Assessment of MGNREGS using GIS

The Minister for Rural Development Shri Pradeep Jain “Aditya” today informed the Rajya Sabha that It is proposed to use Geographical Information System (GIS) under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. In this regard, Ministry of Rural Development has set up an Expert Group to prepare a strategy for nationwide rollout and to evolve parameters for standardization with an objective to link GIS with grass root participatory planning and asset management and monitoring.

Replying to a written question the minister said use of GIS will strengthen decentralized participatory planning, implementation, capturing and monitoring of assets and evaluation of the works under MGNREGA and also this move will help the Ministry to bring in greater transparency and accountability in the implementation of the Scheme as real time data would be available.

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