Government has successfully conducted Social audits in all the 4291 Gram Panchayats of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to improve transparency and accountability in the implementation of various Government schemes and programmes.<br />''<br />'' AIR Jammu Correspondent reports that the field team, comprising of District Resource Persons (DRPs), Resource Persons (BRPs), Programme Officers (POs) and Village Resource Persons (VRPs) played a crucial role in the success of the social audits. <br />''<br />''The tireless efforts of DRPs,  BRPs, POs, and Self Help Group members from NRLM as VRPs contributed to this accomplishment. The DRPs and BRPs, with their in-depth knowledge of the local context and government schemes and programmes, helped in verifying the records and documents related to the schemes and provided vital inputs.<br />''<br />'' The VRPs, on the other hand, acted as a bridge between the community members and the social audit team, and helped in identifying the issues and difficulties faced by the local inhabitants. <br />''<br />''The Department has also widened the ambit of Social audit in the UT by including SBM (G) and PMAY (G) under its purview from 1st March, 2023, and additional schemes of Rural Development Department and other Departments are also likely to be brought within its purview.<br />