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CMRF (Meghalaya Chief Minister's Relief Fund)

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Meghalaya Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (https://megcmrf.gov.in/cmrf/index.htm) is a online initiative of the Government of Meghalaya in collaboration with NIC  that provides a facility for the citizen to donate online any monetary amount to the CM Relief Fund to assist the citizen of the state who suffered due some natural calamities. The system facilitates transparent fund management, online donations, and accountable disbursement of relief to support affected individuals and communities.

Project Details

Brief Background

The Meghalaya Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) is an emergency assistance scheme of the Government of Meghalaya aimed at providing financial support to deserving individuals, families, and public institutions affected by natural calamities, accidents resulting in loss of life, major medical illnesses, physical disabilities, old age–related hardships, and other exceptional circumstances as may be considered appropriate by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya.
 
The CMRF application provides a centralized digital platform for managing relief assistance and enabling online contributions from individuals and groups through multiple payment modes such as net banking, cards, UPI, and other approved channels. The system ensures transparency, accountability, and ease of access for donors and administrators alike. The accounts of the Fund are audited annually by the Examiner of Local Accounts, reinforcing public trust and responsible fund management. The initiative has played a vital role in supporting affected individuals and communities, including providing assistance during events such as the floods, landslides, fire, earthquakes, hailstorm etc.

Objective

• To provide a secure and user-friendly digital platform for individual and group donations to the Meghalaya Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
 
• To enable automated generation of donation receipts and delivery through eMail and SMS for both individual and group contributors.
 
• To facilitate centralized administration by the CM Secretariat for managing users, transactions, receipts, and relief disbursements.
 
• To ensure transparent financial management through audit trails, transaction reconciliation, and structured recording of beneficiary disbursement details.
 
• To support efficient monitoring and reporting of donations received and relief funds disbursed in accordance with government norms

Benefits

The Meghalaya Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) offers several key benefits that enhance welfare delivery and citizen engagement:
 
Convenience for Individual Donors:
Individuals can directly make online payments and instantly receive digitally generated receipts along with eMail and SMS notifications.
 
Structured Group Donations:
Group users can upload contributor details in bulk, make collective payments, and generate individual receipts for each contributor, improving transparency and tax compliance.
 
Receipt Management and History:
Registered group users can access and print receipts for all past transactions through secure login.
 
Enhanced Administrative Control:
The CM Secretariat can view all users, manage and print receipts, monitor user activities through audit trails, and maintain complete transaction oversight.
 
Accurate Financial Reconciliation:
Upload of payment gateway transaction statements enables reconciliation of actual funds received after deductions, ensuring financial accuracy.
 
Transparent Relief Disbursement Tracking:
Digitized recording of beneficiary details, purpose of relief, amount disbursed, and remarks ensures accountability and audit readiness.
 
Improved Governance and Trust:
End-to-end digital records, automated notifications, and audit support strengthen public confidence in the Relief Fund.

Implementation Methodology

Below are the key steps and strategies for the implementation of Meghalaya CMRF:
 
1. Existing manual processes for donation collection, receipt issuance were analyzed and standardized.
 
2. The CMRF web application was developed and configured..
 
3. Secure payment gateway integration was carried out, followed by testing and validation to ensure reliable transactions and accurate reconciliation.
 
4. User roles for CM Secretariat administrators were defined, and authorized officials were on boarded and trained.
 
5. The application was rolled out for public use, enabling online contributions and digital management of relief fund operations.
 
6. Post-implementation monitoring and periodic reviews are conducted to stabilize operations, ensure compliance.

Implementing Agency Details

Name of implement agency

National Informatics Centre, Meghalaya Shillong

Name of Representative of Agency

State Informatics Officer, NIC

Representative Agency Email

sio-megh@nic.in

Representative Agency Phone / Mobile

03640-2225501

Availability of application for implementation in Other States

(Details on how this application can be made available to other State)

The application can be implemented with minor modifications 

Technology Details

Number of modules (features) and details of each module

Sn Module Name Modules Functional Details
1 Registration & Login Module
2 Donation Module
3 Admin & Reporting Module

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Contact Details

Isaac K Marak, Deputy Secretary, Chief Minister's Office Secretariat

isaac.marak@gov.in

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Website Link

https://megcmrf.gov.in/cmrf/index.htm