- With a vision to strengthen digitalization in Panchayats for the purpose of empowering rural India,
- a unified tool e-Gram SWARAJ portal (https://egramswaraj.gov.in/) has been developed by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
- For effective monitoring and evaluation of works taken up in the Gram Panchayats.
- e-Gram SWARAJ unifies the planning, accounting and monitoring functions of Gram Panchayats.
- Its combination with the Area Profiler application, Local Government Directory (LGD) and the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) renders easier reporting and tracking of Gram Panchayat’s activities.
- It provides a single window for capturing Panchayat information with the complete Profile of the Panchayat,
- details of Panchayat finances, asset details,
- activities taken up through Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP),
- Panchayat information from other Ministries/ Departments
- Such as Census 2011, SECC data, Mission Antyodaya survey report etc.