National Rural Employment Guarantee Act NREGA eMuster Suniti

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) e-Muster Suniti Gupta (suniti. gupta@lateralpraxis. com) 26 January 2022

NREGA - Execution Issues ● Lack of a proper system for identification and enrolment of beneficiaries resulting in discrepancies in Job Cards ● Only 60% of the Muster genuine ● No transparency in the work evaluation process which is finally used for calculation of wages to be disbursed ● Non-payment of unemployment allowances which become due within 15 days of the demand for work ● Refer: NREGA in MP: case study 5

e-Muster - Solution Objective …to e-enable the processes of enrolment and attendance, this being the base data for the entire scheme, thereby ensuring that the benefits of the scheme are realized by the true beneficiaries …by providing a fully integrated system from the level of the “workers”, right up to validated electronic payments. …which has the ability to scale up to provide a mechanism to monitor and evaluate the scheme at the Block, District and State level in order to provide complete accountability to the Centre. 9

e-Muster - Solution Components e. Muster Portal Beneficiary Enrollment / Attendance e. Muster Nano Banking + MIS Application NIC MIS System 10

e-Muster – WYSE Device Current features ● Battery operated ● ● ● Biometric module from SAGEM ● One million error-free impressions Current storage capacity ● 500 thumb prints ● 16, 000 attendance records Operates in Wireless and Off-line modes Integrated with offline software at panchayat/ block in offline mode and with Central server in wireless mode Easy to use and robust ISO certified Biometric Device 12

e-Muster – Visiontek Device Current Features ● Facility for Biometric enrolment & attendance ● Mini Hand Held Computer ● In-Built Printer ● Graphical Display ● In Built Battery ● Seamless Communication Options ● Linux OS ● User Friendly Key Pad ● Smart Card, Magnetic Stripe Card Interface ● Truly Mobile ● Supports Seamless Applications ● Data ports for Connecting External VISIONTEK 92 POS – A Transaction Terminal 13

e-Muster – Integra Micro Device Description 1. Side Panel 2. Power Cable + Motorcycle battery cable 3. Antenna for GPRS Connection 4. Display Screen 5. Key Pad 6. Paper holder 7. Printer 8. Paper Feed Button Can also be used for 9. Status Indicators NREGA disbursement 10. Fingerprint Sensor s to beneficiaries 11. Contact less Card Slot 12. Contact Card Slot 14

e-Muster – Device from Intel

Positioning by GPS-satellite Allows ● GPS location allows work site attendance confirmation ● GPS location allows beneficiary travel allowance confirmation 21

Job Cards �The Difference Actual Job Card on the System 17

Data Interface Screen… 1 18

Data Interface Screen… 2 19

Data Interface Screen… 3 20

Muster Roll �The Difference Actual Muster Roll on the System 21

Muster Roll �Report 22