section 56
Social audit and monitoring.
The Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation Act, 2003Infrastructure200398 sections14 chapters
Chapter XI PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT
Statutory text
- (1) At the end of each crop season, Government shall authorise the committee to conduct social audit.
- (2) Social audit shall be for both water utilisation against water budgeting and expenditure incurred for maintenance of the system with reference to the fund available to the association.
- (3) The social audit shall cover,—
- (a) equity in water distribution;
- (b) increase in production;
- (c) increase in productivity;
- (d) crop diversification;
- (e) multiple cropping;
- (f) water use efficiency;
- (g) utilisation of resources for execution of works;
- (h) improvement in the cultivated areas of the association compared to previous season;
- (i) utilisation of research facilities in adopting high yield varieties of seeds, pesticides etc.;
- (j) quality of works undertaken.
- (4) The social audit so conducted shall be made known to all the beneficiaries of the association by displaying a list containing the benefits accrued with reference to fund spent on the notice board of the association.
- (5) Wherever a work is taken up by the association, the estimated cost of the work, item of work proposed to be executed, details of the executed work are to be exhibited on a board at the place of work.
- (6) The competent authority shall render all assistance in the conduct of the social audit.
- (7) The social audit so conducted shall be sent to all concerned as stipulated by Government from time to time.
- (8) The auditor shall incorporate the social audit report together with the specific observation on rectification of defects, if any, noticed in the social audit.
- (9) A copy of the audit report referred to in sub-section (8) shall be exhibited on the notice board of the association.
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