Lok Sabha Question No. 809 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Mobile Monitoring System under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .809 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07 .201 6

## MOBILE MONITORING SYSTEM UNDER MGNREGS

## 809. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has initiated the Mobile Monitoring System for monitorin implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA),  in  the  proposed  10,000  Block/Gram  Panchayats across  the  country, and if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise including Kerala;
- (b) the details of total number of Block/ Gram Panchayats that have started updat online database and the total amount of sanctioned funds that have been rele ed so far, State/UT -wise;
- (c) whether the heads of all such Block/ Gram Panchayats have received the prom mobile phones, tablets and Personal Computers (PC) along with the necessary tr for using these devices, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  Ministry  has  adopted  urgent  measures  to  bring  all  Gram/Bl Panchayats under the Mobile Monitoring scheme; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

(a)&(b):        The  Ministry  has  sanctioned  financial  assistance  for  purchase  of  T prescribed specification for 10,000 most backward and remote Gram Panchayats of 9 S in FY 2013 - 14 to provide mobile interface to MGNREGASoft.  The aim is to provide data connectivity to the GPs with no IT Connectivity but have mobile connectivity for r demand capture, allocation of work, generation of e - muster, taking attendance and uploading measurements of works at Gram Panchayat level.  State - wise details of Tablets sanctioned and amount released in FY 2013 - 14 is given at Annexure - I.

(c): The financial assistance was sanctioned to the States for purchase of Tablet prescribed specifications.  Necessary instruct ions were issued to the States for identificati of GPs, supply order, training of GP level staff, Post Paid GPRS SIM Card for these etc. in April, 2014.  A workshop for Training to Trainers (ToTs) was arranged at NI - PR, Hydrabad for States' MIS officials and Master Trainer(s) for imparting training by the Gram Rojgar Sevak (GRS) at Block level.

(d)&(e):     In addition to Tablets for 10,000 backward Gram Panchayats sanctioned 2013- 14,  Tablets  for  25000  Gram  Panchayats  were  also  sanct i ned  in  FY  2014 - 15  for providing mobile interface to MGNREGASoft. State - wise breakup is given at Annexure - II. Further, at present there is no proposal to cover more GPs for mobile interface.

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## Annexure-I referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 809 dated 21.07.2016

| Sl. No.   | State            |   No. of GPs/Tablets | Amount released   |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   |                 3632 | 181.60 lakh       |
| 2         | Bihar            |                  641 | 32.05 lakh        |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh     |                  569 | 28.45 lakh        |
| 4         | Jharkhand        |                 1322 | 66.10 lakh        |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh |                  567 | 28.35 lakh        |
| 6         | Madhya Pradesh   |                 1076 | 53.80 lakh        |
| 7         | Maharashtra      |                 1774 | 88.70 lakh        |
| 8         | Rajasthan        |                  243 | 12.15 lakh        |
| 9         | Sikkim           |                  176 | 8.80 lakh         |
|           | Total            |                10000 | 500.00 lakh       |

## Annexure-II referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 809 dated 21.07.2016

| Sl.No .   | States           |   GPs/Tablets sanctioned |   Amount sanctioned/ released till date (Rs. in lakh) |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDHRAPRADESH    |                     1160 |                                                 116   |
| 2         | ARUNACHALPRADESH |                      610 |                                                  30.5 |
| 3         | ASSAM            |                     1300 |                                                  65   |
| 4         | BIHAR            |                     2930 |                                                 146.5 |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH     |                     1050 |                                                 105   |
| 6         | GOA              |                       10 |                                                   0.5 |
| 7         | GUJARAT          |                      770 |                                                  38.5 |
| 8         | HARYANA          |                      230 |                                                  23   |
| 9         | HIMACHALPRADESH  |                      110 |                                                  11   |
| 10        | JAMMU&KASHMIR    |                      270 |                                                  13.5 |
| 11        | JHARKHAND        |                     1710 |                                                 171   |
| 12        | KARNATAKA        |                      690 |                                                  34.5 |
| 13        | KERELA           |                      220 |                                                  11   |
| 14        | MADHYAPRADESH    |                     1800 |                                                  90   |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA      |                     1380 |                                                  69   |
| 16        | MANIPUR          |                      260 |                                                  26   |
| 17        | MEGHALYA         |                       80 |                                                   4   |
| 18        | MIZORAM          |                      150 |                                                  15   |
| 19        | NAGALAND         |                      240 |                                                  12   |
| 20        | ODISHA           |                     1800 |                                                 180   |
| 21        | PUNJAB           |                      180 |                                                   9   |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN        |                      640 |                                                  64   |
| 23        | SIKKIM           |                       50 |                                                   2.5 |
| 24        | TAMILNADU        |                      980 |                                                  98   |
| 25        | TELANGANA        |                      780 |                                                  78   |
| 26        | TRIPURA          |                      150 |                                                   7.5 |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH    |                     4030 |                                                 201.5 |
| 28        | UTTATAKHAND      |                      180 |                                                   9   |
| 29        | WEST BEGAL       |                     1240 |                                                 124   |
|           | TOTAL            |                    25000 |                                                1755.5 |