The document outlines the processes and procedures that social audit teams must follow when conducting social audits of government programs. It discusses forming social audit teams, training auditors, collecting data, field visits, analyzing data, holding social audit gram sabhas, and identifying gaps, defalcations, fixing responsibilities, and recommending actions. The social audit teams are directed to examine registration of job cards, demand for work, work allocation, worksite facilities, payment mechanisms, output versus expenditures, and supervision, record keeping and monitoring.

2. PROCESSES
 Social Audit must follow the processes
as enumerated in the Government of
India published Rules governing SA
 Emphasis is on
 formation of Social Audit Teams
 Intensive training of social auditors
 Social audit in every Gram Sansad

3. PROCESSES
 Data collection, pre-audit
 Field visit and consultation
 Data analysis and interpretation
 Social Audit Gram Sabha
 Presence of key officials/ functionaries
in SA GS

4. PRODUCTS
 Gaps in implementation identified
 In case of defalcation, the extent of
defalcation identified
 Responsibilities fixed
 Recovery ordered and effected
 Action recommended to the DPC
 Action taken
 ATR uploaded on the MIS

5. What the SA Teams are to
look into
 Registration
 Demand
 Allocation
 Worksite facilities
 Payment mechanism
 Output vis-à-vis expenditure
 Supervision, record keeping and monitoring

6. REGISTRATION
 Is there any gap between demand and
registration of Job Cards?
 Are Job cards received within stipulated time?
 Are all willing adult members, especially
women being registered?
 Are photographs affixed on the Job Cards?
 Is there any public grievance on JC
registration?
 Any fees/ charges taken for registration/
photographs?
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7. DEMAND
 What is the mechanism for demand
registration?
 Dated receipts against demand given?
 Demands entered into the system?
 What about the seasonality of
demand?
 What about the recurrence of
demands?
 Whose demand counts?
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8. ALLOCATION OF WORK
 Demand based allocation or
allocation-driven demand?
 Allocation within 15 days of demand?
 Communication of allocation?
 Distance of worksite?
 In case of distance >5 KM, what about
extra 10%?
 Allocation to women wage seekers?
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9. WORKSITE FACILITIES
 Shade?
 Drinking water?
 First aid facilities?
 Crèches for children?
Are these on paper or actually
existing?
 What about old and infirm wageseekers’ engagement, especially in
managing worksite facilities?

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PAYMENT MECHANISM
Attendance?
Supervisors?
System of measurement?
How transparent is the measurement
system?
Output based measurement?
Gaps in payment?
Time lag?
What are reasons for the time lag?
What about Bank/ Post Office?
Compensation for delayed payment?
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11. OUTPUT VIS-À-VIS EXPENDITURE
 Musters record tallies with the field
testimony?
 Materials record tally with the field
testimony?
 Is the asset visible?
 Does it tally with what is shown on record?
 What are people’s perceptions?
 If there are gaps in output vis-à-vis
expenditure can the quantum be assessed?
 Quantum of anomalies? Defalcation?
 Responsibility ???
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12. SUPERVISION, RECORD KEEPING AND
MONITORING
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Who are the Supervisors?
Are they trained?
Are they performing their duties properly?
Are Job Cards updated regularly?
What about citizens’ information board at
worksite?
 Are wage seekers informed about the
measured quantity of work?
 What about worksite photographs?
 Grievance redressing mechanism?
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