End to End Biometric Enabled ICT based transactions for MGNREGA

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End to End Biometric EnabledICT based
transactions for MGNREGA

• Experiences from Bhilwara

Naimur RahmanManaging DirectorOneWorld
Foundation India naimur.rahman_at_oneworld.net
www.oneworld.net.in
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Objective

• ICT innovation to improve access of knowledge
  and information at the grassroots for enhanced
  accountability
• enabling the poor to demand rights based
  entitlement within MG NREGA
• Uses a mix of technologies and social media to
• improve communication of workers rights
• minimize human intermediation and enhance
  transparency in transactional processes

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Piloted framework
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Pilot locations

• Bhilwara 10 villages, located within 12
  kilometres of Suwana block office
• Udaipur 10 villages, located within 12
  kilometres of Koraber Gram Panchayat

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Soochna Seva Kendra(info kiosks)

• Successfully piloted in 10 villages of Bhilwara
  district in Rajasthan
• Info-kiosk touch screen on voice-text mode with
  bio-metric authentication
• Bio-metric registration of thumb impression of
  registered job-card holder along with digital
  image
• Job card details number of days worked, number
  of days left to work, wages earned
• Platform to job demand
• Access pay slips and history of past work
• Information about the act, worker entitlements
• Platform to register grievances

7000 biometric registrations
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Demand for Job

• A single job application process and desire for
  replacement of manual processing of dated receipt
  - Eliminates dependency of workers
• Technology to provide services for registering
  demands for work
• Dated receipt acknowledging their demand is also
  issued.
• Option to select preferred worksite
• Work demand through info kiosk and Hand Held
  Device at worksite

1500 work demands in 5 months
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Work allocation

• Work allocation integrated through centralised
  MIS
• Generation of automated e-muster roll
• Simplifies process timely allotment of work
• Job allocation reflected in the Info Kiosk

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Location specific attendance using Biometric and
GPS

• Attendance is taken through a Hand Held Device at
  worksite
• Biometric authentication of workers through
  integrated bio metric eliminates scope for
  ghost workers
• GPS enabled device provides latitude longitude
  of the location
• Attendance report available online with
  geographical tag and worksite images along with
  list of worker names and corresponding job IDs
• Enhances transparency

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Monitoring and Payment

• Updation of worksite progress with pre-post work
  images
• Updation of work measurement Measurement through
  Hand Held Device
• Payment advice on the basis of e-muster roll and
  digitally captured work-measurement data
• Online access of data reduces process time
• E-payment advice to bank ensures timely payment
  to workers

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Extending out-reach with Mobile

• SMS based delivery of workers information
• Workers have the option of sending a SMS to
  receive job status information number of days
  worked and number of workdays left on their
  mobiles.

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Extending out-reach Hand Held Device

• Portable computer with integrated peripheral
  devices
• Biometric
• Camera
• Touch screen
• Integrated GPS
• GPRS and wireless connectivity
• Smart card reader
• Thermal Printer

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Naimur RahmanManaging DirectorOneWorld
Foundation India naimur.rahman_at_oneworld.net
www.oneworld.net.in

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