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data collected by field staff and checked by supervisory staff for application designed for it. All Panchayat data, panchayat
correctness is also paid for. The latest guidelines provide for profile, panchayat accounts related information of funds routed
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payment of Rs. 600/- for 1 CRP for 1 day to collect the VPRP through GPs, in particular the 15 FC grants.
data. It is learnt that ANSSIRD, Karnataka had initiated a pilot
The validation of data entered into eGramSwaraj is by GP.
exercise of data collection for PDI following the Expert Group
Report on LSDGs with PRIs, and paid the data collectors for GIS based information, geotagging, visualized information as
collection of data points per day. MoSPI pays for various already developed by Ministries, including MoPR, such as
surveys. NFHS survey is paid for. Any formal data collection Gram Manchitra, all come together here in eGramSwaraj.
process is a paid service. Hence, if one is serious about use of Makes it simple for all users to look for it, and all connected
data for development benchmarks, planning and progress applications and information on PDI there.
assessment, clearly there must be a mechanism that pays for the The PDI & LIF, LSDG Themes appearing in eGramSwaraj for
service of data collection, and validation, and ensures it the Panchayat would be giving Gram Panchayats the dashboard
becomes systemic and is effectively monitored. While the with PDI etc., embedded GPDP links from eGramSwaraj as a
Ministry of Panchayati Raj may consider in the first instance to separate app. To work on the LIF & PDI, the link is best from
get started, fund to be placed at the disposal of the Gram eGramSwaraj, as not only is all data landing here, but is also
Panchayats for this, and not draw from the FC grants and drawn out of here. The ease of operations for assessments, LIF
deprive the GP albeit by a small amount as it would be seen as & PDI scores, as well as future changes would be best placed in
being deprived and forced. In future it can be considered to be eGramSwaraj. Whatever is needed for PDI & LIF can be drawn
drawn out of the M&E budgets of different Flagship Schemes from here & whatever analysis etc. done under it can be seen
of different Ministries and pooled for GP use. MA can become through the PDI link from eGramSwaraj. The growth journey in
a survey for data not otherwise available from Ministry data the use of data of Gram Panchayat level, hamlet and households
base or GP profile information. can be routed through this key portal of Ministry of Panchayati
Raj. EGramSwaraj of Ministry of Panchayati Raj is seen to be
eGramSwaraj – the central junction
the one stop junction for all connecting points of Panchayat data
Rather than draw separate API for the LIF and PDI, the
and information.
eGramSwaraj Portal is seen as the main data collection
Centre for the Gram Panchayats. Already this is the landing Training and Capacity Building for Data Collection
point for data from Ministries. This also has the GP level data Data entry has been covered in Training for Data entry
that gives GP profile and is the hub that leads to various other operators/ Gram Sevaks/Panchayat Secretary, for use of the
applications developed and being developed by MoPR. applications developed by MoPR. Data Collection in the nature

Currently data from Ministries connected to LIF & other related as in LIF, is a new field of work. Training for GPs, in this has
data is being brought and dropped into the eGramSwaraj been identified as absolutely necessary in the pilot work done in
Maharashtra. What is to be covered in the Training has also
been suggested by those who were actually involved in the
process of data collection, and data entry. Naturally, as and
when survey is to be done, training for that is also to be given.
Training for standardized data at GP level, whether it be for
Registers or online, is necessary to be given. The process
would start with the overview of LIF, understanding the
Themes, understanding the purpose of data collection and
indicators, target setting, Metadata, unique data points,

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