The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched e-Gram Swaraj, a work-based comprehensive application for Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) under the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project(MMP) on 24th April 2020, National Panchayati Raj Day.
This application encompasses all aspects of Panchayat functioning viz. planning, budgeting, accounting, monitoring, asset management etc. on a single digital platform including online payments.
It was designed to operate as a single window solution for all day-to-day functioning of the Panchayats from Planning to Online Payments.
Objective: e-GramSwaraj aims to bring in better transparency in the decentralised planning, progress reporting and work-based accounting.
e-Panchayat MMP:
Under Digital India Programme, Ministry of Panchayati Raj is implementing e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) with the aim to transform the functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) by making them more transparent, accountable, and effective.
Building on the achievements in the past, Ministry has also integrated e-Gram SWARAJ with Public Financial Management System for Gram Panchayats to make real time payments to vendors/service providers.
Further, Panchayats have adopted the mechanism to make payments to vendors through Public Financial Management System.
