Novel way to fight corruption!!
Did you know that AP government has infact implemented a scheme where individuals can audit the government schemes?
This audit is termed as Social Audit.
Individuals, are trained on how to audit and monitor the progress and execution of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). Bureaucrats and contractors are supposed to explain the deviations, if any in the schemes being executed.
So far ~5000 cases of fraud have been identified and works to the tune of ~Rs 60 cr have been given back by the fraudsters. Though the size is not huge, it certainly is a fresh beginning to the fight against corruption.
I came to know about this from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/world/asia/03india.html
Infact to ensure that even these social audits themselves do not become a major expenditure, Government of AP has passed an act to ensure a cap on the amount of expenditure per audit conducted, this includes a max. cap on the expenses to be bourne by the auditors, the share of equipment that they can use etc.(Source: http://rd.ap.gov.in/EGS/EGS_MemoNo_417_SPIU_on_%20SocialAudit_210607.htm)
This kind of grass level movement is the only way to fight against the corruption.
It is only people like us, the white collared MBA holders who are adding nothing to the social cause and just trying to add our pockets.
Let’s get novel and apply the so called best brains for the better cause of the society. Amen!!
This audit is termed as Social Audit.
Individuals, are trained on how to audit and monitor the progress and execution of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). Bureaucrats and contractors are supposed to explain the deviations, if any in the schemes being executed.
So far ~5000 cases of fraud have been identified and works to the tune of ~Rs 60 cr have been given back by the fraudsters. Though the size is not huge, it certainly is a fresh beginning to the fight against corruption.
I came to know about this from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/world/asia/03india.html
Infact to ensure that even these social audits themselves do not become a major expenditure, Government of AP has passed an act to ensure a cap on the amount of expenditure per audit conducted, this includes a max. cap on the expenses to be bourne by the auditors, the share of equipment that they can use etc.(Source: http://rd.ap.gov.in/EGS/EGS_MemoNo_417_SPIU_on_%20SocialAudit_210607.htm)
This kind of grass level movement is the only way to fight against the corruption.
It is only people like us, the white collared MBA holders who are adding nothing to the social cause and just trying to add our pockets.
Let’s get novel and apply the so called best brains for the better cause of the society. Amen!!
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