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In acco~dance with the AuditofsCl~eri1e r~i~S;2~IIUq~1V~~nmel1tof Assa~ ~~~ iititiatl;drt~ iJ11~I~me~~.sooial;;liaudits as per these guidclines.jfor imptelTlenta~h!)fT:

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11. If any gram panchayat or vil.lagec~uncil development commiittee i~n~t able~ provide i~formatlon to;:the t~s, then special SOCIal.,audit would be conductec in that ~rtlclilar grbmpanchayat Ivilla~jcouncil development commiittee: by the ASSAteam. i :~ .. : . ..: . .,1-

'12. District Progr.amm.e Coo~dinarO~shall ensurew~II'Writings before th~ st~ of the socia/audits as per the:;format prescn~ed m Social Audit MIS. : j .

13. :,-U impl~menting .agency/ageucies shall be present-in the entire social a~ditcycle to support: in providing],mfo:matlo~, locating work sitesandrespond to issues in Gram Sabhaand Public ~earings;: -: .••

14. Social. audit calendar may undergo changes depending on the loca] situation,' festivals and other"unavoidable reasons. , ,,'

1S. For a free and fair social audit'the District Program~e Coordinator shallensure full.security to the socialaudit teams as well as to the vulnerable sections of wage seekers who want to voice their grievances. ,

16. There will be a grarn'panchayat level entry meeting at the beginning dfthe socialaudit process where all .gram panchayat level Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment ,Gljtl!'aJ;lteeAct 2005 functionaries.j,PRI members, SHG members and wage Seekers would be present to ib~ oriented by ASSA resou~!l;persons about the objective: process and calenderfor the social audit pro¢.ess.· , : ii

17. District Programme Ceordinatsrshall take all necessary steps for publicizing the social audit cycle.]through news paper, TV, and other traditional media. , '

18. Gram Sabha shall be held in' a common non threatening place so that participation can be within reachand enhanced and all processes including quorum shall be in accordance with the Panchayat Raj act ofthe state of Assam. Each district and autonomous council authorities' may chalk out a. plan in co-ordination with ASSA,for ot.ientation programme at district/block level for effective participation in the .process. • • i.:

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a) District Programme-Coordinator shall take all steps for publicising of the!Gram sabha throughDisplay notice before the gram sabha in the gram.panchayat .office and in all public places use all othertraditional media through School students and other.forums who will inform their parents and to others ..

b) All logistics arrangements (banner, sitting, mike; water) shall be borne from the administrative costc) The social audit gram sabha.shall not be chaired by any one from implementing agency including the

gram panchayat president. And the Chairperson shall be selected by the Gram sabha.d) Minute writer will be the secretary of gram panchayat, in case there are many audits going on then

District Programme Coordinator shall depute one minute writer fromother gram panchayats. The SocialAudit team members may write minutes as well, The social Audit team.members may write minutes aswell.

e) Social autiit team shall read the issue wise reports, which shall be validated by the Gram sabha and it hasto be minuted along with the.recommendations of the Gram Sabha .

• f) After the Gram sabha is over the issue wise Gram sabha decisions will tle read out and it will be signed.by the Chairperson and granrpanchayat President, official seal will be put to authenticate it.

g) The Social audit report shall be displayed in the gram panchaya; notice board.h) If the gram panchayat doesn't have a Village Monitoring Committee then it shall be constituted as per

notification of the Govt on .the Gram sabha day which shall rnorritor all works under Mahatma GandhiNational Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005,

i) Gram Sabha validatiori shall be considered to be final, under the Act.

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After completion of Gram Sabhas, ~ 'to 6 gram panchayats can be integrated together and there will be clusterlevel !Block level hearing' where' actions shall be taken basing on' the Gram Sabha decisions andrecommendations. Similarly a district !evel hearing can be conducted comprising 2-5 blocks.

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b) Asper Maha~"Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005, fi~\! shall .beini~ (section 25),;for violation of the rights by the dutybearers, : : ;

c) The misappropriated amountshallbe recovered from the concerned otfieials,

d) Disciplinary, punitive and departmental action shall be initiated basing tm the gapsfound ..

e) Best practices shall be praised P)' the panel as well,It shall be orgarused at

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1) Convenient common place wh ich is non threatening

2) After Proper publicity before the hearing

3) Ensuring Presence of implementing /Paymcnt agencies

, Jury for the cluster level bearing would consist of

I) Block PramukhlHead of A~chalik Panchayat head! Any one of similar designation and role in 61bSchedule Areas, who is not part of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural£'tlplo~nent Gl1arantee Act 2005 .implementation. '. .

2) Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate/ Additional District maaistrare/Additional Deputy Commissioner.3) Mahatma dandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005; labour forum representative; :

representation from labour under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 ,identified by District Programme Coordinator if present in block.

4) Representative from labourdept,5) CSO Representative. identified by DistrictProgramme Coordinator.6) Ombudsman, if present In the absence of ombudsman NGO member of the district.7) District Programme Coordinator or his or her representative.8) State Representative from Commissionerate, Panchayat & Rural Development,

~~• Srtting~gement r: The jury to sit in a higher place to see, and rest all will sit in chairs in front of

them....·• All copies of the report will be given to each-jury member.• Social audit team will read the report before the jury, and implementing agencies will have to respond,• The jury will take action after mutual discussion and agreement as well as-write in the report.• Action taken report on the said issues will be given within 15 days by District Programme Coordinator ..

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After cluster I block, hearings, District and slate hearing will be organised to review Action Taken reports and for .Policy level interverit~ns. The Process for the same would be informed in due course.

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1) The Commissioner and Secretary, Govtof Assam, P&RD Department. Dispur, Guwal'iati·6 forinformationjmd necessary action. ;' . .

2) A:ll ~eputy C~mmissi~ner$and District Pro?ra~e Coordinators'(e~cept6Ih :scp~dll:l~districtss) for information-and necessary aeuon, . . ;': .' •

3) The Principal Secretariy cum District Programme Coordinator, BTAW.;KACi pf,IAC'fcirinformation and necessary action. i s >,

4) The Chief Executive Officer & Project Director, all districts for infdrfuht'ion 4Udnecessaryaction.

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