National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (NREGA)
e-Muster
Suniti Gupta
(suniti.gupta@lateralpraxis.com)
March 24, 2016
NREGA - Execution Issues
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Lack of a proper system for identification and enrolment of
beneficiaries resulting in discrepancies in Job Cards
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Only 60% of the Muster genuine
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No transparency in the work evaluation process which is
finally used for calculation of wages to be disbursed
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Non-payment of unemployment allowances which become
due within 15 days of the demand for work
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Refer: NREGA in MP: case study document
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e-Muster - Solution Objective
…to e-enable the processes of enrolment and attendance, this
being the base data for the entire scheme, thereby ensuring that
the benefits of the scheme are realized by the true beneficiaries
…by providing a fully integrated system from the level of the
“workers”, right up to validated electronic payments.
…which has the ability to scale up to provide a mechanism to
monitor and evaluate the scheme at the Block, District and State
level in order to provide complete accountability to the Centre.
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e-Muster - Solution Components
eMuster
Portal
Beneficiary Enrollment
/ Attendance
eMuster
Nano
Banking + MIS Application
NIC MIS System
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e-Muster – WYSE Device
Current features
● Battery operated
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Biometric module from SAGEM
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One million error-free impressions
Current storage capacity
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500 thumb prints
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16,000 attendance records
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Operates in Wireless and Off-line modes
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Integrated with offline software at panchayat/ block in
offline mode and with Central server in wireless mode
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Easy to use and robust
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ISO certified
Biometric Device
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e-Muster – Visiontek Device
Current Features
● Facility for Biometric enrolment & attendance
● Mini Hand Held Computer
● In-Built Printer
● Graphical Display
● In Built Battery
● Seamless Communication Options
● Linux OS
● User Friendly Key Pad
● Smart Card, Magnetic Stripe Card Interface
● Truly Mobile
● Supports Seamless Applications
● Data ports for Connecting External Devices
VISIONTEK 92 POS – A Transaction Terminal
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e-Muster – Integra Micro Device
Description
1. Side Panel
2. Power Cable + Motorcycle battery cable
3. Antenna for GPRS Connection
4. Display Screen
5. Key Pad
6. Paper holder
7. Printer
8. Paper Feed Button
9. Status Indicators
Can also be
10. Fingerprint Sensor
used for NREGA
disbursements
11. Contact less Card Slot
to beneficiaries
12. Contact Card Slot
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e-Muster – Device from Intel
Positioning by GPS-satellite
Allows
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GPS location
allows work site
attendance
confirmation
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GPS location
allows
beneficiary
travel allowance
confirmation
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Job Cards
Actual Job Card
The Difference
Job Card on the System
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Data Interface Screen…1
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Data Interface Screen…2
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Data Interface Screen…3
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Muster Roll
Actual Muster Roll
The Difference
Muster Roll on the System
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Muster Roll
Report
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