G.O.(Ms) No. 12, Payment of Fourth Quarter Grants-in-Aid under MGNREGS, 2015
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms) No. 12 dated 29 January 2015, sanctioning Rs.500.00 crore as fourth quarter Central assistance for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the financial year 2014-2015. It authorises the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to draw the money and transfer it to the State Employment Guarantee Fund of Tamil Nadu, and it does not deal with land ownership, registration or property rights.
What the document does
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms) No. 12 dated 29 January 2015 to sanction Rs.500.00 crore in Central assistance for the fourth quarter of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during the financial year 2014-2015.
The Government of India released the assistance on the condition that Tamil Nadu transfer the funds, together with the State share, to the State Employment Guarantee Fund within three days of receiving them. A delay beyond that period would make the State Government liable for penal interest at 12 per cent for the period of delay.
Why the funding was required
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj reported that the State Employment Guarantee Fund did not have enough money to meet fourth quarter wage requirements and district requirements for the material component. Earlier Central assistance released to Tamil Nadu for the financial year totalled Rs.2781.8033 crore.
The State had also sought additional funds of Rs.2358.78 crore, comprising Rs.849.45 crore for pending material liabilities and Rs.1509.33 crore for fourth quarter wages and administration costs.
Key provisions
G.O.(Ms) No. 12 dated 29 January 2015:
- Sanctions Rs.500.00 crore as fourth quarter Central assistance for implementing the employment guarantee scheme.
- Allocates Rs.100.00 crore under the Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes.
- Allocates Rs.5.00 crore under the Tribal Area Sub-Plan.
- Allocates Rs.395.00 crore under other expenditure for the scheme.
- Authorises the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to draw the sanctioned amount.
- Permits the Director to transfer the money to the State Employment Guarantee Fund account of Tamil Nadu.
- Records the concurrence of the Finance Department dated 28 January 2015.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms) No. 12 dated 29 January 2015 primarily affects the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, District Collectors outside Chennai, District Rural Development Agencies and workers awaiting scheme wages. The document concerns programme funding and financial administration. It contains no provision changing land title, property boundaries, land classification, registration or ownership rights.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No. 12 affect my land ownership or property title?
No. The document sanctions funding for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and contains no provision about land ownership, title, boundaries or registration.
How much money was sanctioned under G.O.(Ms) No. 12?
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department sanctioned Rs.500.00 crore as fourth quarter Central assistance for the financial year 2014-2015.
Where must the sanctioned money be transferred?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is permitted to transfer the sanctioned amount to the State Employment Guarantee Fund account of Tamil Nadu.
What was the sanctioned funding intended to support?
The funding was for implementing the employment guarantee scheme, including fourth quarter wage requirements and material component requirements.
