MANDATORY SOCIAL AUDIT OF THE ASPECTS REGARDING THENREGA WORKS, AS AN ESSENTIAL BI-ANNUAL JAN AUDIT MANCH, PROGRAM OFFICER BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE PRESENCE.

Apart from the ongoing process of social audit enumerated there will be a mandatory period review of all aspects of social audit in the ward sabha and in the Gram sabha meetings to be held at least once in every six months for this purpose, to be called the jan audit manch. These will not only, give people an opportunity to review compliance with the ongoing requirements of transparency and social audit, they will also serve as an institutional forum where people can conduct a detailed public audit of all NREGS works that has been carried out in their area in the proceeding six months. The importance of this plateform is not only the independent value of publicly auditing a particular work, but also that it provides an opportunity to review the functioning of all the transparency provisions at various points in the implementation of the Act with beneficiaries and all the stake holders residing in the area. The social audit compliments the financial audit and facilitates examination aspects of the programme by the people. This is beyond the scope of the financial audit. It provides an institutional plateform for people to seek and obtain information, verify financial expenditure, examine the provisions of the entitlements, the reflection of priorities through preference and choices made quality of the work and staff. While the social audit must be seen as an ongoing process, the ward sabha, jan audit munch is a crucial plateform for ensuring people's Participation in all aspects of the NREGA. Because of the requirements to read information out aloud. The munch facilitates, the participation of people who doesn't have the literacy skills to understand documents. Hence it is mandatory that such social audits be conducted on annual basis and that programme officers be made responsible for ensuring they take place. There are three essential aspects regarding the bi-annual jan audit munch, the publicity and preparation before the social audit takes place. Organisational and procedural aspects of the social audit, and the mandatory agenda for all aspects of NREGA social audit.