No. eGramSwaraj.org is an independent, non-governmental civic-tech educational and reference portal. We provide explanatory guides, tools, and links to help citizens and Panchayat representatives navigate rural governance processes. We never collect passwords, OTPs, or government credentials. The official government portal is hosted strictly at https://egramswaraj.gov.in/.

eGramSwaraj was established by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) to serve as a unified digital operating system for decentralized planning (GPDP), progress reporting, and work-based double-entry accounting for India's 2.55+ lakh Gram Panchayats. It directly links physical activity milestones to digital payment disbursements via PFMS.

The system is operated by Gram Panchayat Secretaries and Data Entry Operators (Makers), elected Sarpanches / Pradhans (Checkers), Block Development Officers (BDOs), District Panchayat Officers (DPOs), Junior Engineers (JEs), and state audit teams via AuditOnline.

Under Article 243G of the Constitution of India and 15th Finance Commission guidelines, every Gram Panchayat must prepare an annual GPDP detailing planned developmental works across 29 devolved subjects. Without an approved GPDP uploaded to eGramSwaraj, the Ministry of Finance blocks the release of central grant installments.

All GPDP activities must be mapped to 9 themes: (1) Poverty-free village, (2) Healthy village, (3) Child-friendly village, (4) Water-sufficient village, (5) Clean and green village, (6) Self-sufficient infrastructure, (7) Socially secure village, (8) Village with good governance, and (9) Women-friendly village.

Yes. A Gram Panchayat can formulate a Supplementary GPDP if emergency civic works or natural disaster restorations arise. The supplementary plan must be passed by a Special Gram Sabha resolution, entered by the Maker, and authorized via Checker DSC.

Under the 15th Finance Commission, 40% of funds are Untied (can be spent on local discretionary civic needs such as streetlighting, maintenance, and village infrastructure), while 60% are Tied (30% strictly earmarked for sanitation and solid/liquid waste management, and 30% for drinking water supply, rainwater harvesting, and water recycling). Diverting Tied funds to road works is an audit offense.

eGramSwaraj utilizes: (1) Receipt Vouchers (RV) for fund inflows like grants and taxes; (2) Payment Vouchers (PV) for vendor and beneficiary payments; (3) Contra Vouchers (CV) for bank-to-bank or cash-to-bank internal transfers; and (4) Journal Vouchers (JV) for non-cash opening adjustments and bank reconciliations.

The Panchayat Secretary must generate a BRS at the close of every calendar month. The system compares the closing cashbook ledger balance with the physical bank passbook, accounting for uncleared cheques, bank charges, and interest accrued. Failure to reconcile results in CAG audit objections.

Payments follow a strict dual-signatory workflow: The Maker (Panchayat Secretary) generates a payment voucher and signs the Financial Transfer Order (FTO) using their Class 3 DSC. The Checker (Sarpanch) verifies invoices and Measurement Books and applies their Checker DSC. PFMS then routes the payment directly to the vendor's bank account via NEFT/RTGS/DBT.

Both Maker and Checker require a FIPS-compliant Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) stored on a USB cryptographic token (such as ePass2003 or mToken PKI Client) registered in their name and authorized at the Block level.

Verify that the official NIC DSC Signer application is running in your Windows taskbar system tray. Ensure port 1629/1630 is not blocked by third-party firewalls. Right-click the system tray icon and select "Restart Service", then refresh the portal in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.

Ensure the USB token driver (ePass2003 / mToken PKI software) is installed. Plug the token directly into a motherboard USB port (avoid unpowered USB hubs). Verify that the certificate has not expired by opening the token client manager tool.

Before final voucher payment, field workers must photograph the asset at 3 stages: Stage 1 (Before work commencement / 0%), Stage 2 (During execution at ~50%), and Stage 3 (Work completion / 100%). Each photo must embed GPS coordinates and timestamps.

Stage 3 completion photos must clearly show the on-site painted Citizen Information Board (CIB) displaying the Gram Panchayat name, scheme title, activity code, sanction cost, start/end dates, and junior engineer name in the local language.

mActionSoft supports offline photo capture. Field functionaries take the geo-tagged photographs at the village work site, which are stored locally in the application. Once back at the Panchayat Bhawan with Wi-Fi or cellular data, tap "Upload Offline Records".

Yes. Under Section 4(1)(b) of the RTI Act, all approved GPDP action plans, day books, monthly cashbooks, BRS reports, and geo-tagged work progress photographs are completely public on egramswaraj.gov.in. No login, password, or fee is required.

AuditOnline (auditonline.gov.in) is the CAG-compliant digital audit portal. It automatically ingests all voucher ledgers and mActionSoft photo metadata from eGramSwaraj so state audit teams can conduct desk and field audits electronically.

Citizens can register grievances through the Central CPGRAMS portal (pgportal.gov.in), their respective State CM Helpline portal, or the Meri Panchayat mobile application. For financial irregularities, petitions can be submitted to the District Collector or Block Development Officer (BDO).