Social Audit Mechanisms

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A social audit lets beneficiaries and the public scrutinise a scheme's implementation via public hearings. MGNREGA, 2005 gave this statutory backing, and the Audit of Schemes Rules, 2011 mandated an independent Social Audit Unit in each state.

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Social audit = beneficiary-driven scrutiny via public hearings (jan sunwais).
MGNREGA (2005) + Audit of Schemes Rules (2011) = statutory & institutional backing.

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Social audits complement formal financial audits like the CAG's.