G.O.(Ms) No.78, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Central Assistance, 2016
The Tamil Nadu Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms) No.78, dated 4 July 2016, sanctioning Rs.1,200 crore as the third part of the first tranche of Central Assistance for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2016-17. It authorises the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to draw the money and transfer it to the State Employment Guarantee Fund of Tamil Nadu.
What the government order does
G.O.(Ms) No.78 of the Tamil Nadu Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department, dated 4 July 2016, sanctions Rs.1,200 crore released by the Government of India for implementing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in Tamil Nadu during 2016-17. The amount is the third part of the first tranche of Central Assistance.
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw the sanctioned amount and transfer it to the State Employment Guarantee Fund of Tamil Nadu.
Funding allocation
G.O.(Ms) No.78 allocates the Rs.1,200 crore under three rural employment scheme accounts:
- Rs.840 crore for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes account.
- Rs.348 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes under the Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes.
- Rs.12 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes under the Tribal Area Sub Plan.
The total allocation under these accounts is Rs.1,200 crore.
Transfer condition
The Government of India required the Tamil Nadu Government to transfer the Central Assistance, together with the State share, to the State Employment Guarantee Fund within three days of receiving the funds. A delay beyond that period would make the State Government liable to pay penal interest at 12 per cent for the period of delay.
Background recorded in the order
G.O.(Ms) No.78 records that the Empowered Committee agreed to a Labour Budget proposal of 31.55 crore persondays for Tamil Nadu for 2016-17. It also records earlier releases totalling Rs.1,158.4508 crore, comprising Rs.749.7660 crore and Rs.408.6848 crore, which had been sanctioned through two earlier government orders.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms) No.78 directly concerns the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, District Collectors other than Chennai, District Rural Development Agencies and officials handling the scheme and its accounts. Its stated provisions deal with rural employment programme funding and transfer of money to the State Employment Guarantee Fund. It does not contain provisions concerning property ownership, land classification, registration, transfer of title or planning permission.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No.78 change my land title or property rights?
No land title or property rights provisions appear in the document. G.O.(Ms) No.78 deals with sanctioning and transferring Central Assistance for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
How much money was sanctioned under G.O.(Ms) No.78?
The Tamil Nadu Government sanctioned Rs.1,200 crore as the third part of the first tranche of Central Assistance for 2016-17.
Who is authorised to transfer the sanctioned funds?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw the sanctioned amount and transfer it to the State Employment Guarantee Fund of Tamil Nadu.
Was there a deadline for transferring the Central Assistance?
Yes. The funds, together with the State share, had to be transferred to the State Employment Guarantee Fund within three days of receipt. Delay beyond that period could attract penal interest of 12 per cent for the period of delay.
