• The new National Mobile Monitoring Software applicationhas problems that are clearly eroding the right to work.
• National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) App was launched by the Minister of Rural Development on May, 21 2021.
• This app is aimed at bringing more transparency and ensure proper monitoring of the schemes.
• The NMMS App permits taking real time attendance of workers at Mahatma Gandhi NREGA worksites along with geo-tagged photograph.
• The app helps in increasing citizen oversight of the programme.
• The National Mobile Monitoring App is applicable for the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA workers for all the States/ Union Territories.
• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is an employment guarantee act.
• It was introduced in 2005 through the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act,2005.
• Under the scheme, every rural household whose adult member volunteers to do unskilled manual work is entitled to get at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year.
• Implementation: Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) in association with state governments monitors the implementation of the scheme.

Features of the act:

• Demand-driven scheme: Worker to be hired when he demands and not when the Government wants it.
• Gram Panchayat is mandated to provide employment within 15 days of work application failing which worker is entitled to unemployment allowance.
• Payment of wages within 15 days of competition of work failing which worker is entitled to delay compensation of 05%/ day of wages earned.

Model Question

Q. With reference to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), which of the following statements are correct ?

1. It is a Demand-driven scheme in which worker to be hired when he demands and not when the Government wants it.
2. It is a 100 days work for adults in rural households who volunteers to do skilled manual work.
3. National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) App was created to monitor MGNREGA workers.
4. The NMMS App permits taking real time attendance of workers at worksites along with geo-tagged photograph.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(c) 1, 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 only

Answer : C

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