The Central Government’s Social Audit campaign work is being handled by women Self Help Group (SHG) members in Chhattisgarh, officials said.
In compliance of Central Government directives, an ambitious Training Program to train 14,214 women Self Help Group (SHG) members from all over Chhattisgarh to be Social Auditors was launched on October 2, 2017 by the Chhattisgarh Social Audit Unit (CGSAU).
This is as per Government’s decision to involve women SHG members in Social Audit all over the country, with a view to further women’s empowerment.
Meher Gadekar, Director Social Audit unit informed “Chhattisgarh is the first State in India to complete Training Programs for the targetted SHG members.”
The last round of Training Programs was organized from January 3 to 6, 2018 and with this a total of 14, 435 women SHG members have been trained as Social Auditors.
Funding for this program has been routed through the National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRD & PR), which also closely monitored the program by sending monitors periodically.
The 4-day Training Program included both theoretical inputs and practical sessions on various aspects pertaining to Social Audit.
The Training Programs were conducted by a cadre of trained Master Trainers who had been selected from among staff of the CGSAU, and who were put through an intensive Training of Trainer’s program.