Lok Sabha Question No. 3196 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Social Audits under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3196

ANSWERED ON 22/03/2022

## SOCIAL AUDITS UNDER MGNREGS

## 3196.   SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of social audits done by the Government under the Mahatma Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  during  the  last  two years;
- (b) whether this number is low and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is considering placing social audits in the public domain so as to encourage transparency and if so, the details and timeframe thereof; and
- (d) whether it is a fact that  only 263 ombudsmen have been appointed till date against 715 possible appointments under the MGNREGS and if so, the reasons therefor along with the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)  &  (b)    State/UT-wise  details  of  social  audit  planned  and  conducted  under  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment Guarantee  Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) in the last two financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21 is given at Annexure I.

The  mandatory  processes  for  the  completion  of  a  Social  Audit  are  the  conduct  of  Gram Sabha. In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, gathering of a large number of people in one place was not encouraged in view of the protection of public health. The States/UTs could conduct the Social Audit only in few pockets where Gram Sabhas could be convened as & when the Covid  Guidelines  permitted  holding  them.  In  such  circumstances,   States/UTs  conducted concurrent social audits. State/UT -wise details of Concurrent Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS for financial year 2020-21 is given at Annexure II.

- (c)    All reports of findings of Social Audit and the decision taken are available in the official website of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.
- (d)   As on 16.03.2022, a total of 375 Ombudspersons have been appointment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. Central Government has now linked the recruitment of Ombudsperson with the approval of Labour Budget (LB) of next Financial Year.

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## Annexure-I Annexure-I referred in reply to parts (a) &(b)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3196 dated 22.03.2022

State/UT-wise details of Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during financial years  2019-20 and 2020-21.

| State/UT-wise details of Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during financial year 2019-20.   | State/UT-wise details of Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during financial year 2019-20.   | State/UT-wise details of Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during financial year 2019-20.   | State/UT-wise details of Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during financial year 2019-20.   | State/UT-wise details of Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during financial year 2019-20.   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                                                                           | State                                                                                             | Total number of GPs                                                                               | Total number of GPs planned for Audit atleast once in FY                                          | Total number of GPs audited atleast once in FY                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                    | 13,097                                                                                            | 12,929                                                                                            | 11,647                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 2,074                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                             | 2,661                                                                                             | 2,366                                                                                             | 16                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                             | 8,530                                                                                             | 2,612                                                                                             | 2,647                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                      | 11,680                                                                                            | 6,991                                                                                             | 6,610                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                               | 190                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                           | 14,137                                                                                            | 14,109                                                                                            | 14,079                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                           | 6,226                                                                                             | 669                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                  | 3,642                                                                                             | 3,190                                                                                             | 3,053                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                 | 4,541                                                                                             | 1,645                                                                                             | 39                                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                         | 4,403                                                                                             | 2,246                                                                                             | 1,296                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                         | 6,023                                                                                             | 6,021                                                                                             | 5,993                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                            | 941                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                | Ladakh                                                                                            | 193                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                    | 22,797                                                                                            | 16,399                                                                                            | 13,167                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                       | 28,373                                                                                            | 4,280                                                                                             | 3,091                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                | Manipur                                                                                           | 3,151                                                                                             | 403                                                                                               | 162                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                                         | 6,349                                                                                             | 6,236                                                                                             | 6,239                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                                           | 858                                                                                               | 829                                                                                               | 507                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                                          | 1,271                                                                                             | 878                                                                                               | 484                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                            | 6,798                                                                                             | 6,798                                                                                             | 6,709                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                | Punjab                                                                                            | 13,330                                                                                            | 6,654                                                                                             | 6,652                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                         | 11,348                                                                                            | 10,330                                                                                            | 8,185                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                                            | 185                                                                                               | 185                                                                                               | 184                                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                        | 12,525                                                                                            | 12,523                                                                                            | 12,517                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                         | 8,763                                                                                             | 8,743                                                                                             | 4,576                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                                | Tripura                                                                                           | 1,178                                                                                             | 862                                                                                               | 860                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                     | 59,241                                                                                            | 46,472                                                                                            | 46,466                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                                       | 7,818                                                                                             | 7,555                                                                                             | 2,335                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                       | 3,344                                                                                             | 3,043                                                                                             | 2,808                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                                | Andaman and Nicobar                                                                               | 78                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 32                                                                                                | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                      | 20                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 33                                                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 34                                                                                                | Puducherry                                                                                        | 10                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |

| State/UT-wise details of Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during financial year 2020-21.   | State/UT-wise details of Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during financial year 2020-21.   | State/UT-wise details of Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during financial year 2020-21.   | State/UT-wise details of Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during financial year 2020-21.   | State/UT-wise details of Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during financial year 2020-21.   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                                                                           | State                                                                                             | Total number of GPs                                                                               | Total number of GPs planned for Audit atleast once in FY                                          | Total number of GPs audited atleast once in FY                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                    | 13,080                                                                                            | 5,654                                                                                             | 5,682                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 2,074                                                                                             | 151                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                             | 2,661                                                                                             | 178                                                                                               | 454                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                             | 8,530                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                      | 11,664                                                                                            | 10,946                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                               | 190                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                           | 14,137                                                                                            | 14,118                                                                                            | 61                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                           | 6,214                                                                                             | 3,254                                                                                             | 2,810                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                  | 3,642                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                 | 4,350                                                                                             | 2,459                                                                                             | 1,349                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                         | 4,391                                                                                             | 1,139                                                                                             | 149                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                         | 6,014                                                                                             | 5,276                                                                                             | 5,444                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                            | 941                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                | Ladakh                                                                                            | 193                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                    | 22,779                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                       | 28,373                                                                                            | 3,331                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                | Manipur                                                                                           | 3,151                                                                                             | 405                                                                                               | 336                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                                         | 6,349                                                                                             | 6,256                                                                                             | 4,376                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                                           | 858                                                                                               | 460                                                                                               | 460                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                                          | 1,271                                                                                             | 634                                                                                               | 45                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                            | 6,798                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                | Punjab                                                                                            | 13,330                                                                                            | 6,872                                                                                             | 5,713                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                         | 11,347                                                                                            | 698                                                                                               | 41                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                                            | 185                                                                                               | 96                                                                                                | 97                                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                        | 12,525                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                         | 12,774                                                                                            | 2,683                                                                                             | 2,180                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                                | Tripura                                                                                           | 1,178                                                                                             | 1,128                                                                                             | 1,034                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                     | 59,165                                                                                            | 120                                                                                               | 9                                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                                       | 7,810                                                                                             | 1,722                                                                                             | 596                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                       | 3,341                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                                | Andaman and Nicobar                                                                               | 78                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 32                                                                                                | D&N Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                                      | 20                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 33                                                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 34                                                                                                | Puducherry                                                                                        | 10                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                             | 269,433                                                                                           | 67,585                                                                                            | 30,851                                                                                            |

## Annexure-II referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3196 dated 22.03.2022

| State/UT -wise details of Concurrent Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS for financial year 2020-21   | State/UT -wise details of Concurrent Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS for financial year 2020-21   | State/UT -wise details of Concurrent Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS for financial year 2020-21   | State/UT -wise details of Concurrent Social Audit under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS for financial year 2020-21   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                                                                                   | State SAU                                                                                                 | Total Concurrent Social Audits planned                                                                    | Total Concurrent Social Audits conducted                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                            | 5610                                                                                                      | 4504                                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                     | 5630                                                                                                      | 5202                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                              | 13242                                                                                                     | 11521                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                   | 5851                                                                                                      | 5664                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                          | 3293                                                                                                      | 3206                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                         | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                            | 1434                                                                                                      | 964                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                 | 18542                                                                                                     | 15504                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                    | 54575                                                                                                     | 47462                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                            | 41207                                                                                                     | 22421                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                                                 | 6911                                                                                                      | 3282                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                                    | 11235                                                                                                     | 10580                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                                    | 5126                                                                                                      | 5060                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                                 | 25651                                                                                                     | 23278                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                                                    | 82                                                                                                        | 75                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                | 4708                                                                                                      | 4634                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                        | Telangana                                                                                                 | 13243                                                                                                     | 13573                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                             | 285414                                                                                                    | 250486                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                                                               | 2636                                                                                                      | 2583                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                                               | 109                                                                                                       | 109                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                     | 504452                                                                                                    | 430061                                                                                                    |

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