SocietyforSocialAudit,AccountabilityandTransparency([001]分析.pptVIP

Society for Social Audit, Accountability and Transparency (SSAAT)Government of Andhra Pradesh Transparency and Accountability Initiatives-The NREGS Social Audit experience in AP Social Audit-Introduction Social audit is a tool for empowerment of the stakeholders, not a fault-finding mission Ensures true Democracy by direct participation Social audit is done by Gram Sabha, facilitated by trained youth Comprehensive verification of records and the field Social and Financial Audit FA = Was the money spent correctly? SA = Did the spending make a difference? Social Audit: Assesses performance and unpacks decisions Complements financial audit SA + FA = True Picture Social Audit in the Gram Panchayat The Imperatives of the Process Full access to all information prior to social audit, with enough time for assimilation and verification Obligation on officials to be present and answer queries The outcomes must have legally sanctioned implications. Creating an enabling atmosphere THE ACT STATES… In one line only – Social Audit is to be conducted by the Gram Sabha… THE CHALLENGE FOR US… Who will access the information? When will they access the information? Where from will they access the information? Who anchors and facilitates the Social Audit process? Who undertakes the training of the facilitators? Who does the collation, door to door and physical verification? Who mobilizes people to come for the SA Gram Sabha? Who prepares and reads out the reports in the Gram Sabha? How does one ensure full, free and fair participation of the labourers in the Social Audit Gram Sabha? The Beginning of Social Audits in AP Began as a project of the Strategies Performance Innovations Unit (Rural Development), under Administrative Reforms package AP had no previous Social Audit experience AP, however, had the will to walk a new path… THE PILOT SA SHOWED… In Feb,2006 -around the time that NREGS-AP was being formulated- a pilot social audit conducted on the