The District Level Social Audit Public Hearing under MGNREGS & DRDA Dimapur was held on 12th January 2023 at DC’s Conference Hall, Chumukedima.
Project Officer, DRDA Dimapur, Narola Imkong chairing the meeting, thanked the Social Audit Team for taking the time to conduct the Social Audit in the villages for transparency, and requested the villages to heed the advice and suggestions of the team for development of the villages.
State Resource Person SAU, Nagaland, Vepo Keyho informed that seven villages under Chumukedima Block, 17 villages under Kuhuboto Block and 6 villages under Aghunaqa Blocks were audited during the last phase of Social Audit. He mentioned that the Social Audit Unit was established in the year 2014 for accountability and transparency of all the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of all the departments besides MGNREGA scheme under Rural Development Department. Further, he briefed that the Social Audit is being held regularly to review the process of audit being held in the village level which is later uploaded in the Government website. Detailed village wise findings, related issues, action taken reports and resolutions were also presented by the VRPs/BRPs/DRPs present.
The Board also reaffirmed the Gram Sabha Resolutions and resolved to maintain detail Transparency Board for all the executed projects as per the specification of Ministry guidelines to 1) Organize Rozgar Diwas on a regular basis, 2) To update Job Cards with all the necessary details, 3) To maintain three phases photographs for all the executed projects, 4) Mismatch amount between MIS and Block Office sanction was noted and resolved to take necessary action to rectify the error, 5) Recovery of Rs. 160,515 for Kuhuboto Block (Pishikhu, Kushoto, Luzheto, Kuhoto, Nishevi, Lukuto) and Chumukedima Block (7 Mile, Khriezephe, Sodzulhou, Diphupar, Kirha, Selouphe and Toluvi) was submitted in cash by the concerned resource person to the chairperson, 6) Recovery for other villages are given time till the end of January 2023 to deposit the amount to the concerned official, 7) Rectification in regard to mismatch of amount in MIS and Social Audit finding has been submitted by officials of Kuhuboto Block for Pishikhu, Padala, Phuhoto and Lukuto village during the Public Hearing.
Proper Transparency Board for the project work Approach Road (2308006001/RC/25684) under Nizheto village is given 14 days time to install a concrete Board.
(Tovikali, IA Chumoukedima)
