Lok Sabha Question No. 1865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: App-based Attendance System
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Shafi Parambil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1865 ANSWERED ON 11/03/2025

## APP-BASED ATTENDANCE SYSTEM

## 1865. SHRI SHAFI PARAMBIL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the protest of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)  beneficiaries  against  the  faulty  and  complicated app-based attendance system and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has initiated any steps to correct the quality  and  implementation  issues  related  to  the  app-based attendance system;
- (c) if so, the steps taken to correct the faulty attendance system; and
- (d)
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a) to (d): In order to ensure transparency and accountability in the implementation  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee  Scheme (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS),  the  Ministry  has decided that States/UTs shall ensure capturing of attendance at the worksite  through  National  Mobile  Monitoring  System  (NMMS)  App with two-time stamped, geo-tagged photographs of the workers in a day for all  the  works  (except  Individual  Beneficiary  Work)  through NMMS w.e.f 1st January, 2023.

Further, in order to avoid any inconvenience to the workers due to NMMS, it has been decided that in case any worksite is not located  in  network  covered  area  or  attendance  could  not  be uploaded  due  to  any  other  network  issue  then  attendance  can  be

captured  in  offline  mode  and  can  be  uploaded  once  the  device comes into network covered area. In case of exceptional circumstances owing to which attendance could not be uploaded, the  provision  for  exemption  also  exists  which  has  been  further decentralized to the level of Block administration.

In  order  to  make  the  NMMS  App  more  robust  and  user friendly, new enhancements have been done such as the provision of  Eye  blink  facility,  Head  Count  facility,  Mate  id  mapping  with Muster  roll  and  relaxation  in  proximity  range  in  linear  types  of community  works  (permissible)  etc.  in  the  existing  version  of  the NMMS  application.  These  initiatives  help  in  resolving  the  issues raised by the States/UTs relating to NMMS App.

Further,  as  and  when  any  request  is   received  from  the States/UTs,  the  Ministry  has  been  providing  training  to  ensure smooth  transitioning  to  NMMS  app.  The  technical  issues  being faced by States/UTs are taken up with Ministry on a real-time basis which  in  turn  makes  effort  to  resolve  the  same  in  a  time  bound manner.  The  new  suggestions  made  by  the  States/UTs  are  being incorporated after analyzing their feasibility.

The  implementation  of  the  NMMS  application  has  significantly improved  the  attendance  management  system  and  the  overall efficiency  of  the  process.  The  attendance  captured  through  the NMMS  application  for  FY  2024-25  stands  at  95.21%  in  the  1st Fortnight and 96.37% in the 2nd Fortnight to date.  NMMS boosts the credibility  of  attendance  data  and  fosters  trust  in  the  overall process.

As  NMMS  application  enables  the  generation  of  FTOs  on  the same day, it has also immensely helped in timely payment of wages.

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