Meri Panchayat App Wins WSIS Prizes 2025 Champion Award
Why in the news
India’s Meri Panchayat app earned a Champion Award at the WSIS Prizes 2025, held at the WSIS+20 High-Level Event in Geneva, recognising rural e-governance innovation.
About the app
- A mobile m-Governance platform from the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and NIC under MeitY.
- Aims: stronger grassroots governance, transparency, accountability and citizen participation.
Features
| Feature | What it does |
|---|---|
| Live Panchayat data | Budgets, plans, fund use |
| Citizen role | Suggest projects, rate finished work, see Gram Sabha agendas |
| Geo-tools | Geo-tagging and geo-fencing; grievance mapping |
| Languages | 12+ Indian languages |
| Social audit | Tracks local scheme performance |
Significance
- Event organisers: ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, UNCTAD.
- A model for transparent village-level e-governance.
Exam angle
- Award: WSIS Champion Award 2025.
- Nodal ministry: Panchayati Raj.