PANCHAYAT LEARNING CENTRES

Posted On: 10 MAR 2026 3:58PM by PIB Delhi The Ministry is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) w.e.f. financial year 2022-23 with the main objective of building the capacity of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through imparting training to Elected Representatives (ERs) and other stakeholders of Panchayats, to develop their governance capabilities for leadership roles and to enable the Panchayats to function effectively. Apart from training interventions, under RGSA, the Ministry supplements the efforts of States/UTs on a limited scale by supporting the establishment of institutional mechanisms for capacity building and training, and by providing infrastructural support such as construction of Gram Panchayat Bhawans, procurement of computers, co-location of Common Service Centres (CSCs) in Gram Panchayat Bhawans, development of Panchayat Learning Centres (PLCs), etc. Gram Panchayats with success stories/good practices or which have already shown exemplary work in identified themes for Local Sustainable Development Goals are developed as PLCs. The basic infrastructure in the PLCs is developed to facilitate exposure visits to showcase their initiatives and creation/establishment of digital libraries, etc. for strengthening capacity building and knowledge enhancement of elected representatives. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has developed a framework under the Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) for the establishment of Panchayat Learning Centres (PLCs) in selected well-performing Gram Panchayats as decentralized training and resource centres for capacity building and peer learning. The framework provides for the identification of beacon Panchayats and utilisation of existing Panchayat infrastructure and ICT facilities supported under RGSA on a limited scale. PLCs facilitate experiential and e-learning through exposure visits, demonstrations, documentation of best practices, preparation of learning materials, and structured training modules covering Panchayat governance processes, GPDP preparation, participatory planning, leadership, and local development initiatives. The Centres function as local knowledge hubs, enabling elected representatives and functionaries to learn through immersion-based training and sharing of good governance practices. Under RGSA, support is provided for capacity building and training of elected representatives, Panchayat functionaries, and other stakeholders on planning, financial management, accounting, transparency, public service delivery, good governance practices, etc. The support for the training, as well as the venue of the training, however, is provided based on proposals submitted by States and approved by the Central Empowered Committee at the Central level. 1,152 Gram Panchayats have been developed as Panchayat Learning Centres (PLCs) under Revamped RGSA. The State-wise number of Gram Panchayats developed as PLCs is at Annexure . District-wise data is not maintained centrally. Annexure State/UT-wise number of Gram Panchayats developed as PLC under the Revamped RGSA (as on 28.02.2026) S. No. State Total PLC developed 1 A & N Islands 4 2 Andhra Pradesh 9 3 Arunachal Pradesh 7 4 Assam 14 5 Bihar 10 6 Chhattisgarh 0 7 DNHDD 0 8 Goa 2 9 Gujarat 0 10 Haryana 24 11 Himachal Pradesh 3 12 Jammu & Kashmir 31 13 Jharkhand 0 14 Karnataka 234 15 Kerala 36 16 Ladakh 0 17 Lakshadweep 0 18 Madhya Pradesh 121 19 Maharashtra 79 20 Manipur 0 21 Meghalaya 0 22 Mizoram 7 23 Nagaland 2 24 Odisha 160 25 Puducherry 0 26 Punjab 9 27 Rajasthan 62 28 Sikkim 19 29 Tamil Nadu 36 30 Telangana 0 31 Tripura 35 32 Uttarakhand 81 33 Uttar Pradesh 156 34 West Bengal 11 Total 1152 This information was given by Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 10 th March 2026. *** AA (Release ID: 2237525) Visitor Counter : 522 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of Panchayati Raj PANCHAYAT LEARNING CENTRES Posted On: 10 MAR 2026 3:58PM by PIB Delhi The Ministry is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) w.e.f. financial year 2022-23 with the main objective of building the capacity of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through imparting training to Elected Representatives (ERs) and other stakeholders of Panchayats, to develop their governance capabilities for leadership roles and to enable the Panchayats to function effectively. Apart from training interventions, under RGSA, the Ministry supplements the efforts of States/UTs on a limited scale by supporting the establishment of institutional mechanisms for capacity building and training, and by providing infrastructural support such as construction of Gram Panchayat Bhawans, procurement of computers, co-location of Common Service Centres (CSCs) in Gram Panchayat Bhawans, development of Panchayat Learning Centres (PLCs), etc. Gram Panchayats with success stories/good practices or which have already shown exemplary work in identified themes for Local Sustainable Development Goals are developed as PLCs. The basic infrastructure in the PLCs is developed to facilitate exposure visits to showcase their initiatives and creation/establishment of digital libraries, etc. for strengthening capacity building and knowledge enhancement of elected representatives. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has developed a framework under the Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) for the establishment of Panchayat Learning Centres (PLCs) in selected well-performing Gram Panchayats as decentralized training and resource centres for capacity building and peer learning. The framework provides for the identification of beacon Panchayats and utilisation of existing Panchayat infrastructure and ICT facilities supported under RGSA on a limited scale. PLCs facilitate experiential and e-learning through exposure visits, demonstrations, documentation of best practices, preparation of learning materials, and structured training modules covering Panchayat governance processes, GPDP preparation, participatory planning, leadership, and local development initiatives. The Centres function as local knowledge hubs, enabling elected representatives and functionaries to learn through immersion-based training and sharing of good governance practices. Under RGSA, support is provided for capacity building and training of elected representatives, Panchayat functionaries, and other stakeholders on planning, financial management, accounting, transparency, public service delivery, good governance practices, etc. The support for the training, as well as the venue of the training, however, is provided based on proposals submitted by States and approved by the Central Empowered Committee at the Central level. 1,152 Gram Panchayats have been developed as Panchayat Learning Centres (PLCs) under Revamped RGSA. The State-wise number of Gram Panchayats developed as PLCs is at Annexure . District-wise data is not maintained centrally. Annexure State/UT-wise number of Gram Panchayats developed as PLC under the Revamped RGSA (as on 28.02.2026) S. No. State Total PLC developed 1 A & N Islands 4 2 Andhra Pradesh 9 3 Arunachal Pradesh 7 4 Assam 14 5 Bihar 10 6 Chhattisgarh 0 7 DNHDD 0 8 Goa 2 9 Gujarat 0 10 Haryana 24 11 Himachal Pradesh 3 12 Jammu & Kashmir 31 13 Jharkhand 0 14 Karnataka 234 15 Kerala 36 16 Ladakh 0 17 Lakshadweep 0 18 Madhya Pradesh 121 19 Maharashtra 79 20 Manipur 0 21 Meghalaya 0 22 Mizoram 7 23 Nagaland 2 24 Odisha 160 25 Puducherry 0 26 Punjab 9 27 Rajasthan 62 28 Sikkim 19 29 Tamil Nadu 36 30 Telangana 0 31</sp