This is how PM Modi's eGramSwaraj portal and app can help villages go digital

• “The portal will bring transparency in the Indian Panchayat system while the scheme will end property disputes, by mapping village properties through the use of drones,” said Modi in an address to the Sarpanchs.
  
• Stressing on the importance of the newly launched e-GramSwaraj portal, Modi said all information, including the funds allowed and progress of work, can be accessed through it in the coming days.
  
• Here are the steps to download the eGramSwaraj application.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (April 24) unveiled the new eGramSwaraj portal and Swamitva Scheme for Panchayati Raj system in the country.

“The portal will bring transparency in the Indian Panchayat system while the scheme will end property disputes, by mapping village properties through the use of drones,” said Modi while interacting with Sarpanchs from across the nation on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Diwas.

The portal and app are part of an initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. It aims to provide Gram Panchayats with a single interface to prepare and implement their Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP).


This is also a part of Digital India programme which will help bring digital literacy in the villages. The different aspects of eGramSwaraj portal will help users with finances and accounting, geo-tagging of assets, progress reporting, gram panchayat profiling, action plan creation, PFMS dashboards, and supporting documents section.

Stressing on the importance of the newly launched e-GramSwaraj portal, Modi said all information, including the funds allowed and progress of work, can be accessed through it in the coming days.

“The corona crisis has given us its biggest message, that we have to become self-reliant. Villages, districts and states at their levels as well the country should be self-dependent for their needs. This has become very essential,” Modi told Sarpanchs in a special address.

How to download the eGramSwaraj application

eGramSwaraj is currently available only for Android users. To download the app, the user can follow these simple steps:

• Go on Google Play.
  
• Search for ‘eGramSwaraj’ in the search bar on the top.
  
• Click when you find it and Install.

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