Abstract
Government of India is implementing a number of rural development programmes aiming to transform rural lives. Motto of minimum government and maximum governance coupled with increased financial allocations to these programmes makes it imperative to put a robust accountability mechanism so that these programmes meet their objectives. Role of information technology has been recognised by the Government by in promoting horizontal and vertical accountability in rural development programmes. This paper describes and critically analyses the role of web-based management information systems (MIS) and mobile application based citizen information and feedback system in various rural development programmes and also suggest ways to strengthen these two mechanisms.
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