Lok Sabha Question No. 4311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: National Mobile Monitoring Software
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. D. Purandeswari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4311 ANSWERED ON 19/08/2025

## NATIONAL MOBILE MONITORING SOFTWARE

## 4311. Dr. D. Purandeswari:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  manner  in  which  the  introduction  of  National  Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) improved transparency and accountability in  monitoring  daily  attendance  under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme;
- (b) the technological advancements in NMMS help reduce administrative delays and ensure timely payments to
- beneficiaries of MGNREGS;
- (c) the  manner  in  which    the  NMMS  application  contribute  to minimizing fraud and ensuring accurate tracking of work hours under MGNREGS;
- (d) the  feedback  mechanisms  are  incorporated  within  NMMS  to allow real-time grievance redressal for MGNREGS workers and field officers; and
- (e)    the manner in which the Government ensures digital inclusion and  training  for  rural  workers  and  supervisors  to  effectively
- use NMMS in remote areas?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to (e): 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.

In  order  to  avoid  any  inconvenience  to  the  workers  due  to NMMS, provision has been made  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  at  district  level  by  District  Program Coordinator also exists, which has since been decentralized to the Block level.

The  implementation  of  the  NMMS  application  has  significantly improved  the  attendance  management  system  and  the  overall efficiency of the process. During the current financial year 2025-26 (as  on  13.08.2025),  95%  attendance  has  been  marked  through National  Mobile  Monitoring  System  (NMMS)  under  the  Scheme. NMMS boosts the credibility of attendance data and fosters trust in the overall process.

It is also submitted that any issue faced by States/UTs is taken up with Ministry on a real-time basis which in turn makes effort to resolve the same in a time bound manner. Various enhancements are continuously incorporated in the system to make it  more  robust,  based  on  the  feedback  and  suggestions  given  by States  and  other  stakeholders,  such  as  eye  blink  and  head  count facility,  Mate-id  mapping,  verification  of  photographs  at  various levels etc.

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 and enhancement are being done in  the  app  from  time  to  time.  The  technical  issues being  faced  by States/UTs are taken up with the Ministry on a real-time basis which in turn makes efforts to resolve the same in a time-bound manner. The suggestions made by the States/UTs are continuously incorporated in the system after analyzing their feasibility.

The  implementation  of  the  NMMS  application  has  significantly improved  the  attendance  management  system  and  the  overall efficiency  of  the  process.  NMMS  application  also  helps  in  timely payment of wages as wage lists and FTOs can be generated on the same day on which the attendance has been captured, this process took more time earlier in case of manual attendance system.

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