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Devdungri – Rajasthan, India - home and work place of the MKSS, a peasant and workers organizationWhere the Right to Information was born from discussions on workers and poor peoples rights

The first MKSS public Hearing in Rajasthan, and in India at village Kot Kirana on December 2nd 1994. “We want Transparency, Accountability, Social Audit of Panchayat Funds. We want redressal. “

Social and Financial Audit • FA = Was the money spent correctly?

• SA = Did the spending make a difference?

• Social Audit: – Assesses performance and unpacks decisions – Complements financial audit

Social Audit + Financial Audit = True Picture

Consolidated labour and material expenditure of all the projects under the MGNREGA in one Panchayaton the Panchayat office wall