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A study to assess the effectiveness of the Social Audit programme in Meghalaya

Evaluating the effectiveness of Social Audit in Meghalaya: a Mixed Methods Approach

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/03/032440
Enrollment
3200
Registered
2021-03-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Social Audit programme: Social Audit programme as envisoned in the Meghalaya Community Participation and Public Services Social Audit Act 2017 for the following Government programmes: G
(b) nutrition
(c) education
and (d) livelihood and poverty reduction
and (e) MGNREGA. Control Intervention1: Not applicable: Not applicable

Sponsors

Government of Meghalaya
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Villages in which the selected programmes have been implemented uniformly 2. Targeted group of participants including the pregnant/lactating/reproductive age women, head of household (male/female), parent/caregiver children in Class I-VIII

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The villages that have been included in the 2017-18 social audit pilot 2. Difficult to reach villages 3. Villages which do not implement all the six selected schemes 4. Those who are not permanent residents of the village (those who have resided in the village for less than on year)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.Increase in the awareness of the schemes 2. Increase in utilisation of the servicesTimepoint: 6 months and 1 year post intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not applicableTimepoint: Not applicable

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShri Sampath Kumar IAS

Indian Institute of Public Health Shillong Society (IIPHSS)

sandra.albert@phfi.org

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026