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 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
Status of MGNREGA implementation in Andhra Pradesh(April-March 2022-23)
Status of MGNREGA implementation in Telangana(April-March 2022-23)
“Chinks in digitisation and DBT” published in The Hindu (4 March 2022)
“Access to government schemes giving tribals a better life” published in The Hindu (4 March 2022)
Status of MGNREGA implementation in West Bengal(Apr-Dec 2022-23)
‘What works in Public service delivery?’ Article by one of our team members published in ‘Andhra Jyothi’ on 22nd November 2022 (Telugu)
“The advent of ‘app-solute’ chaos in NREGA” published in The Hindu (25 June 2022)
What’s new with LibTech?
Status of MGNREGA implementation in Telangana(April-March 2022-23)
Full report can be found here.
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.
Hardships in Accessing NREGA Wages in Odisha: Survey of Last Mile Challenges In NREGA Wage Payments In Select Blocks (October 2022). Full report here.