HCL to support NREGA project in Sitapur district

New Delhi: HCL Infosystems announced a project being undertaken with the Uttar Pradesh State Government, in-order to facilitate disbursement of wages to workers under NREGA project. In line with creating an electronic monitoring and payment system, the State Government of Uttar Pradesh has partnered with HCL to implement technology for issuing e-job cards to workers in Aliya Block Under Sitapur district in UP.

“Being a part of NREGA project, which is a nation building initiative is a matter of pride for us. Technology permeates every layer of the society and has established its importance as a driver of transformation. We are sure that using technology, will further facilitate on-ground implementation of NREGA and the benefits of this initiative will reach the right individuals and thereby multiply its impact on the society”, said George Paul, Executive VP, HCL Infosystems.

HCL Infosystems has undertaken this project for issuing e-job cards in Aliya Block under Sitapur district. The project will be implemented in multiple phases, of which first phase of issuing of over 1,000 e-job cards will commence in the Aliya Block under Sitapur district. HCL is also planning to tie-up with a bank in near future to implement and support financial inclusion to ensure that payment reaches the correct beneficiaries.

The e-job cards will include demographic and biometric details of all the family members willing to do unskilled work, online record of the workers attendance and the record of wages (both accrued and disbursed). These e-job cards are expected to completely eliminate bogus enrollments and transactions through simultaneous use of e-job cards and biometric authentication, authenticate and capture correct data at job site using handheld terminals and update it at block level database through Internet/GSM connectivity.

As a complete solution for offering this service at the jobsite, HCL has developed a special solution called 'HCL FinMate' for NREGA project. By undertaking this approach for end-to-end deployment of e-job card ecosystem in Uttar Pradesh, HCL Infosystems has re-inforced its leadership of over 32 years in the Indian ICT space. Furthermore, taking complete ownership of the project, HCL will be providing direct service and support throughout the duration of this project.