G.O. (Ms.) No. 43, Social Audit of 15th Central Finance Commission Grants, 2024
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 43 on 7 March 2024, appointing the Social Audit Society of Tamil Nadu as the nodal agency for social audits of 15th Central Finance Commission grants across all three tiers of Panchayat Raj Institutions. The order sanctions annual expenditure for these audits, identifies the grant share from which the cost must be met, and sets out arrangements for pooling, transferring and reporting on the funds.
What the order governs
G.O. (Ms.) No. 43 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department governs the facilitation and conduct of social audits for grants provided under the 15th Central Finance Commission. It applies to all three tiers of Panchayat Raj Institutions and Rural Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu.
The order follows guidelines issued by the Ministry of Panchayat Raj, Government of India, and a proposal submitted by the Director of the Social Audit Society of Tamil Nadu.
Main provisions
G.O. (Ms.) No. 43 makes the following arrangements:
- The Social Audit Society of Tamil Nadu is nominated as the nodal agency for facilitating and conducting social audits of 15th Central Finance Commission grants.
- The nomination covers all three tiers of Panchayat Raj Institutions.
- A sum of Rs.6.89 crore per year is sanctioned for the expenditure involved in facilitating and conducting these social audits across the three tiers of Rural Local Bodies.
- The Panchayat Raj Institutions being audited must meet the social audit expenditure from the 40 percent untied grant disbursed to Rural Local Bodies.
- The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj must pool the social audit funds from the Panchayat Raj Institutions that are to be audited.
- The pooled amount must be transferred to the bank account of the Social Audit Society of Tamil Nadu before social audits begin each year.
- The Director of the Social Audit Society of Tamil Nadu must periodically report to the Government on the status of social audits under the grants.
The Finance Department concurred with the arrangements on 7 March 2024.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 43 directly affects the Social Audit Society of Tamil Nadu, the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Panchayat Raj Institutions, Rural Local Bodies, District Collectors and District Rural Development Agencies involved in administering or auditing the grants.
The document does not change land ownership, land classification, planning permission, registration or property transfer requirements. A property buyer or owner is not assigned any payment or compliance duty by the text. Its practical focus is the public administration and audit of local body grant funds.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 43 change any land or property rights?
No land ownership, classification, registration, planning or property transfer provision appears in the document. It concerns social audits of 15th Central Finance Commission grants for Panchayat Raj Institutions.
Which body will conduct the social audits?
The Social Audit Society of Tamil Nadu is nominated as the nodal agency for facilitating and conducting the audits across all three tiers of Panchayat Raj Institutions.
Who pays the cost of the social audits?
The Panchayat Raj Institutions being audited must meet the expenditure from the 40 percent untied grant disbursed to Rural Local Bodies.
When must the audit funds be transferred?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj must pool the funds and transfer them to the Social Audit Society of Tamil Nadu before the commencement of social audits every year.
