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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Rural employment scheme social audits marred by delays -Sobhana K Nair

Rural employment scheme social audits marred by delays -Sobhana K Nair

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published Published on Sep 13, 2022   modified Modified on Sep 14, 2022

-The Hindu

In four States, auditors’ wages delayed as funds from Centre are yet to arrive

The Union Rural Development Ministry (MoRD) has told States that failure to carry out social audit of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) will invite action, including withholding of funds. However, it is the Centre that bears the administrative cost of these Social Audit Units, and inordinate delay in the release of funds has left many of these cash-strapped units nearly paralysed. 

According to the report titled ‘Social audit calendar vs audits completed’ released on September 13 by the MoRD, only 14.29% of the planned audits have been completed in this financial year.

The Hindu made enquiries in four States — Kerala, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, which are ruled by both the BJP and Opposition parties. The Social Audit Units of these States had not received the administrative funds that the Centre owes them, and whatever little has come about has been delayed. Because of this, in Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, auditors’ wages have been delayed by three months to one year. 

The original MGNREG Act had provisions for social audit, though the auditing standards were laid down by the Comptroller and Auditor General were issued only on December 19, 2016. According to them, every Social Audit Unit is entitled to funds equivalent to 0.5% of the MNREGA expenditure incurred by the State in the previous year. The audit involves quality checks of infrastructure created under the MNREGA, financial misappropriation in wages, and checking for any procedural deviations. 

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The Hindu, 13 September, 2022, https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mahatma-gandhi-rural-employment-scheme-social-audits-marred-by-delays/article65886687.ece?homepage=true


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