(1) Panchayat-wise Nodal Incharge shall be appointed by the concerned Sub-Division Officer of the area one month before the date of social audit.
(2) Employees of the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Revenue Department, Cooperative Department or Agriculture Department etc. or any other government department may be appointed as Nodal Incharge.
(3) The Nodal Incharge shall be responsible for,-
(i) conducting the social audit process;
(ii) intimation of date of social audit to Sarpanch and Secretary of Gram Panchayat as well as members of the fair price shop level vigilance committee and concerned fair price shopkeepers at least five days before the date of social audit;
(iii) preparation of social audit shall be done at least three days before the date of the meeting, which includes a thorough examination of the records and information to be presented in the social audit; and
(iv) submitting the prescribed records as per Form-4 in the meeting, enquire about prohibited activities described in Schedule-2, in relation to fair price shops, recording recommendations and suggestions on the basis of the answers of questions, reading the extractive results of the social audit obtained after due deliberation and prepare the finalized report in Form-5.