GIS based decentralized planning and monitoring under MG-NREGA

Rural Management and Development DepartmentGovernment of Sikkim

Date: 15th Feb 2010Venue: Unatti Hall, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi Speaker: Tulshi Nepal, MGNREGA Cell

MG-NREGA GIS Initiatives

• GIS based Monitoring system– Sub panchayat village base maps

– Integration with socio economic data

– SMS based micro monitoring system

• GIS based Asset Management System

GIS based Monitoring System• GIS Base Maps prepared upto Sub-Panchayat

level in 2008

• Maps prepared using 1:25000 SOI Toposheets

• GIS Platform using latest software and hardware used

• Terrain features over-layed from NASA maps

• Integrated with Socio Economic Data from DESME Census 2006 and Census of India-2001

• Will facilitate targeting the backward areas, rural planning and livelihood interventions

Block level GIS Map

Block Administrative Centre

Districts: 4

Blocks: 26

Gram Panchayat Units (GPU): 163

Sub-Panchayat(GPW): 891

District GP Ward

NORTH 23 118

EAST 42 233

SOUTH 45 257

WEST 53 283

TOTAL 163 891

Nearly 80Parameters at Sub-Panchayat Level on GIS Platform

Rural Poverty Mapping

Most Backward Villages (More than 60% Households are BPL)

WESTDeythangParengaonSuntoleyDeythang-ManeydaraFerekNazar-Bertok

South EastManghim BengBering ThasaKhairbotey

MGNREGS GIS Maps at

GP Level

Based on Monthly

Progress Report (MPR) of

March – 2009, maps of jobcards issued at

Village level

SMS based Micro Monitoring SystemGRS will send the MGNREGA progress update

data through SMS.

SMS will be sent twice a month.

This SMS will be received as an email

The received data will be updated into the database.

This data will be later used to update the GIS maps.

These GIS Maps will be made available in the official website

GIS based Asset Management System

Each Block has already been provided with a hand held Garmin GPS

On a monthly basis the Block office will prepare an inventory of MG-NREGA assets using GPS

Based on these GPS points, GIS map will be prepared

This map will help to keep track of different MG-NREGA assets

Thank You

Mt. Khangchendzonga - The guardian deity of Sikkim