The Union Government has approved Rs. 350.56 crore to strengthen Panchayat infrastructure in Jammu & Kashmir over the past three years, revealed the official data presented in Lok Sabha.
Akashvani correspondent reports that the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) has allocated significant funds to J&K for rural governance and digital infrastructure development.
According to the data, Rs. 290.23 crore has been sanctioned for Panchayat Bhawans, while Rs. 164.9 crore has been allocated for Common Service Centres (CSCs).
Additionally, Rs. 6.31 crore has been earmarked for providing computers to enhance digital governance in the region. In the fiscal year 2022-23, Rs. 104.6 crore was sanctioned for Gram Panchayat buildings in J&K.
This was followed by allocations of Rs. 100 crore in 2023-24 and Rs. 85.63 crore in 2024-25. For CSC, the allocation remained consistent at Rs. 55.3 crore in both 2022-23 and 2023-24, with a slight reduction to Rs. 54.3 crore in 2024-25.
The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has made significant strides in e-governance adoption, with 7,795 Gram Panchayats on-boarded on the eGramSwaraj platform.
Of these, 7,729 Gram Panchayats are actively making online payments, showcasing the region’s progress in digital governance.
