G.O.(Ms).No.85, Sanction and Release of MGNREGS Administrative Funds, 2024
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.85 on 5 April 2024, sanctioning and releasing Rs.24,35,86,000 as the 100% Central Share of the administrative component for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the financial year 2023-24. The money is for salaries of regular officers and staff and other administrative expenditure, and the document does not change land ownership, property records or land transaction requirements.
What the document does
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.85 on 5 April 2024. It sanctions and releases Rs.24,35,86,000 in Central Assistance for administrative expenditure under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the financial year 2023-24.
The Government of India had sanctioned this amount under the scheme's administrative component. The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj then requested its release for salaries of regular officers and staff and for non-salary administrative expenditure.
Who is affected
Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.85 mainly concerns the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and the authorities administering the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Copies were sent to all District Collectors except Chennai District and to all Project Directors of District Rural Development Agencies.
Property buyers, owners and land professionals are not given any new duties under the document. It does not state that it changes title, patta, classification, land use, registration or other property requirements.
Key provisions
Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.85 provides that:
- Rs.24,35,86,000 is sanctioned and released as the 100% Central Share of the administrative component.
- The expenditure is intended for salaries of regular officers and staff and non-salary administrative costs under the scheme.
- The expenditure is charged to the specified rural employment account head.
- The budget estimate shown is Rs.529,00,00,000, with Rs.504,64,14,000 shown as the balance after the current release.
- The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj may draw and transfer the sanctioned amount to the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Admin Cost Account maintained with Indian Bank, Alwarpet.
- Government of India scheme guidelines must be followed strictly.
- A Utilization Certificate must be sent to the Government of India according to the applicable norms, with a copy marked to the State Government.
Wording inconsistency
Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.85 contains an internal inconsistency. Its abstract, funding request and account table describe the release as the third installment of the second tranche, while paragraph 4 describes it as the second installment of the second tranche.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No.85 affect my patta or ownership of land?
No change to patta, land ownership or property records is stated. The document concerns the release of administrative funding for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
How much money was released under G.O.(Ms).No.85?
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department sanctioned and released Rs.24,35,86,000 as the 100% Central Share of the scheme's administrative component.
What can the released money be used for?
The money is for salaries of regular officers and staff and for non-salary administrative expenditure under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
Is the release the second or third installment of the second tranche?
The document is inconsistent. The abstract, request and account table call it the third installment of the second tranche, but paragraph 4 calls it the second installment of the second tranche.
