Information Communication Technology (ICT) and digitalization: A Compatibility Analysis with MGNREGA
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Information Communication Technology (ICT), Digitalization, MGNREGA, Rural developmentAbstract
Information in the present age is considered to be a commodity and resource for national development. Information like any other precious commodity is sold purchased, exchanged stored and distributed for development activities. Revolution in Information technology in the past couple of decades had drastic and far reaching impacts on all aspects of human life, and one of the major public system that affected the most was the scheme of MGNREGA launched by the government in August 2005 and came into force from September 2005. In the initial stage it covered only 200 districts but now it covers the whole India in the last few decades. It is a huge programme geographical as well as in financial perspective so the best use of Information technology techniques to be used for the successful execution of this pilot project. This paper examines the various aspects of MGNREGA scheme and how information technology techniques and digitalization can be used for the smooth functioning of the project.
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