Social Accountability

Recently, Rajasthan organised a state-wide campaign to demand approval of the social accountability bill in the next Assembly session.

Social accountability refers to a wide range of actions and mechanisms that the citizens, communities, independent media and civil society organizations can use to hold public officials accountable.

Constitutional and Legal Aspect of Social Accountability

• The Rajasthan Guaranteed Delivery of Public Service Act, 2011 and The Rajasthan Right to Hearing Act (2012) are the only statutes available for social accountability.

Types of Social Accountability

• Participatory budgeting is a process through which citizens participate directly in budget formulation, decision- making, and monitoring of ....