Department of Rural Development, Wokha conducted its 2nd Phase district level social audit public hearing under MGNREGS for 12 villages under Bhandari Block for the financial year 2020-21 during financial year 2022 on 18th August 2022 at Deputy Commissioner’s Conference Hall, Wokha.

 Altogether, 12 GPs villages were covered during the second phase social audit. State Resource Person Social Audit Unit, Nagaland, Vepo Keyho in his introductory speech highlighted on the importance of social audit under MGNREGA and other central sponsored schemes covering other departments.

He further stated that while the direct objectives of social audit process is to deter corruption, the social audits are a critical mechanism through which it empowers citizens and strengthen democratic action thereby bringing about social transformation, community participation and a tool to bring transparency and accountability. To attain its objectives, he encouraged the implementing agencies and the programme functionaries to judiciously follow the guidelines.

Independent observer from the District Administration, EAC, Wokha, I. Yentinougbou who attended the social audit, stated that after the introduction of MGNREGA scheme in 2005, witnesses’ enormous amount of development throughout the country and urged the RD department and the VDBs of the villages to implement all the schemes under MGNREGA judiciously for the benefit of the village, district and the country. He also urged the VDBs and Village Councils to execute the works and projects with transparency and efficiency to bring about more development in the villages.

Deputy Project Officer DRDA, Wokha, Shuyhunle Nyethong urged the Village Development Boards of different villages to take corrective measures accordingly as per the social audit findings. She further reminded the VDBs to follow the MGNREGS guidelines while executing the projects.

Block Resource person of SAU and District Resources Persons presented the social audit findings and issues resolved for the 12 villages under Bhandari Block. Later, the concerned VDBs read-out the resolutions adopted of the social audit findings for their respective villages.

The programme was chaired by DPO, DRDA Wokha Shuyhunle Nyethong while vote of thanks was proposed by BDO Bhandari Along Konyak.

(DPRO & IA, Wokha)