G.O.(Ms).No.112, MGNREGS Rural Works 2023-2024
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.112 on 13 September 2023, permitting rural works estimated at Rs.265.81 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2023-2024. The approval covers dug wells, food grain godowns, milk producers' cooperative society buildings, culverts and minor bridges in rural areas.
What the government approved
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department, through G.O.(Ms).No.112 dated 13 September 2023, approved several construction programmes under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2023-2024. The combined estimated cost is Rs.265.81 crore.
The approval follows a proposal from the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj. The proposal also requested Rs.54.35 crore as the State share for the works.
Works covered
G.O.(Ms).No.112 permits the following works in rural areas:
- 750 individual dug wells and 250 community dug wells, with a combined estimated cost of Rs.130.78 crore.
- 200 Model I food grain godowns for areas with more than 500 card holders, estimated at Rs.25.34 crore.
- 200 Model II food grain godowns for areas with fewer than 500 card holders, estimated at Rs.18.64 crore.
- 150 milk producers' cooperative society buildings, estimated at Rs.30.20 crore.
- 100 culverts with a 1.5 metre span, 100 culverts with a 3 metre span, and 100 minor bridges as standalone rural works, with a combined estimated cost of Rs.60.85 crore.
The stated unit costs include Rs.11.58 lakh for each individual dug well, Rs.17.57 lakh for each community dug well, Rs.12.67 lakh for each Model I godown, Rs.9.32 lakh for each Model II godown and Rs.20.13 lakh for each milk producers' cooperative society building.
Funding arrangement
G.O.(Ms).No.112 states that the Government of India will bear the full labour cost. Material costs will be shared between the Government of India and the State Government in a 75:25 ratio.
The document records that Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme wages had previously been revised from Rs.281 to Rs.294 per person per day with effect from 1 April 2023. It also refers to a revised Rural Schedule of Rates for 2023-2024.
Relevance to landowners and buyers
G.O.(Ms).No.112 authorises categories and numbers of public works in rural areas. It does not identify particular villages, survey numbers or parcels, and the supplied text does not describe land acquisition or transfer procedures. A property owner or buyer cannot determine from this document alone whether a specific property is a proposed work site.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No.112 identify land where the works will be built?
No particular villages, survey numbers or land parcels are identified in the supplied text. It gives the types, numbers and estimated costs of works in rural areas.
Does the approval include wells for individuals?
Yes. The approval covers 750 individual dug wells and 250 community dug wells, at a combined estimated cost of Rs.130.78 crore.
Who pays for the labour and materials?
The Government of India bears the full labour cost. Material costs are shared by the Government of India and the State Government in a 75:25 ratio.
Does G.O.(Ms).No.112 authorise land acquisition?
The supplied text does not describe or authorise any land acquisition procedure. It grants permission to undertake the listed rural construction works.
