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The Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, 2005 mandates ______ of works by Gram Sabhas to ensure transparency and accountability in implementation, reflecting Constitutional Morality's emphasis on participatory governance and citizen empowerment.
- financial audit
- social audit
- judicial review
- executive monitoring
Answer: social audit
Social audit and Constitutional Morality: (a) MGNREGA Section 17: Mandates social audit of all projects by Gram Sabha, (b) Process: (i) Public disclosure of scheme records (muster rolls, expenditure, beneficiary lists), (ii) Gram Sabha meeting: Community verifies records, raises queries, (iii) Action on findings: Recovery of misused funds, disciplinary action, systemic improvements, (c) Constitutional Morality application: (i) Participatory governance: Citizens monitor implementation, detect corruption, ensure accountability, (ii) Empowers marginalized: Enables poor, women, SC/ST to claim rights, hold officials accountable, (iii) Transparency and accountability: Core constitutional values operationalized at grassroots, (d) Broader principle: Constitutional Morality requires governance to be participatory, transparent, responsive to citizens' needs, not just top-down administration. Illustrates democratic constitutionalism: rights realization requires active citizen engagement alongside institutional mechanisms.