HIMACHAL PRADESH IN GIS IMPLEMENTATION IN MGNREGS- PARADIGM SHIFT IN GOVERNANCE

Abstract

In almost last two decades, the country has achieved different benchmarks in the field of information technology. To implement the developmental programmes effectively and in more transparent manner, changes have been made in the implementation strategies from time to time. In this developmental scenario, the MGNREGS has been proved to be most ambitious programme, which actually reached upto the last beneficiary and the resource poor people, committed atleast 100 days assured employment for the un-skilled worker near to his/her place. The governmental agencies have been putting tremendous efforts to bring the applications like geo-informatics into the monitoring process of such developmental programmes or schemes. In view of these changes occurred in past, GeoMGNREGA has brought paradigm shift in this developmental scenario. This paper will discuss the process of implementation of GeoMGNREGA in Himachal Pradesh and the overall impression of the initiative that has been created in the most ambitious programme so far.