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Answer» In this portal, modules are available for works, workers and fund management. The details are as follows: - The portal encapsulates several modules that are required in different processes of implementation of MGNREGA. These have been classified as:
i. Core Modules and ii. Support Modules. “Core Modules” (“work”, “worker”, “funds”, “e-FMS” and “Labour Budget”) capture details that enable booking of expenditure in NREGASoft. - Worker Management Module of the software captures registration, demand for work, workallocation and attendance recording in muster rolls.
- The software also has the provision to enable payment of wages through bank/post office asit captures the bank/post office account number, bank/post office name, branch name for all the persons who have demanded work.
- Works Management Module captures detailed information about the various works proposedor undertaken under the scheme at various levels.
- It facilitates online approval of projects and keeps track of time taken for approval of project.Each project is provided a unique ID and status of work is maintained in the system.
- Fund Management Module captures the funds transferred from MoRD/States to districtsand then to programme officers/Panchayats and expenditure incurred by various implementing agencies on labour, material and contingency.
- e-FMS Module provides a platform for making e-payments to workers, staff and vendors (wages, material and administrative expenses) using the payment network of financial Institution (e.g. NEFT/ RTGS/ ECS/ Sanchay Post), thus addressing the issue of delay in payments to a larger extent and making the MIS real time transaction based.
- Labour Budget Module contains all required information for preparation of Labour Budget. Itallows planning and preparing the labour budget for each Gram Panchayat.
- The module is so designed that it enables each GP to upload its labour budget which gets consolidated at every level from block up to the State level.
- Social Audit Module allows the Gram Panchayat to plan for the social audit and prepare social audit calendar. It has features to upload issues/ Grievances that rose during the social audit as well as the minutes of meetings. Observations of the documents verified during the social audit are also captured through this module.
- Cost Estimation Module makes detailed estimates of the works proposed or taken up under MGNREGA e.g. construction of Tank, Well, Sluice Gate, Earthen road, Cement concrete road etc.
- Grievance Redressal System allows a worker/citizen to lodge complaint and trace the subsequent response.
- Staffing Position Module captures name and contact details of all the officials, planning and implementing agencies from Gram Panchayat to Ministry of Rural Development involved in MGNREGA.
- Knowledge Network/ Solution Exchange provides a common platform to all stakeholders to exchange their views, pose queries to other stakeholder/experts and get responses, exhibit their best practices.
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