G.O.(Ms.) No.66, Employment Guarantee Scheme Work Co-ordinator Amendment, 2022
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms.) No.66 on 2 June 2022, amending G.O.(Ms.) No.420 dated 26 October 2018 on the engagement of Employment Guarantee Scheme Work Co-ordinators under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The amendment raises monthly remuneration from Rs.3,000 to Rs.5,000, expands the engagement provision to include willing former Makkal Nala Paniyalargal on a priority basis, and permits an additional co-ordinator for Karuveppilaipalayam Panchayat in Villupuram District.
What the amendment covers
G.O.(Ms.) No.66, issued by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department on 2 June 2022, changes the earlier arrangements in G.O.(Ms.) No.420 dated 26 October 2018 for Employment Guarantee Scheme Work Co-ordinators under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
The amendment concerns scheme staffing, eligibility, remuneration and administrative arrangements. It does not deal with property ownership, land records, registration or land use.
Main changes
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department makes the following changes:
- The engagement provision covers 12,523 book keepers of Village Poverty Reduction Committees or Panchayat Level Federations, Community Professionals or Community Resource Persons, and willing former Makkal Nala Paniyalargal.
- Willing former Makkal Nala Paniyalargal are to be considered on a priority basis.
- The workers are to serve as Employment Guarantee Scheme Work Co-ordinators, one for each Village Panchayat in all districts, for better implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
- Monthly remuneration is increased from Rs.3,000 to Rs.5,000.
- Permission is given to engage one additional Employment Guarantee Scheme Work Co-ordinator for the newly created Karuveppilaipalayam Panchayat in Thiruvennainallur Panchayat Union, Villupuram District.
- The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to issue guidelines for filling Employment Guarantee Scheme Work Co-ordinator positions apart from engaging willing former Makkal Nala Paniyalargal.
- Administrative expenditure for the co-ordinators is to be met from the administrative cost of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
- The existing paragraph 8 of G.O.(Ms.) No.420 is renumbered as paragraph 10.
Who may be affected
G.O.(Ms.) No.66 directly concerns eligible book keepers, Community Professionals, Community Resource Persons, willing former Makkal Nala Paniyalargal, Village Panchayats and the rural development authorities administering the employment guarantee scheme. Property buyers and landowners are not assigned any duty or entitlement under the document.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms.) No.66 change my patta, land title or property rights?
No property or land record change is provided in the document. It deals with Employment Guarantee Scheme Work Co-ordinators under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
What remuneration does the amendment provide for a Work Co-ordinator?
The amended monthly remuneration is Rs.5,000, replacing the earlier amount of Rs.3,000.
Are former Makkal Nala Paniyalargal eligible for engagement?
The amendment includes willing former Makkal Nala Paniyalargal and provides for their engagement on a priority basis.
Why is an additional co-ordinator allowed in Villupuram District?
The Government permits one additional Employment Guarantee Scheme Work Co-ordinator for the newly created Karuveppilaipalayam Panchayat in Thiruvennainallur Panchayat Union.
