New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated e-Gram Swaraj portal and launched the Swamitva Scheme on Panchayati Raj Day today.
On the occasion, he interacted with Sarpanchs across the nation through video conferencing.
PM Modi said, ” Now, broadband has reached more than 1.25 lakh panchayats. Not only that, the number of common service centres in villages is also crossing three lakh.”
He said that e-Gram Swaraj portal is a step towards complete digitisation of Gram Panchayats and in future, it will become the single platform which will keep the records of all the works taken up by the Gram Panchayats.
“All the details of the development works, the fund allocated for them, all this data will be available on the portal. And through this platform the villagers will be able to access all the data on their mobile phones which will enhance transparency,” the Prime Minister said.
“Swamitva Scheme” ensures demarcation of inhabited land in rural areas with the help of latest surveying technology including, drones.
