Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment

Guarantee Act

National Workshop

On Social Audit

19th July, 2011Vigyan Bhawan

Provisions 1. Rules notified u/s 24(1)2. Rule 2- Procedure for Audit of

Accounts, Role of DLFAs, CAs & C &AG

3. Rule 3- SA to be a part of Audit of schemes

4. Rule 4- States to establish a SAU for facilitation of SA

5. Rule 5- Prerequisites6. Rule 6- SA Process 7. Rule 7- Obligations of authorities

Suggested SAU Structure

DIRECTOR, SAU

GP Resource Person(4-5 Per Gram Panchayat)

BLOCK RESOURCE PERSONS (20 per Block)

JOINT DIRECTOR

CSOs

STATE TEAM MONITORS (7 -10 Members)

DISTRICT RESOURCE PERSONS (2 per District)

SOCIAL AUDIT SPECIALIST (1)

Suggested Organisation Structure

Level

Resource persons & indicative compensation

Desirable numbers

Desirable qualifications

Responsibilities

L0 GP level (MGNREGA Minimum wage per day)

4-5/ GP From among labourers, must be literate

Shall be trained in verifying records & works

L1 Block Level (Rs.5000-Rs.8000/- P.M)

2-3/block Inter/Graduate , with minimum 3-5 yrs grassroots experience with CSOs

Identify & train GP level Resource Person and guide them during the SA verification process

L2 District Level (Rs.8000-Rs.12,000/- PM)

1-2 perdistrict

Graduate with minimum 5-8 yrs grassroots experience with CSO

Identify , train Block & GP level Resource Person, and anchor the SA Team of the District

L3 State Level (Rs.16000- Rs.20000 P.M)

7-10 Post-Graduate with minimum 8-10 yrs grassroots exp with CSO

Monitor the SA process across 2-3 districts

Process @ State level• PREPARATORY PHASE–Drawing up the Monthly Schedule &

intimating the Districts Identification & Recruitment of State &

District level Resource Persons Preparation of Training Manuals and

Modules Training the State and District teams

through Pilot Audits

Pre-Audit Process at District Level

• Identification & Selection of Block and GP level Resource Persons

• Facilitate making record available by Programme Officers to Resource Persons

• Training of Block Resource Persons through pilots audit process – includes verifying records & inspection of work-sites

DURING AUDIT PROCESS• Mobilization of Labourers in villages

using communication tools (slogans, songs etc)

• Verification of documents by visits: door to door

• Work-site verification• Focused group discussions at ward

level• Collecting evidence, filling out Social

Audit Format• Conducting Gram Sabhas

POST SOCIAL AUDIT PROCESS

• Conducting a cluster level Public Hearing• Reading out Social Audit Reports in

Public Hearing• Hearing to be attended by elected

members of block panchayats, implementing agency, Disbursing Agency & labourers

• Hearing to be presided over by officer nominated by DPC

• Recording the recommendations and decisions by Presiding Officer

FOLLOW-UP PROCESS

• Setting up of independent State & District Vigilance Units

• Responsibility of SA follow up lies with the Vigilance Units

• Disciplinary & other action as per existing Rules

• Preparation of ATR & communicating it to Government

• State Council to monitor action taken and incorporate in report to Assembly

ESTIMATED COSTS

Estimated cost: 0.5- 0.75 % of total expenditure (includes establishment expenditure of State & District level units, Stationary, Photocopying. Travel etc) States to send to MoRD their annual budget proposals

Concurrent SA •Wall paintings in Public place at Habitation and GP level

•Reading out to the labourers and pasting the Muster Rolls in the Gram Panchayat every month

•Follow-up Action to be initiated on all complaints and grievances

WAY FORWARD…MILE STONES

Establishment of SAU – through GO

Preparation of Budget

Establishment of District level Units

Establishment of Vigilance and Monitoring Units

Preparation of Training Manuals and Modules

Training of Resource Persons

Conduct of Pilot Social Audits

Scaling up to cover all Districts

TIME LINES

3 Months

3 Months

6 Months