Hyderabad (PTI): Andhra Pradesh has topped the list of states in the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).
An independent study on the implementation of NREGS, conducted by the National Consortium of Civil Society Organisations, has ranked Andhra Pradesh above all other states, a release from the Chief Minister's Office said.
"The main finding of the study is that the programme is being implemented in the state in an effective manner by employing information technology tools, techniques and through a robust social audit. Andhra has emerged as the role model in successful implementation of the programme," the release said.
All stages of the programme - from registration of workers to issue of job cards, preparation of work estimates, muster rolls and payment to workers - have been fully computerised. "This has ensured prompt payment to workers through an online system, thus avoiding any leaks," it said.
The study, co-authored by Mihir Shah and Pramathesh Ambasta, noted that "since the computerised system is integrated end-to-end, any work registered is alive, status visible and amenable to tracking."
"Delays at any stage could thus be identified and corrected immediately. The free availability of information on the website also facilitates public scrutiny, thus engendering greater transparency and better social audit."
Around 30,000 trained village youths conducted the social audit and have already covered 1.2 crore people, the release added.
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