Meri Panchayat app

Source: PIB

Context: The “Meri Panchayat” app has been awarded the WSIS Prizes 2025 Champion Award in the category of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity at the WSIS+20 High-Level Event in Geneva, recognizing India’s innovation in grassroots digital governance.

About Meri Panchayat app:

• What is It?

• “Meri Panchayat” is a mobile-based m-Governance platform designed to empower rural citizens and Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) by making Panchayat-level data accessible, interactive, and transparent.

• Developed By: Jointly developed by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and IT.

• Objectives:

• Promote digital inclusion in rural areas. Enhance transparency and accountability in Gram Panchayat operations. Strengthen participatory democracy and citizen engagement. Bridge the knowledge and information divide at the grassroots.

• Promote digital inclusion in rural areas.

• Enhance transparency and accountability in Gram Panchayat operations.

• Strengthen participatory democracy and citizen engagement.

• Bridge the knowledge and information divide at the grassroots.

• Key Features

• Real-time Information: Access Panchayat-level budgets, payments, and development plans. Civic Engagement: View Gram Sabha agendas, decisions, and GPDPs (Gram Panchayat Development Plans). Citizens can propose new projects, rate completed works, and submit feedback. Geo-Features: Geo-tagging and geo-fencing for projects and grievance redressal. Multilingual Interface: Available in 12+ Indian languages to ensure inclusivity. Weather & Infrastructure Data: Panchayat-wise weather forecasting, civic assets, and service details. Social Audit Tools: Transparency in fund utilization and performance tracking.

• Real-time Information: Access Panchayat-level budgets, payments, and development plans.

• Civic Engagement: View Gram Sabha agendas, decisions, and GPDPs (Gram Panchayat Development Plans). Citizens can propose new projects, rate completed works, and submit feedback.

• View Gram Sabha agendas, decisions, and GPDPs (Gram Panchayat Development Plans).

• Citizens can propose new projects, rate completed works, and submit feedback.

• Geo-Features: Geo-tagging and geo-fencing for projects and grievance redressal.

• Geo-tagging and geo-fencing for projects and grievance redressal.

• Multilingual Interface: Available in 12+ Indian languages to ensure inclusivity.

• Weather & Infrastructure Data: Panchayat-wise weather forecasting, civic assets, and service details.

• Social Audit Tools: Transparency in fund utilization and performance tracking.

• Award Recognition:

• Honoured with the WSIS Champion Award 2025 in the “Cultural Diversity and Local Content” category. Awarded at the WSIS+20 High-Level Event hosted by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD. Recognized globally as a model of citizen-centric, digital rural governance.

• Honoured with the WSIS Champion Award 2025 in the “Cultural Diversity and Local Content” category.

• Awarded at the WSIS+20 High-Level Event hosted by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD.

• Recognized globally as a model of citizen-centric, digital rural governance.