related to election, elected members, committee, etc.
• Planning for activities and action plan creation
• Accounting to enable work-based accounting and funds monitoring
• PFMS dashboard, which refers to the Public Financial Management System

The portal has been developed under the e Gram Swaraj Yojna by integrating the functionalities of existing applications under E-Panchayat Mission Mode Project. The e Gram Swaraj portal subsumes Priasoft, PlanPlus, ActionSoft, among other applications. Priasoft refers to Panchayati Raj Institutions Accounting Software.

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e Gram Swaraj portal: Registration process

The e gram panchayat system enables citizens to view financial progress reports and approved panchayat plans without signing into the portal. The data is entered into the system by the Panchayat Raj Institution (PRIs). The state agency will approve or disapprove request by PRIs for login ID creation. Here is a step-by-step guide for the registration process:

• The state agency will sign in to the e Gram Swaraj portal.
• Onboard panchayat will be opened for the online scheme module.
• Choose the respective PRI for onboarding. Click on the ‘Save’ link.
• User ID and password will be provided to the user by the state agency.
• The PRI can create its DSC (for maker or checker) and start making transactions on the website.

All the Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) will be required to register the Digital Signature Certificates (DSCs) on the eGram Swaraj website for their respective maker and checker. The DSC must be approved by the immediate higher authority, such as the state, district, or block agency.

A maker maps the bank branch created by the district admin for creating the panchayat’s bank account, adding or modifying the opening balance for mapped schemes, and adding beneficiaries for making payments to them through the system. A checker user is entrusted with the task of DSC management on the system.

 

e Gram Swaraj login: How to log into the portal?

Step 1: Visit the e gram swaraj.gov.in website.

 

  

Step 2: Click on ‘login’ option given on the top right side of the home page of the e Gram Swaraj portal.

 

 

Step 3: Enter your username and password and submit the captcha code. Cick on ‘Login’ button on the egramswaraj.gov.in page.

The various modes for eGramSwaraj login include Admin Login, Maker Login and Checker Login.

 

e Gram Swaraj mobile application

Citizens can download the eGram Swaraj mobile application through Google Play Store. The application allows users to check the progress of activities led by the PRIs.

• Open the application. Choose ‘State’, ‘Zilla Parishad’, ‘Taluk Panchayat’, and ‘Gram Panchayat’.
•  Click on ‘Submit’.
• Choose the ‘Financial year’. Now, click on ‘ER Details’, ‘Approved Activities’ or ‘Financial Progress’ to view the respective details of the gram panchayat.

 

E Gram Swaraj details: How to view the local government profile? 

• Go to the e gram swaraj.gov.in portal and click on the Panchayat Profile link.

 

  

• Users can click on the ‘Committee & Committee Member Details’ link to get the relevant details.
• To view the local government profile, click on ‘Local Government Profile’.

 

 

• On the next page, select the state and panchayat level. Submit the captcha code. Then click on ‘Get Data’.
• Users can view the relevant information on their screens.

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EGramSwaraj: How to access the beneficiary report?

• To view the beneficiary report for different schemes, click on ‘beneficiary report’ on the home page of the egramswaraj.gov.in portal.
• Select the right option from – Panchayat-wise and Land region-wise.
• From the drop-down, select the scheme name, plan year, state name, district panchayat and equivalent, block panchayat and equivalent, and gram panchayat and equivalent.
• Submit the captcha code and click on ‘Get Report’. The next page on e Gram Swaraj portal will display the relevant details.

 

 

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E Gram Swaraj portal latest news

About 2.54 lakh Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs) were uploaded on eGS for the financial year 2021-22. The panchayats undertake the task of uploading GPDPs through the planning module eGS.

Also, online payments to vendors or service providers are made using the eGS-PFMS Interface known as eGSPI. As many as 2,32,190 panchayats have onboarded e-Gram Swaraj – PFMS Interface, and 1,99,235 panchayats have made online payments of over Rs 70,000 crores, including all the onboarded schemes through e-Gram Swaraj – PFMS Interface.

Furthermore, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has introduced ‘Audit Online’, an online application that facilitates auditing of panchayat accounts and maintaining audit records. It will ensure timely audit of panchayat accounts, including receipts and expenditures of gram panchayats.

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EGram Swaraj contact information

For any queries, you can contact at:

Email: egramswaraj@gov.in

Address: Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India, Eleventh Floor, JP Building, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi – 110001

 

FAQs

What is E Gram Swaraj Yojana?

The e Gram Swaraj Yojana is a scheme launched by the government aimed at digitising the gram panchayats in India. Under this scheme, the government has launched the egramswaraj.gov.in portal and mobile application, as a single platform for enabling digital access to the comprehensive work records of village panchayats, including allocation of funds for projects and progress reporting.

How do I download e Gram Swaraj app?

To download the e GramSwaraj application, go to the Play Store on your mobile phone and type e gram swaraj app in the search bar. Click on the eGramSwaraj app provided by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and install this application.

What is a Panchayat?

A Panchayat is a local governing of a village in India, formed by a group of five people and headed by a Sarpanch.