Name of the Department/Section | District Social Audit Unit, North 24 Parganas |
Name of the ADM-in- charge | Sri Taheruzzaman, WBCS (Executive) |
Name of the Officer-in- charge | Sri Bikram Chatterjee, WBCS (Executive) |
Office Address | District Social Audit Unit, RBC Road, Hastings House Complex, Barasat |
Contact details | Mail id: saunorth24pgs@gmail.com |
Services for Citizens/Public Services/Schemes
- Scheme :
1. MGNREGA
2. PMAY(G)
3. NSAP
- Name of the scheme/service
- Verification is key in Social Audit
- Verification of documents and physical verification of worksite
- Verification through observation, calculation, measurement
- Verification through discussion with villagers and officials
- Comparative verification of worksite with time and different worksite
- Verification of expected goal and practical implementation with its utility
- Whom to contact for
Name Designation Mobile No. Gurudas Chattopadhyay DSARP 9830453876 Somnath Mondol DSARP 8967736315 Probir Das DSARP 9153375140 Koustav Roy DSARP 9836614999 Debasish Roy Chowdhury DSARP 9836216938 Jhuma Mandal DSARP 9933503575 Purna Chandra Manna DSARP 9831070231 Tirtha Mondal DSARP 8910418902 - Statistical achievement of last FY
Nos. of GP Covered (2019-20): 88 Nos. of GP in Phase-I & 111 Nos. Of GP in Phase-II
Total Nos. of Issue reported in MGNREGA: 1786
Total Nos. of Issue reported in PMAY(G): 39295
Total Nos. of Issue reported in NSAP: 8407
- Referral website link of Department
Success Story/Case Study/any unique initiative
Around 1990 young people were selected as VRP in all over the district. The district SAU trained them to build understanding of report writing and its importance in official processes and develop the report writing skills of participants. Before the pandemic situation of COVID-19 in the FY 2019-20 the DSAU, N24 PGS covered 199 GPs by the Social Audit in active participation with wage seekers in Gram Sabhas as well as Public Hearing. Total numbers of 1786 issues were reported by SAU for MGNREGA in public domain (MIS) and send to the Blocks for action taken.
In the last financial year DSAU, N24 PGS introduced the concept of concurrent social audit as per guidance of state, SAU. In this procedure the district unit reach at field level of MGNREGA worksite and verify all relevant documents of schemes. In July, 2021 64 numbers of GPs will be covered by this unit.
Any other information worth mentioning for general public awareness
Social Audit is an obligation and responsibility on the part of the government to be answerable to the citizens for its actions. Social Audit ensures the fulfilment of democratic and human rights principles. It is essential to understand the concept of social audit and its principles to improve the efficiency of social programmes of Government including MGNREGA, PMAY(G), NSAP and others.