Issues in MGNREGS Digital Attendance System

On July 8, 2025, the Union Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) issued a notification highlighting widespread manipulation of digital attendance records under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) through the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) app.

  • National Mobile Monitoring System was introduced in 2021 and made mandatory in 2022.
  • It requires geo-tagged photographs of MGNREGS workers twice a day (morning and end of shift).
  • It aimed to increase transparency and reduce corruption in wage payment verification.

Key Issues Identified by MoRD

  • Upload of unrelated or duplicate photographs.
  • Photo-to-photo capture instead of real-time images.
  • Mismatch between actual workers and uploaded photos.
  • Gender composition inconsistencies ....
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