Bio-Metric Identification of MGNREGS Workers

It is proposed to collect Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) compliant biometric data base which may be used by the Unique Identification Authority in order to give the UID number to the MGNREGA workers. This information was given by Shri Pradeep Jain ‘Aditya’ Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

The minister also informed the house that Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has not conducted any review of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. The Ministry had requested C&AG to conduct a performance audit of the implementation of the Act. According, C&AG had conducted the performance audit of implementation of the Act in 68 districts for the period 2006-07.

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