@LibtechIndia

A group of engineers, social scientists, policy folks | Leveraging tech to improve public service delivery | Transparency and accountability

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The India Forum
@TheIndiaForumJan 30
Replacing MGNREGA with the Viksit Bharat mission signals a shift from demand-driven entitlement to discretionary social protection with fiscal caps, reconfiguring state-worker relations and risking greater exclusion @RahulSwaero3 Chakradhar B @LibtechIndia theindiaforum.in/public-poli…

VB-GRAMG and the Recasting of Rural Social Protection

Replacing MGNREGA with the Viksit Bharat mission signals a shift from demand-driven entitlement to discretionary social protection with fiscal caps. Technology, and centralisation recast labour...

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Rethink Aadhaar@no2uid15 Oct 2025
Replying to @no2uid @internetfreedom
#Aadhaar technology keeps changing and creating additional hurdles that punish the most vulnerable. Ultimately, it’s a system that undermines access to essential social security and welfare": Chakradhar Buddha, @LibtechIndia
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No hike in #MGNREGA allocation despite deficits & pending dues. Due to the lower allocation in FY24-25, persondays generated plummeted to 239cr from 312cr in FY23-24. Avg. work days/ household also dropped from 52.08 to 44.62. Truly a “gift” on NREGA Diwas. #BudgetSession2025
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Today at 3pm @LibtechIndia will release its 6-month MGNREGA report (April-Sept 2024) on the scheme’s implementation across India. DM for link to join.
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.@LibtechIndia will release its 6-month MGNREGA report (April-Sept 2024) on the scheme’s implementation across India on 25th Oct (Friday) at 3PM via an online press conference co-organised by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha. Stay tuned. #MGNREGA PS: The link will be shared a day prior.
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Chakri@samalochana25 Sep 2024
Can the TDP deliver on its ambitious welfare promises despite AP's financial woes? My latest for @thenewsminute explores the challenges the govt faces and the impact on its political future. thenewsminute.com/andhra-pra… @LibtechIndia @rajendran_naray @ncbn @PawanKalyan

Real test for TDP lies in delivering on welfare promises amid financial constraints

“We’ve made assurances through our Super 6 promises, but it’s daunting. We’re struggling to move forward, and the people of the state need to understand the cha

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Chakri@samalochana4 Oct 2024
Nallamala Chenchus face a grim situation as they lost forest and MGNREGA struggles to reach them. Aadhaar-digital exclusion leaves many behind. Article in @The_Hindu highlights these challenges. Time to retrieve Chenchu spl project! Hope @PawanKalyan is listening. @LibtechIndia
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Amrita Johri@johriamrita12 Oct 2024
Read the key findings of our Report Card of Information Commissions on this link- snsindia.org/wp-content/uplo… Final.pdf
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@AnjaliB_12 Oct 2024
Today marks 19 years of implementation of the RTI Act that has empowered millions to hold govts accountable. ‘Report Card of Information Commissions’ by Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS) shows how governments are trying to weaken the RTI Act. Let us pledge to use & #SaveRTI
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The Wire
@thewire_in12 Oct 2024
Learning from Jharkhand: Advancing Transparency in Public Distribution System Portals #Jharkhand’s PDS portal is more transparent than those of other states. And transparency is a prerequisite of accountability. Devahuti Sarkar, Sameet Panda✍️ thewire.in/tech/learning-fro…

Learning from Jharkhand: Advancing Transparency in Public Distribution System Portals

Jharkhand’s PDS portal is more transparent than those of other states. And transparency is a prerequisite of accountability.

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Road Scholarz@roadscholarz4 Oct 2024
Three years down the line, Lalita Devi is still unable to retrieve her lost Aadhaar number. No Aadhaar, no benefits, no nothing... @ceo_uidai
Road Scholarz@roadscholarz12 Sep 2021
Here is another woman (Lalita Devi of Dumbi, Jharkhand) who lost her Aadhaar card and was told that the number cannot be retrieved without it being linked to her mobile. Chicken and egg! @ceo_uidai
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आदिम जनजाति महिला का राशन कार्ड आवेदन रिजेक्ट @LateharDistrict के बरवाडीह के ऊकामाड़ की सरिता देवी का राशन कार्ड आवेदन जाति प्रमाण पत्र नहीं होने के कारण रिजेक्ट कर दिया गया है। राशन कार्ड के लिए जाति प्रमाण पत्र अनिवार्य नहीं है।अधिकारी मनमानी कर रहे हैं। @HemantSorenJMM
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🧮 Social Security Budget: A Forgotten Footnote ✍@asmi_26 & @nancy_pathak for @thewire_in 📉The significant reduction in important welfare programmes made the Union Budget 2024-25 devoid of commitment to address most pressing needs of the masses. thewire.in/economy/social-se…
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The new scheme for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups faces many hurdles in reaching its goals. To improve living conditions, accurate data, sufficient funding, and community participation are crucial. @LibtechIndia @AdivasisMatter theindiaforum.in/public-poli…

Tough Task Implementing PM JANMAN for Adivasi Upliftment

The new scheme for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups faces many hurdles in reaching its goals. To improve living conditions, accurate data, sufficient funding, and community participation are...

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The GoI is using the "ultimatum method" again, this time to force all ration-card holders to comply with "e-KYC". This is already causing havoc - expect more. thewire.in/rights/centre-mus…

Centre Must 'Immediately Halt' E-KYC Process of Ration Cards: Right to Food Campaign

A statement issued by RFC says it is receiving reports of the 'immense distress and problems' being faced by people across the country on account of the government undertaking E-KYC verification of...

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1/6 Hello @UIDAI, please read this thread and act on it. Sangeeta Kumari lost her Aadhaar number and is unable to retrieve it. First she was told to re-enroll, and when that failed, the UIDAI Helpline told her “find out your date of birth”!
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LibTech India retweeted
Chakri@samalochana24 Jul 2024
Is it Accounting Trickery or Has the Govt's Budget for Women Indeed Increased? thewire.in/women/women-gende…

Is it Accounting Trickery or Has the Govt's Budget for Women Indeed Increased?

While improvement in reporting in the gender budget statement is definitely required, this needs to be done in a more transparent manner.

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The latest Budget Speech perpetuates a chronic blindness to basic social needs. Children are not mentioned at all and nor are (say) nutrition, social security or maternity entitlements.
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BJP lost 53 rural constituencies in the 2024 elections. And yet there is no directional shift for its flagship programme for rural India, #MNREGA. The allotted budget is again less than last FY's expenditure. thehindu.com/business/budget…

Budget 2024: Allocation for MGNREGS lower than last year’s actual expenditure, despite BJP’s poll...

Union Budget 2024: Despite BJP’s significant losses in rural seats, Budget did not contain any shift for the rural jobs scheme - Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme (MGNRE...

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LibTech India retweeted
Dipa Sinha@sinhadipa24 Jul 2024
#Budget2024 for the social sector is like every other budget for social sector. Nothing. Yet, here goes... @TheHinduComment
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Rosa@rosaabraham64 Mar 2024
On the need for an urban employment guarantee scheme focusing on women, with @rajendran_naray and @p_value005 thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a…

A women’s urban employment guarantee act

Social norms, lack of safety, and hostile transportation options are some of the factors inhibiting urban women to enter the workforce.

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