Real-time Transaction based e-Governance project Mahatma Gandhi NREGA

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Real-time Transaction based e-Governance
projectMahatma Gandhi NREGA
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Transaction Groups
ICT Project Real Time Transaction Based (RTTB)
MIS

• Ministry has decided to deploy a Real Time
  Transaction Based e-Governance solution on a
  pilot basis in four state (Rajasthan, Karnataka,
  Orissa Gujarat) to address the problem related
  to delay in payment of wages and real time
  capturing of the MGNREGA transactions. Another
  States will be added to this project as and when
  request is received by Ministry of Rural
  Development.

• It is proposed to carry out the RTTB ICT project
  in two Phases.
• Phase-I will encompass the implementation of
  Electronic Fund Transfer (eFMS system) leveraging
  the Core Banking infrastructure (NEFT/RTGS) of
  commercial banks.
• Phase-II will encompass field-level electronic
  data capture through handheld devices. The
  handheld device will be used for demand
  registration, attendance, record the work
  measurements and will directly upload these to
  the central MIS (NREGASoft)

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Implementation Approach

• Phased Implementation
• Phase I (e-FMS)
• Pilot location in four pilot States (Gujarat,
  Karnataka, Rajasthan and Orissa).
• Entire pilot States to be covered for all
  payments at all locations.
• Upscale in states willing to implement the e-FMS
  Project.
• Followed by rollout in all states and UTs.
• Phase II
• After successful implementation of e-FMS in pilot
  States Phase-II will be pilot tested 1st in these
  four pilot States.
• Up scaled later to all states and UTs.

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Present System
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Proposed Real-time Transaction-based System
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Real Time Transaction Based e-FMS

• e-FMS will encompass the implementation of
  Electronic Fund Transfer leveraging the Core
  Banking infrastructure (NEFT/RTGS) of commercial
  banks.
• States will be required to identify one or more
  Key banks, which will hold the funds in a Central
  Account with them.
• There can be one or more Central Accounts,
  depending on the State i.e. the State may choose
  to keep one Central Account at the State level or
  different Central Accounts for each District.

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Real Time Transaction Based e-FMS

• On receipt of digitally signed Wage List these
  banks will debit the Central Account and credit
  the account of the worker.
• The Wage List will be generated through NREGASoft
  on a daily basis for all those Payment Orders
  that have been approved by the authorized
  signatory using digital signatures on NREGASoft.
  The same solution may be extended for payment of
  material and administrative expenses.

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PRE-REQUISITE for States e-FMS

• The States should
• Agree to make all MGNREGS payments through a
  Central Account being operated at the State
  level/ District Level.
• Internet connectivity should be available at
  least till Block level.
• Possess at least two operational PCs at every
  Block with USB connectivity.
• Agree to generate all Payment Orders for the
  Bank/ Post Offices payments exclusively using
  NREGASoft.
• Adopt Digital Signatures for approving the bank
  payments.

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Activities to be undertaken by States e-FMS

• Identification of Key Bank(s) by the State.
• Signing up of an Agreement / MoU between the
  State and the Key Bank(s) to enable a seamless
  electronic payment mechanism.
• Co-ordination with the selected Key Bank(s) for
  Interfacing NREGASoft with the Banks Core
  Banking System.
• Updation /verification Freezing of bank
  accounts of stake holders.
• Identification of payment level with signatories
  at that level.
• Issuance of Digital Signatures to all Approving
  Authorities, typically an Accountant and the
  Program Officer at every Block and the District
  Program Co-ordinator at every District, in the
  State.
• Training the Approving Authorities on the usage
  of Digital Signatures for approving the payments.
• Positioning adequate technical manpower at State
  / District for handholding and troubleshooting
  support on a daily basis.