Who we are

Liberation Technology, a.k.a LibTech India is a team of engineers, social workers, and social scientists who, inspired by the Right to Information movement and the idea of social audits, focus on various aspects of improving transparency, accountability, and democratic engagement in rural public services delivery.

LibTech is a centre at Collaborative Research and Dissemination (CORD), New Delhi.

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What we do

Using a rights-based framework, we have worked on different policies, trying to make them transparent and disseminating data about them to those who can use the information to make the state accountable to them. Our focus has been NREGA and PM-KISAN, but we have also worked on PDS, RTI, and entitlements like pensions and maternity entitlements. We work closely in small geographies to understand processes in public service delivery, and we draw upon field insights for research and policy advocacy work.

LibTech in the News

Employment Status in MGNREGA in Andhra Pradesh(April- September 2023)

Employment Status in MGNREGA in Telangana April- September 2023 (English, Telugu)

EPW has published article by LibTech team members, highlighting how the imposition of Aadhaar has resulted in the mass deletion of over 5 crore workers from MGNREGA rolls nationwide.(25 August 2023)

Article by EAS Sarma(Fmr Secretary, GOI and our team member) “Understanding the Issues Plaguing MGNREGA Wage Collection Process in Andhra Pradesh’s Tribal Areas” published in The Wire(31 August 2023)

Status of MGNREGA implementation in West Bengal(Apr-Dec 2022-23)

“The advent of ‘app-solute’ chaos in NREGA” published in The Hindu (25 June 2022)