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The Ministry has developed the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI), earlier known as Panchayat Development Index (PDI), as a composite assessment framework to measure the incremental performance of Gram Panchayats/Equivalent to Gram Panchayats across the themes of localization of sustainable development goals. The PAI provides theme-wise and overall scores through scorecards and dashboards, enabling identification of performance gaps, relative strengths, and areas requiring focused attention at the Panchayat level. A total of 2.59 Lakh Gram Panchayats/Equivalent to GPs of 33 State/UTs have been onboarded in the exercise of PAI 2.0 for FY 2023-24. State/UT wise numbers of GPs by overall PAI grades in 2.0 are placed at Annexure I.
Special incentive fund has not been created in the 2026-27 Budget for “Frontrunner” Panchayats in any themes of localization of sustainable development goals, including Theme 3: Child Friendly Village and Theme 4: Water Sufficient Panchayat.
The Ministry has been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) w.e.f. financial year 2022-23 with the major objective of Capacity Building & Training (CB&T) of Elected Representatives, Functionaries and other stakeholders of Panchayats across all States/UTs for enhancing the leadership skills and improving Panchayat Governance. Under the scheme of RGSA, the Ministry provides support for CB&T of elected representatives, functionaries and other stakeholders of Panchayats in different categories viz. basic orientation and refresher training, thematic training, specialized training, panchayat development plan training etc. A total of 36,81,750 elected representatives & other stakeholders of Panchayati Raj Institutions were trained on themes of localization of sustainable development goals (LSDGs) from FY 2022-23 to FY 2026-27 (as on 10th July 2026) under the scheme. State/UT wise details of Thematic Training from FY 2022-23 to 2026-27 is placed at Annexure II.
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj facilitates the preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs) through a thematic planning approach aligned with the nine themes of the Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs). Gram Panchayats are advised to identify and prioritize key developmental sectors, referred to as “Sankalp”, before the preparation of their GPDPs.
Sectors related to climate-resilient agricultural practices viz efficient water management through drip irrigation & sprinkler systems, watershed development, agroforestry, and other sustainable agricultural practices, are integrated under Theme 4: Water Sufficient Panchayat and Theme 5: Clean and Green Panchayat.
For the Plan Year of FY 2026-27 (as on 29.07.2026), a total of 1,56,019 Gram Panchayats have taken Sankalp for the preparation of GPDP. Of these, 31,789 Gram Panchayats have selected Theme 4: Water Sufficient Panchayat and 32,806 Gram Panchayats have selected Theme 5: Clean and Green Panchayat as their respective focus areas.
No such collaboration has been established by the Ministry with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under PAI.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a globally accepted framework for sustainable and inclusive development. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has localized the SDGs for Panchayats by developing a framework of nine Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDG) themes, making the global development agenda more relevant and actionable at the grassroots level. The localization of SDGs through the nine LSDG themes, supported by the PAI framework, facilitates effective rural governance, improved service delivery, and outcome-oriented Panchayat development.
Annexure-I
State/UT wise No. of GPs by overall score graded under PAI 2.0 FY 2023-24
S. No
State/UT
Total
A+
A
B
C
D
1
Andaman & Nicobar
70
0
0
21
49
0
2
Andhra Pradesh
13,310
0
591
10,178
2,468
73
3
Arunachal Pradesh
2,108
0
0
72
1,718
318
4
Assam
2,192
0
25
1,209
884
74
5
Bihar
8,053
0
2
771
6,862
418
6
Chhattisgarh
11,643
0
30
3,936
5,941
1,736
7
Goa
188
0
0
80
107
1
8
Gujarat
14,534
0
75
11,963
2,471
25
9
Haryana
6,225
0
7
3,342
2,779
97
10
Himachal Pradesh
3,615
0
1
1,706
1,828
80
11
Jammu & Kashmir
4,291
0
1
1,459
2,792
39
12
Jharkhand
4,345
0
6
1,993
2,311
35
13
Karnataka
5,946
0
36
3,707
2,172
31
14
Kerala
941
0
95
840
6
0
15
Ladakh
193
0
0
62
129
2
16
Lakshadweep
10
0
0
5
5
0
17
Madhya Pradesh
23,011
0
33
11,154
11,514
310
18
Maharashtra
27,894
0
315
10,049
16,909
621
19
Manipur
3,041
0
0
57
1,231
1,753
20
Meghalaya
3,069
0
0
18
2,292
759
21
Mizoram
840
0
34
549
253
4
22
Nagaland
1,277
0
0
33
1,040
204
23
Odisha
6,794
0
555
4,566
1,627
46
24
Puducherry
108
0
0
77
31
0
25
Punjab
13,233
0
1
3,275
9,464
493
26
Rajasthan
11,037
0
8
5,437
5,389
203
27
Sikkim
199
0
1
163
35
0
28
Tamil Nadu
12,482
0
197
10,520
1,746
19
29
Telangana
12,556
0
624
10,056
1,853
23
30
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
42
0
1
29
12
0
31
Tripura
1,176
0
943
233
0
0
32
Uttarakhand
7,766
0
3
2,359
5,203
201
33
Uttar Pradesh
57,678
0
51
18,905
32,598
6,124
Total
259,867
0
3,635
118,824
123,719
13,689
Annexure-II
Total Participants trained in Thematic Trainings 2022-23 to 2026-27(As on 10.07.2026)
S.No
States/UT
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
2026-27 (As on 10.07.2026)
1
Andaman And Nicobar Islands
536
1,396
2,305
2,457
-
2
Andhra Pradesh
406,617
158
96,589
307,591
5,254
3
Arunachal Pradesh
-
1,363
798
568
-
4
Assam
25,255
1,369
20,491
20,758
-
5
Bihar
14,073
43,192
98,709
59,553
-
6
Chhattisgarh
2,809
10,597
4,382
327
-
7
Goa
-
434
30
286
-
8
Gujarat
-
32
40,020
266
-
9
Haryana
-
151
-
-
-
10
Himachal Pradesh
-
123
3,023
332
-
11
Jammu And Kashmir
189,327
171,419
-
20,413
-
12
Jharkhand
27
323
113
-
-
13
Karnataka
30
150,462
56,226
50,829
10
14
Kerala
98,592
83,307
54,129
4,923
-
15
Ladakh
-
-
-
4,368
-
16
Madhya Pradesh
30,355
10,813
25,214
17,450
313
17
Maharashtra
270,470
130,851
7,385
34,992
173
18
Manipur
-
341
42
-
-
19
Meghalaya
4,083
67,600
59,569
61,360
-
20
Mizoram
1,260
846
4,424
150
-
21
Nagaland
-
-
91
224
-
22
Odisha
64
72,932
103,882
130,745
71
23
Puducherry
-
-
-
-
-
24
Punjab
24,143
10,213
2,567
21,540
-
25
Rajasthan
1,108
4,211
7,870
9,524
-
26
Sikkim
8,999
4,565
2,890
4,039
-
27
Tamil Nadu
8,568
38,765
31,220
1,195
-
28
Telangana
762
608
64
57
-
29
The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
457
250
335
800
-
30
Tripura
100
51,643
27,937
24,400
-
31
Uttar Pradesh
2,367
762
5,767
11,383
-
32
Uttarakhand
72,937
21,764
141
159
-
33
West Bengal
27,410
25,391
101,088
28,585
-
34
Center
2,516
137
471
-
-
TOTAL
1192865
906018
757772
819274
5821
This information was given by Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 04th August 2026.
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