MGNREGS-AP Processes and Best Practices
for the audit. • Presence of trained persons with a thorough understanding of the Social Audit process and trainers is mandatory. • An environment in which all the labourers related to the programme can participate in the audit process needs to be created. • Orders need to be issued by the Government to ensure that the officials have trust and knowledge about the audit process to guarantee smooth execution. • Proper team work between the officials and the auditors is needed for successful audits. It is the responsibility of the administrative bureaucrats as well as the audit personnel to conduct the audit process at village and mandal level and make sure of the community involvement and submit the realities of the programme execution. Social Audit – Process: • Gather information about the programme for which audit is to be done • Village Social Auditors selection and training • Analyze the information comprehensively • Explain the information to everyone involved
• Present the good aspects as well as shortcomings of the programme in Public Hearing before the administrative officials so that proper decisions can be made to find solutions 1. The first step in a SA is to gather information regarding the scheme. This is done by applying for information in the NREGS invoking the spirit of RTI as has been instructed by the MoRD in its NREGS guidelines-Information is to be provided without fail to any applicant within seven days. Bearing in mind the suo-moto disclosures clause in the RTI the department of rural development Go A.P has taken on the responsibility of providing information directly to the SA teams. To facilitate the process and ensure that the administration is provided with ample time to prepare for the SA an action plan for every month is drawn up by SSAAT and sent to CommissionerRD’s Office. Based on which intimation letters are issued by the Commissioner –Rural Development to the district and Mandal administration. As per the NREGSAP, all the following information related to the programme is to be collected • Gramsabha resolution (identification of works) • Administration & Financial Sanction
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