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The Meghalaya Community Participation and Public Services Social Audit Act, 2017 (Act No. 7 of 2017)

Meghalaya

An Act to review delivery of public services and implementation of government schemes and programmes through a participatory social audit by government and the stakeholders; by ensuring timely review and concurrent course-correction in the delivery of schemes and programmes, to achieve realization of desired development outcomes.

Act number
7 of 2017
Ministry
Meghalaya Law Department
Department
Law Department
Enacted
1 Apr 2017

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20 sections

  1. Section 1Short title extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Definitions
  3. Section 3Objectives
  4. Section 4Programmes to be audited
  5. Section 5Implementing and Monitoring Authorities
  6. Section 6State Social Audit Council
  7. Section 7Functions and duties of State Council
  8. Section 8Effective delivery and Institutional mechanism
  9. Section 9District Level Implementation Agency
  10. Section 10Line Departments
  11. Section 11Village/Locality Level Implementation Agency
  12. Section 12Village/Locality Social Audit Committee
  13. Section 13Social Audit Facilitators
  14. Section 14Periodicity
  15. Section 15Implementation
  16. Section 16Concurrent Social Audit
  17. Section 17Transparency & Accountability
  18. Section 18Corrective Actions and Grievance Redress
  19. Section 19Power to make Rules
  20. Section 20Power to remove difficulties