Biometric attendance of NREGA workers

Web enabled MIS places critical parameters online

PTI | August 17, 2010



The government is considering a GPS-enabled plan for recording biometric attendance of NREGA workers, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

"The Ministry is considering rolling out a GPS enabled plan of biometric attendance for Mahatma Gandhi NREGA workers and a policy in this regard is under consideration," Minister of State for Rural Development Pradeep Jain Aditya said in a written reply.

With a view to improving maintenance of records under NREGA, states have been asked to deploy technical and non-technical hands at all levels.

A web enabled management information system (MIS) has also been made operational which places all critical parameters such as job cards, muster rolls, wage payments, number of days of employment provided and works under execution online for monitoring and easy access of information by the public, he said.

Aditya said wage disbursement to NREGA workers through bank or post office accounts has been made mandatory to ensure transparency in disbursement of wages.

 

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