Panchayati Raj Ministry Launches Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme and SAMARTH Portal

29 July 2026National

Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh), Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), launched the Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme, the SAMARTH Panchayat Portal, and released Model Own Source of Revenue (OSR) Rules in New Delhi. The initiatives aim to strengthen the financial autonomy, digital governance and revenue-generation capacity of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), in line with Viksit Bharat @2047. The Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme helps Gram and Block Panchayats convert local assets into revenue-generating projects; the SAMARTH Portal is India's first unified digital platform for end-to-end management of Panchayat OSR; and the Model OSR Rules give states an advisory framework to collect property tax, user charges and fees.

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73rd Constitutional Amendment (1992): gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj | Part IX & 11th Schedule deal with Panchayats | National Panchayati Raj Day: 24 April | Union Panchayati Raj Minister: Rajiv Ranjan Singh

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MoPR launched the Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme and SAMARTH Portal (India's first unified digital platform for Panchayat Own Source Revenue) plus Model OSR Rules, to make Panchayati Raj Institutions financially self-reliant under Viksit Bharat @2047.

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