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NMMS App Facial Recognition Glitches Hit MGNREGS Workers

5 March 20261 min read
GOVERNMENT SCHEMESNMMS App FacialRecognitionGlitches HitMGNREGS Workers5 March 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

MGNREGS workers complained of technical faults in the revised NMMS app, which now needs face authentication to mark attendance.

Key facts

  • Rule from 1 March: facial recognition compulsory, checked against Aadhaar.
  • Mates or supervisors photograph workers twice a day.
  • NMMS records real-time attendance and geotagged worksite photos, aiding wage transparency.

About MGNREGS

  • Among the biggest welfare programmes, guaranteeing wage work to improve rural livelihood security.
  • Launched 2 February 2006; ministry: Rural Development.
  • Based on the MGNREG Act, 2005.

Exam angle

  • App: National Mobile Monitoring System.
  • Legal basis: 2005 Act.

Test yourself

1. Which mobile application records MGNREGS worker attendance with mandatory facial recognition from 1 March?

The National Mobile Monitoring System requires face authentication.

2. Under the updated NMMS system, worker photos are matched with which data?

Facial authentication is matched against Aadhaar.

3. Which ministry implements the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme?

MGNREGS is implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development.

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