Who should be the head of Social Audit team of the Panchayat under MNREGA?
Who should be the head of Social Audit team of the Panchayat under MNREGA? Correct Answer A person from outside the ward where work is conducted
The correct answer is a person from outside the ward where work is conducted.Key Points
- According to the MNREGA, every state needs to set up a Social Audit Unit( SAU) which will be independent of the agency that is implementing MNREGA in the State.
- The SAU can be registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
- The SAU must be headed by a full-time director who should have worked in the social sector for the rights of the people for at least 15 years.
Additional Information
- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (2005)
- This is labor law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'Right to Work'.
- It was officially launched on 2 February 2006 under The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed on 23 August 2005.
- The act was first proposed in 1991 by P.V. Narasimha Rao.
- MNREGS is a scheme that is based on the MNREGA act.
- MNREGA is to be implemented mainly by Gram Panchayat.
- The nodal ministry for MNREGA is the Ministry of Rural Development.
- The mandate of the MNREGA is to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
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Feb 20, 2025