Mokokchung, February 05 (MTNews):
A District Level Social Audit Public Hearing for the works done under MGNREGA and PMAY-G (FY 2019-20), for ten villages under three blocks, was held at Conference Hall, Longkumer Kilem, Mokokchung, on February 05.
State Resource Person (SRP), Social Audit Unit (SAU), Nagaland, Imlirenla Sanglir, in her introductory note, appealed to the village functionaries for coordination and to promptly produce the required documents for social audit.
She added Audit is a means to know how far the projects have been implemented and how it is benefiting the community, and to rectify if there is any loophole in the program.
Sanglir also lamented that PMAY-G implementation is not up to the mark and urged to focus more in implementing the scheme transparently.
She further sensitized on PMAY-G convergent schemes such as toilets under SBM, MNGNREG benefits, Jal Jeevan Mission, PMUY, solar initiative etc. which can be availed by PMAY beneficiaries.
Vitolu Chishi EAC, Hq, Mokokchung, who attended the audit as an Observer from Administration, also spoke at the program. Chishi challenged the village functionaries and RD officers to perform better, saying that the state will not see growth and progress unless the villagers are empowered.
The social audit public hearing event was chaired by Imyapangla, Program Officer (MGNREGA), DRDA, Mokokchung. After the Block officials and village functionaries clarified the issues produced by the SAU, the house unanimously passed a 13-point resolution.