G.O. (Ms) No.102, Amendment to the AGAMT-II Guidelines, 2022
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.102 on 7 September 2022 to amend the tendering guidelines for the Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam-II for 2021-2022. It changes the authority responsible for inviting tenders, removes the requirement to package block works component wise, and applies the amendments only where a tender has not yet been issued.
What the document governs
G.O. (Ms) No.102 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department, dated 7 September 2022, amends the implementation guidelines for the Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam-II for 2021-2022. Those guidelines were originally issued with G.O. (Ms) No.23 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS-1) Department, dated 8 March 2022.
The amendments concern tendering for works under the scheme. They were made following a proposal from the Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, based on suggestions from District Collectors, Additional Collectors (Development), Project Directors and Executive Engineers.
Changes to tendering authority
G.O. (Ms) No.102 changes the tender inviting arrangement under paragraph 7.5(ii):
- Previously, the Additional Collector (Development) or Project Director of the District Rural Development Agency was the Tender Inviting Authority.
- Previously, the District Collector or Chairman of the District Rural Development Agency was the Tender Accepting Authority.
- Under the amended guideline, the Block Development Officer (Village Panchayat) is the Tender Inviting Authority for all works.
- The procedures prescribed in G.O. (Ms) No.203 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR-1) Department, dated 20 December 2007, must be followed for inviting and accepting tenders.
Packaging of works
G.O. (Ms) No.102 deletes paragraph 7.5(iv), which required works within a block to be packaged component wise for tendering. The document does not provide a replacement packaging requirement.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms) No.102 directly affects District Collectors, Block Development Officers (Village Panchayat), District Rural Development Agencies and other officials handling tenders for Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam-II works.
District Collectors must apply the amended guidelines where a tender has not yet been issued. Where the tender process has already been completed, the existing guidelines continue to apply.
The document deals with procurement administration for rural development works. It does not state any change to private land ownership, title, registration, classification or land use.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No.102 change ownership or title to private land?
No land ownership or title change is stated. G.O. (Ms) No.102 deals with tendering procedures for works under the Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam-II.
Who now invites tenders for works under the scheme?
The Block Development Officer (Village Panchayat) is the Tender Inviting Authority for all the works covered by the amended guideline.
Do the amended tender rules apply where the tender process is already complete?
No. District Collectors are instructed to continue the existing guidelines where the tender process has already been completed.
Must works within a block still be packaged component wise?
No. G.O. (Ms) No.102 deletes the guideline that required works in a block to be packaged component wise for tendering.
