Project Area – 10 ULBs ( Madhyamgram, Uluberia, Maheshtala, Baidyabati, Chandernangore Municipal Corporation, Medinipur, Durgapur Municipal Corporation, Tamluk, Gayeshpur and Coopers Camp) West Bengal
Client – State Urban Development Agency, Govt. of West Bengal
Project Duration – 2020-2021 Starting Date: Dec.21; Ending Date: Feb.22
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) a flagship Mission of Government of India being implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), was launched on 25th June 2015. The Mission addresses urban housing shortage among the EWS/LIG and MIG categories including the slum dwellers by ensuring a pucca house to all eligible urban households by the year 2022- coinciding with the timeframe when Nation completes 75 years of its Independence. PMAY (U) adopts a demand driven approach wherein the Housing shortage is decided based on demand assessment by States/Union Territories. PMAY (U) embarks on four verticals for scheme implementation where in West Bengal BLC has been adopted as the major component.
In West Bengal, the State Level Nodal Agency (SUDA) or SLNA assigned Hijli INSPIRATION as an Independent Facilitating Agency for carrying out Social Audit in 10% of the projects comprising not less than 100 DUs for the Year 2015-16, following the Social Audit guidelines of PMAY HFA (U). The IFA adopted a participatory and facilitative approach in involving the ULB, beneficiaries and other stakeholders in conducting Social Audit.
The Scope and Objective of the Social Audit included the following:
- Increase efficacy of the Mission by understanding any issues and gaps, as perceived by the project stakeholders and take timely remedial action.
- Contribute to facilitating participation of the beneficiaries and other stakeholders at every stage of the project implementation.
- Improve the social performance of the HFA mission by making it inclusive, participatory, and transparent and give voice to the vulnerable people, including women.
- Assess the impact of beneficiary sensitisation on project about the benefits and enhance the visibility of the project among the general public.
- Broaden the understanding of the social impact of the HFA Mission, particularly its reach and relevance to the beneficiaries by supplementing the information received from other monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.