Kiran Thampi

DYUTIDYUTIRight to LifeRight to Life

Prepared byPrepared byKiran Thampi & Fr.Saju M DKiran Thampi & Fr.Saju M D

MGREGA ?MGREGA ?Objective Objective

To enhance livelihood security in rural areas by To enhance livelihood security in rural areas by

providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage

employment in a financial year to every householdemployment in a financial year to every household

MGREGA : A Success StorySocial development through Good

governance ensured through people’s participation, transparency and accountability through the Govt

scheme. MGREGS is a live example for this.

PARADIGM SHIFT FROM PARADIGM SHIFT FROM WEPsWEPs

A statutory guarantee of wage employment.A statutory guarantee of wage employment. A rights-based framework for wage A rights-based framework for wage

employmentemployment A 15 day time limit for fulfilling the legal A 15 day time limit for fulfilling the legal

guarantee of providing employmentguarantee of providing employment The Act is designed to offer an incentive The Act is designed to offer an incentive

structure to the States for providing structure to the States for providing employment as ninety percent of the cost employment as ninety percent of the cost for employment provided is borne by the for employment provided is borne by the Central GovernmentCentral Government

Continue..Continue.. MGREGS is demand driven MGREGS is demand driven

Public delivery system has been made Public delivery system has been made

accountableaccountable

Statutory Social AuditStatutory Social Audit

Social Audit –an innovation at Social Audit –an innovation at

Nedumkandam Block Nedumkandam Block

Panchayat, Idukki Dist, Panchayat, Idukki Dist,

KeralaKerala

1111thth October- 25 October- 25thth October October

20082008

Social Audit – a scope for Social Audit – a scope for intervention in MGREGAintervention in MGREGA

Social audit is a way of measuring, Social audit is a way of measuring, understanding, reporting and ultimately understanding, reporting and ultimately improving situationimproving situation

Develops human resources and social capitalDevelops human resources and social capital Social Audit is seen as an effective Social Audit is seen as an effective

mechanism to ensure good governance in mechanism to ensure good governance in Local Government Level by enhancing Local Government Level by enhancing accountability and transparency in local accountability and transparency in local bodies.bodies.

Social Audit ProcessSocial Audit Process•Training and inductionTraining and induction•Group Discussion & BrainstormingGroup Discussion & Brainstorming•Secondary Data collection from various Secondary Data collection from various departmentsdepartments•Primary Data collection from the Primary Data collection from the beneficiariesbeneficiaries•Measurement and verificationMeasurement and verification•Compiling the reportsCompiling the reports•Drafting and correction of the reportsDrafting and correction of the reports•Presentation of the reports before Presentation of the reports before committee clarifications committee clarifications •Presentation of the report in the public Presentation of the report in the public meetingmeeting•Drafting the final reportDrafting the final report

Effectiveness of social audit from Effectiveness of social audit from the review studythe review study

Employment opportunities to women Employment opportunities to women increased by 76%increased by 76%

Eighty seven percent of respondents Eighty seven percent of respondents reported that accountability of the Block reported that accountability of the Block Panchayat office staff to the public has been Panchayat office staff to the public has been increased after the Social Audit increased after the Social Audit

Efficiency of the Block Panchayat office in Efficiency of the Block Panchayat office in terms of time taken to do things and file terms of time taken to do things and file movement has been much better after Social movement has been much better after Social Audit( 71%)Audit( 71%)

Social Audit helped to enhance the decision Social Audit helped to enhance the decision making process of Gram Sabha (79%), it making process of Gram Sabha (79%), it could reduce the political interference in the could reduce the political interference in the selection of beneficiariesselection of beneficiaries

Seventy Nine percent of respondents Seventy Nine percent of respondents opined that social audit has improved opined that social audit has improved the performance of the panchayat and the performance of the panchayat and block panchayat membersblock panchayat members

All the respondents fully agreed that All the respondents fully agreed that social audit helped to reduce the social audit helped to reduce the misappropriation of the funds, position misappropriation of the funds, position and proceduresand procedures

Vast majority(96 %) of respondents Vast majority(96 %) of respondents recommended that social audit should recommended that social audit should be done in all the three tiers of local be done in all the three tiers of local self governments and other self governments and other government institutions government institutions

MGREGA : Gaps MGREGA : Gaps

Lack of clarity among the authorities and people Lack of clarity among the authorities and people about the objectives and goals of MGREGAabout the objectives and goals of MGREGA

Inadequacy and substandard assets Inadequacy and substandard assets Works were not selected on the needs and Works were not selected on the needs and

priorities of the people.priorities of the people. The money is transferred and withdrawn without The money is transferred and withdrawn without

the knowledge of the account holders.the knowledge of the account holders. Issue of the job cards and its possessionIssue of the job cards and its possession

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Not spending allocated money for medicines, Not spending allocated money for medicines, drinking water and other facilities for the drinking water and other facilities for the MGREGS workersMGREGS workers

Registration book was incomplete and delay Registration book was incomplete and delay in payment of wages was notedin payment of wages was noted

Muster rolls were not maintained properly. Muster rolls were not maintained properly. Although the works were not carried out, the Although the works were not carried out, the

sanctioned funds were shown in the records sanctioned funds were shown in the records as having been utilized. as having been utilized.

Instead of the target of 100 man-days of Instead of the target of 100 man-days of employment for families below the poverty employment for families below the poverty line (BPL), only average of 53 days of work line (BPL), only average of 53 days of work were generated. were generated.

Good governa

nce

Different Schemes

Eg-MGREGA for

employment security

Social Audit as a tool to

ensure effective

implementation

TransparencyAccountabilityParticipation

Feedback given with creative

corrections

To primary

stake holders

To the official

s

To the LSG

members

Social Audit review after 6 months

MGREGA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

ConclusionConclusion

Social Audit should be a monitoring Social Audit should be a monitoring mechanism to ensure proper mechanism to ensure proper employment opportunitiesemployment opportunities