Activating Social Audits in Orissa

Activating Social Audits in Orissa

With the passing of the National Rural Employment Act (NREGA) in 2005, the Government of India established a landmark provision that enables communities to act as watchdogs on local level implementation of the Government's flagship anti-povert...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Procurement Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION AUDIT PROCESS AUDITING BENEFICIARIES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COLLABORATION COLLECTION OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY CAPACITY COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY GROUPS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY LEADERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION COMMUNITY MONITORING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY PROCUREMENT CONSENSUS CONSULTATIONS CORRUPTION DECISIONMAKING DEMOCRACY DISCUSSION DISCUSSIONS DOCUMENTS EMPLOYMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FACILITATORS FIGURES FLOW OF FUNDS GOOD PRACTICE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES INFORMATION DISSEMINATION INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES INTEGRATION INTEREST GROUPS INTERVENTION LABOUR LIVELIHOOD LIVELIHOOD SECURITY LIVELIHOODS LOCAL CONDITIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINIMUM WAGES MOBILIZATION NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NGO PANCHAYATS PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION PARTICIPATORY PLANNING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POVERTY ALLEVIATION PREPARATION PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS PROJECT PREPARATION PUBLIC ACCESS PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC MEETINGS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION RIGHT TO INFORMATION SELF HELP SELF HELP GROUPS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY SOCIAL AUDIT SOCIAL AUDITING SOCIAL AUDITS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS STAKEHOLDERS TARGET GROUPS TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT USER GROUPS VILLAGE VILLAGE MEETINGS VILLAGES VISION WAGE DISTRIBUTION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/16532485/activating-social-audits-orissa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12637

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Summary:	With the passing of the National Rural Employment Act (NREGA) in 2005, the Government of India established a landmark provision that enables communities to act as watchdogs on local level implementation of the Government's flagship anti-poverty program. While the concept of 'social audits' builds on a great deal of experience in the country, the provisions in the Act have not been translated into clear guidelines. As a result, social audits of NREGA have tended to be driven through 'high impact' approaches led by civil society organizations and have been focused on exposing malpractice rather than improving implementation. This paper discusses an initiative by the centre for youth and social development which sought to explore options to activate the social audit process in Orissa. The design draws on the provisions of the Act with a view to developing a sustainable model for the state. The pilot was conducted in six gram panchayats where the various stages of preparation, committee formation, auditing and reporting were developed. The paper highlights the importance of social audits as an instrument to support implementation, and in particular of raising awareness and ensuring clarity regarding the roles of various stakeholders. Taking this process forward demands a long term perspective, based on collaboration between the government and civil society that can develop the capacities of beneficiaries to ensure effective implementation at the local level.

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