The management information system of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 was hailed as a pioneering tool for enhancing transparency and accountability. However, it is now being used with impunity to centralise the programme and violate workers’ legal entitlements, causing frequent disruptions on the ground and opening new avenues for corruption in the programme.
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Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/tyranny-mgnrega%E2%80%99s-monitoring-system
[2] http://www.epw.in/journal/2017/37/commentary/tyranny-mgnregas-monitoring-system.html
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jean-dreze
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/siraj-dutta
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-rural-employment-guarantee-scheme-nregs
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/corruption
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance
