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Improving the Public Expenditure Outcomes of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme through Social Accountability Interventions in Sirohi District, Rajasthan, India

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), enacted by the government of India in 2006, recognizes employment as a universal legal right for every rural household. Breaking from earlier employment schemes and development programs, NREGA is...

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Main Authors: Patel, Darshana, Shah, Parmesh, Chakrabarti, Poulomi, Arya, Om Prakash, Cheriyan, George, Agarwal, Sanjay
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
ABSENTEEISM
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM
ACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIPS
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
ALLOCATION
ANNUAL BUDGET
ASSETS
AUDIT PROCESS
AUDITING
AUDITOR
AUDITOR GENERAL
AUDITORS
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CITIZEN REPORT CARD
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMMUNITY SCORECARD
COMMUNITY SCORECARDS
COMPLAINT
COMPLAINTS
CONSULTATION
CORRUPTION
DATA COLLECTION
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION-MAKING
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
DECISIONMAKING
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
DISCRETION
DISCRETIONARY POWER
DISTRICTS
ENTITLEMENTS
EXPENDITURE OUTCOMES
FEASIBILITY
FEMALE
FINANCIAL AUDITS
FOCUS GROUP
FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
HEALTH CARE
HOUSEHOLDS
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INITIATIVE
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
INTERFACE MEETINGS
INTERMEDIARY
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MEASUREMENT METHODS
PERFORMANCE MONITORING
POLICY MAKING
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAMS
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC WORKS
QUALITY OF SERVICES
RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
RIGHT TO INFORMATION
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SAFETY
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROCESS
SOCIAL AUDIT
SOCIAL AUDITS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
STAKEHOLDER
STAKEHOLDERS
STATE GOVERNMENT
TRANSPARENCY
VILLAGE
VILLAGE LEVEL
VILLAGES
WEAK ACCOUNTABILITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/16203400/improving-public-expenditure-outcomes-national-rural-employment-guarantee-scheme-nregs-through-social-accountability-interventions-sirohi-district-rajasthan-india
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25024
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Summary:The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), enacted by the government of India in 2006, recognizes employment as a universal legal right for every rural household. Breaking from earlier employment schemes and development programs, NREGA is significant in that it is 'a regime of rights' for poor rural communities. NREGA provides a comprehensive set of entitlements that not only outline judicially enforceable terms for employment but also give citizens a central role in all stages of implementation. The overall objective of this social accountability intervention was to assess NREGS implementation, identify lacunae in program implementation, and build ownership of the findings of this intervention within all levels of government. NREGS has a system of continuous external monitoring and verification to curb corruption and maintain quality implementation. The Citizen Report Card (CRC) survey found that 56 percent of the project worksites were visited fewer than three times by upper level government authorities.

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