E Panchayat in Rural India Progress and Challenges

India is one of the most vibrant and largest democracies in the world enjoy a unique place among the comity of nations. We have consolidated our democracy through establishment of the Panchayati Raj system at grass root level in India. After 73rd amendment act 1992 Panchayati Raj has brought tangible improvement at grass root level in rural India. It was the initiative taken by the Government of India in 2007 when the digital India program for rural India was introduced which is called e governance in India. E governance through the ICT or wide area network, mobile Internet have the ability to make relations with the citizens. Panchayati Raj system at grass root level upgraded and started to use the various tools of digitalization include Internet mobile, service delivery to citizens in rural India. E Panchayats addresses all aspect of panchayat in rural. Panchayat of India has also introduced digital India programme which aims to digitalise Indian villages and gram panchayat by broadband Internet services and promote e governance and transform the rural life into the knowledge economy which aims at providing digital services. The panchayat are to perform all functions efficiently with use of information and communication technology. It is with broad vision of Mission mode project approach. It addresses all aspects of panchayat functions include decentralization planning Budgeting Accounting service delivery like certificate and licences etc. to citizens. E Panchayat uses ICT for improving delivery of services to citizens. Social audit improving governance of self government. Capacity building of panchayat representatives. Government of India both are the centre and state level Have the vision and strategies to bridge the digital divide and provide supporting infrastructure in rural areas to enhance the capacities of panchayats. The success of e panchayat and digital India depend on the benefits. There are certain challenges Before the e panchayat and digital India programme. The telecom infrastructure companies policy maker. There is need of PPP Public Private Partnership to manage various projects Small villages n rural India. Present paper is an humble attempt to address the issues Problems and progress concerned with E Panchayat in rural India. Paper also discuss some strategies and Initiatives taken by central and state governments. This will be beneficial to all policy makers academician and Research Scholars for future.