Going forward, the Survey recommends that digital technology and the JAM troika — Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile — be expanded to other welfare schemes. The Survey also compared the MGNREGS performance in blocks affected by drought versus other blocks, using drought as a proxy for distress. Muster rolls, which are work site attendance registers, show a 19% increase after ALP implementation in most blocks. By correlating information on MGNREGS demand with other data, a dashboard tool can be used to signal local distress and enable policymakers to alleviate it in a timely manner. The Survey also recommends that other welfare schemes implement the lessons learnt from Aadhaar linkages in MGNREGS.

Source: The Hindu July 04, 2019 16:52 UTC