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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- A MGNREGA social audit is a mandatory public examination of rural employment scheme records by beneficiaries themselves to detect irregularities and enforce accountability.
- What legal provision makes MGNREGA social audits mandatory?
- How does a social audit differ from a CAG financial audit?
- Why have many states failed to implement social audits effectively?
- What is the role of the Gram Sabha in the social audit process?

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In 2017, Telangana's Society for Social Audit, Accountability and Transparency (SSAAT), based in Hyderabad, completed MGNREGA social audits across all its Gram Panchayats and reported crores in recoverable wage and material irregularities.

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