SabhaSaar AI tool

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News: The Centre is set to unveil an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool SabhaSaar to automatically generate minutes of meetings of gram sabhas. Applications of SabhaSaar AI in real life

About SabhaSaar AI tool

Applications of SabhaSaar AI in real life
Source – Ministry of Panchayati Raj
  • ‘SabhaSaar’ leverages the power of AI to generate structured minutes of meetings from gram sabha videos and audio recordings.
  • Launch: It was rolled out in Tripura on Independence Day, August 15, and thereafter made available to other states.
  • Launched by: Ministry of Panchayati Raj
  • Working
    • Panchayat officials can use their e-GramSwaraj login credentials to upload video/audio recordings on ‘SabhaSaar’.
    • It is built on Bhashini, an AI-powered language translation platform launched by the government to bridge literacy, language, and digital divides.
    • The tool generates transcription from a video or audio, translates it into a chosen output language and prepares a summary.
    • It enables transcription in all major Indian languages like Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Gujarati, in addition to English.
  • Importance
    • It will bring uniformity in minutes of the gram sabha meetings across the country.
    • ‘SabhaSaar’ is ideal for panchayats, administrative bodies, and rural development projects as it streamlines documentation and empowers stakeholders with instant access to meeting insights.

Panchayat NIRNAY portal

  • The Panchayati Raj Ministry has launched a Panchayat NIRNAY portal to ensure that gram sabhas meet regularly and function transparently.
  • It is a real-time monitoring system that deals with their meetings.
  • A gram sabha is supposed to meet at least four days (January 26, May 1, August 15, and October 2) in a year.
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