An independent society known as ‘Mahatma Gandhi
National Employment Guarantee Scheme- Social
Audit Society’ has been registered on 19-5-2012
under Karnataka Societies Registration Act.
Independent Social Audit Unit has been functioning
since Jan 2013 with the appointment of Director.
Rules and Regulations have been framed for smooth
functioning of the society/Directorate.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Scheme
Implementation of Social Audit Rules – 2011
notified on 10-01-2012, providing for
formation of a separate Directorate of Social
Audit in Karnataka.
Additional Chief Secretary, RDPR Dept.
Director, Social Audit
Joint Director - 1 post
State Resource Persons - 6 posts
District Social Audit Co-ordinators -32 Posts
Taluk Social Audit Co-ordinators -193 Posts
Village Resource Persons – 4 VRPs for each Gram Panchayat about 2300 nos.
Training to Master Trainers organized in a 3-day workshop.Manual of Instructions along with formats prepared after deliberations in a 3 - day workshop.DRPs and BRPs are imparted with the training by the SIRD, Mysore.2250 persons identified to work as Village Resource Persons to conduct Social Audit of MGNREGS and they have been trained in batches at District Level through Master Trainers.
Funds allocated to Directorate at State level by the Commissioner, MGNREGA out of the 6% administrative cost of scheme.
Funds of the society is kept in a separate bank account in the name of Social Audit Society.
The budget allocation for the year 2014-15 is Rs.11.47 crore and for the year 2015-16 is Rs.18.87 crore.
The Social Audit expenses like remuneration, Travelling expenses of Resource Persons, training etc., are met out of this fund.
Sl.No
.Year No. of
GPs
Social Audit Planned to be conducted
(Planned/as per Norms)
Social Audit Actually
conducted
Percentage (%)
1 2013-14 5629 11258 10604 94%2 2014-15 5629 11258 8977 80%
Social Audit of all GPs are conducted twice in Financial year as per the guidelines.
A calender for each GP for the financial year is prepared, notified well in advance and hoisted in Social Audit MIS
Table showing status of Social Audit for the year 2013-14 & 2014-15 (As on 13-2-2015)
Misutilization and misappropriation of funds.(Expenditure incurred without documents, works
done in ineligible beneficiaries fields.) Purchase of materials without following the
prescribed procedures.(Transparency not followed)
Use of Machinery. Expenditure incurred without creation of assest. Excess payment (Payment not commensurating
recorded measurements.
Payment to ghost workers, ineligible workers (minor).
Works executed without action plan. Works executed and paid in other scheme are
also paid in NREGS. Execution of ineligible works. Without work execution MIS uploaded
(payment not made as on the date of Social Audit)
Splitting up of work estimate to avoid higher sanction.
Non issue of job cards to the register labourers.
Non availability of jobcards with labourers.
Non recording of payment details in jobcards.
Non affixing of labourers photographs in job cards.
Payment made towards unemployment allowances.
Information of scheme not displayed on wall. (dynamic and
static wall writing)
Non displaying of information boards at work spot.
The DPC is required to take corrective
action on the Social Audit Report.
Strengthening the infrastructure facility at block level.
(Providing computer, scanner, printer, Social Audit kit containing measurement tape, camera.)
Non Provision for uploading of grievances received during social audit grama sabha.
Non provision of ATR of Social Audit.
Training for the of Social Audit MIS. (revised)
Devising common formats for collection of information by the VRPs (Information required by the Accountant General & Social Audit).