Social Audit of MGNREGA In North Eastern States of India

Authors

  • Dr. Rajesh Kumar Sinha
  • Dr. C. Dheeraja
  • Dr. Srinivas Sajja

Keywords:

Social Audit, MGNREGA, Accountability, North-Eastern India

Abstract

Social Audit of implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 has slowly got institutionalised and Government of India is making effort to expand it to other programmes too. Centre for Social Audit of NIRD&PR has conducted a study to understand current status of social audit of MGNREGA in India. This paper describes the concept, process, evolution of social audit in India. Legal framework and executive instructions for social audit has been analysed. Status of social audit in eight North-Eastern States on India has been assessed in the context of coverage of social audit, social audit process, personnel and their capacity building, independence of Social Audit Units (SAUs)etc. On the basis of findings, the paper has identified areas of concern and recommended steps to further strengthen the social audit process in North-Eastern India

Author Biographies

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Sinha

Assistant Professor, National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad- 500030, Telangana, E-mail: rajeshksinha.csa@gmail.com,  ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9992-8105

Dr. C. Dheeraja

Associate Professor, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad, India, Email: sajja.nird@gmail.com, ORCID: 0000-0002-6681-7721

Dr. Srinivas Sajja

Assistant Professor, Center for Social Audit, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad, Email: sajja.nird@gmail.com, ORCID: 0000-0002-8774-9799

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Ministry of Rural Development(2011).Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Audit of Scheme Rules, 2011. New Delhi. Government of India.

Ministry of Rural Development (2016)Annexure I- Auditing Standards for Social Audit of Office Memorandum F.No.L-11033/40/2016-RE-VII Dated 19th December, 2016.New Delhi.Government of India.

Sinha, R.K. (2013) ‘Promoting Accountability on the Ground: Social Audit under MGNREGA’, Kurukshetra,Vol. 61(3): 40-42.

World Bank Institute (2007)Empowering the Marginalized: Case Studies of Social Accountability Initiatives in Asia, Public Affairs Foundation Bangalore, India and Karen Sirker and Sladjana Cosic. Washington, DC.World Bank Institute. Retrieved from http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTSOCACCDEMSIDEGOV/Resources/EmpoweringTheMarginalizedFinalVersion.pdf 20.05.2020

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Published

2026-01-01

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Journal of Administrative Development-A Journal on Social Development & Governance

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