Guidelines for Worksite Supervisor (WSS) / Work Mate under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)
The Tamil Nadu Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms.) No.110 on 29 June 2024, approving revised State Specific Guidelines for selecting, engaging and managing Worksite Supervisors or Work Mates under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The guidelines revise the earlier arrangements issued under G.O.(Ms.) No.80 dated 16 July 2013 and affect scheme workers, Village Panchayats and rural development officials, not land ownership or property transactions.
What the guidelines govern
G.O.(Ms.) No.110 of the Tamil Nadu Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department, dated 29 June 2024, governs Worksite Supervisors or Work Mates at Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme worksites. The scheme operates in all 37 rural districts of Tamil Nadu.
The guidelines cover selection, engagement, duration, training, duties and wages. They do not establish rules for land ownership, transfer, registration or land use.
Who can be selected
The Work Mate selection requirements include:
- The worker must belong to the Village Panchayat and have passed 8th Standard.
- The worker must have completed at least 50 days of scheme work in previous years.
- Eligible workers are ranked by educational qualification.
- Differently abled workers receive first preference, irrespective of qualification when the final order is prepared.
- Women receive preference. A male worker may be designated only when no eligible woman is available.
- A habitation based pool must be prepared from interested and qualified workers.
- The number selected must be five times the number of clusters in the Village Panchayat.
The Panchayat Secretary or Gram Rozgar Sahayak and Panchayat President prepare the list. The Zonal Deputy Block Development Officer must verify the full list, while the Block Development Officer (Village Panchayat) must verify 20%. The Gram Sabha or Special Grama Sabha must approve it, with at least 50% of scheme workers attending.
Engagement and duration
One Work Mate is designated for each worksite. One Work Mate is sufficient where individual and community works are undertaken at the same worksite. The concerned Block Development Officer (Village Panchayat) issues proceedings naming the Work Mate.
A Work Mate may serve until the work is completed or for 100 days in a financial year, whichever is earlier. A replacement must be engaged if work continues beyond 100 days. A trained person from the Village Panchayat pool may substitute during an absence.
Duties, training and wages
Work Mates receive training on the scheme, the NMMS application, job cards, work measurement, work allocation and worksite facilities. Their duties include:
- Maintaining the electronic Muster Roll and recording daily attendance.
- Capturing morning and evening attendance through the NMMS application.
- Updating job cards and payment details.
- Forming groups of 20 workers and pre-marking work areas.
- Measuring completed tasks and supervising work quality.
- Arranging shelter, water, medicine kits and child care support.
- Responding to worksite emergencies and assisting with worksite records.
Work Mates are paid weekly at the rate applicable to semi-skilled workers under the scheme's material component. Payment must be made fully without deductions, for a maximum of 100 days.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms.) No.110 affect my land title or property purchase?
No. The document provides guidelines for Worksite Supervisors or Work Mates at Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme worksites. It does not contain provisions on land title, registration, transfer or land use.
Who is eligible to become a Work Mate in a Village Panchayat?
A scheme worker from the Village Panchayat who has passed 8th Standard and completed at least 50 days of scheme work in previous years is eligible. Differently abled workers receive first preference, and women are preferred where eligible.
How long can one person work as a Work Mate?
A Work Mate may serve until completion of the work or for 100 days in a financial year, whichever is earlier. The person cannot continue as Work Mate for more than 100 days in a year.
How are Work Mates paid?
Work Mates are paid weekly at the rate applicable to semi-skilled workers under the scheme's material component. The amount must be paid fully without deductions, subject to the maximum engagement of 100 days.
