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.
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, 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
The Hindu’s front page coverage based on LibTech’s new report.
A thread of the entire media coverage of the report, including pieces in The Indian Express, Business Standard, Times of India, National Herald, Gaon Connection, and more.
Jean Drèze writes about our study ‘Length of the Last Mile’
What’s new with LibTech?
Heavy Wait : Wage Payment Delays in NREGA by the Central Government across Caste and Payment Type from April, 2021 to September, 2021. Access the full report here.
Here is a short presentation with the important highlights of the report.
PM KISAN in Andhra Pradesh
Implementation Status – Dec, 2018 to July, 2021. Read more here.
