Digitising ASHA payments to deliver what’s due, faster and with full transparency
Claim processing time reduced from 120 days to just 4–5 days
Digitising rural progress across 500+ villages in Meghalaya through a real-time MIS platform
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Meg-LIFE Project: MIS Solution
CDFI developed a customised Management Information System (MIS) for the Meghalaya Basin Development Authority (MBDA) under the JICA-funded Meg-LIFE project. The MIS helps track and manage progress under community-based forest management and rural livelihood projects. It integrates a mobile data collection app with a centralised analytics system, enabling real-time visibility into activities, fund utilisation, and institutional strengthening across the state.
500+
+
villages tracked through the MIS
38,000
+
households reached
Region
Meghalaya
Start Date
August 2022
Status
Ongoing
Lead Partner
Meghalaya Basin Development Authority (MBDA)
Benefeciaries
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
The MIS platform supports data-driven decision-making for livelihood, forest, and infrastructure projects across 500+ villages in Meghalaya.
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Meg-LIFE Project: MIS Solution
CDFI developed a robust, user-friendly MIS platform to monitor and manage the Meg-LIFE project across rural Meghalaya. By combining a mobile data collection app with an integrated analytics engine, the system tracks both physical and financial progress of initiatives in forest management, infrastructure, livelihoods, and institutional development. The solution enables greater transparency, quicker field-to-desk visibility, and data-driven governance.
Success of our implementation of Meg-LIFE MIS
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500+ Villages Monitored
Development progress is being tracked in real-time across over 500 villages in Meghalaya.
38,000 Households Reached
The system enables targeted oversight and delivery of rural development benefits.
Real-Time Governance at Scale
From forest management to fund utilisation, every milestone is now digitised and visible to project teams and state leaders.
Built for scale. Operated for local progress.
Customised for Rural Governance
Designed with MBDA to fit the specific data needs of Meghalaya’s forest and livelihood programmes.
Data-Led Decision-Making
Used by project teams for real-time physical and financial monitoring.
Institutional Strengthening
Supports transparent workflows, improves accountability, and empowers ground teams.
Features of the Implementation
Mobile-based data collection across villages
Centralised MIS dashboard with analytics
Real-time financial and physical progress tracking
Project-wise fund utilisation reporting
Multi-stakeholder access with role-based views
End-to-end digitisation of institutional indicators
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Benefits of the Implementation
Empowers better planning and budgeting
Improves speed and accuracy of reporting
Enables timely interventions and mid-course corrections
Boosts transparency and accountability across levels
Bridges field operations with state-level decision-making
How the solution bought an impact of scale
Pregnant and lactating mothers benefitted
15
MN+
Pregnant and lactating mothers benefitted
15
MN+
Pregnant and lactating mothers benefitted
15
MN+
Awards and Recognitions
Research
Meghalaya government won the Skoch Award. The award was won in theGold category to Improve Social Parameters’ in the state’s South West Garo Hills region.
Research
Meghalaya government won the Skoch Award. The award was won in theGold category to Improve Social Parameters’ in the state’s South West Garo Hills region.
Research
Meghalaya government won the Skoch Award. The award was won in theGold category to Improve Social Parameters’ in the state’s South West Garo Hills region.
Research
Meghalaya government won the Skoch Award. The award was won in theGold category to Improve Social Parameters’ in the state’s South West Garo Hills region.
