G.O. (Ms) No. 122, Construction of 3000 Anganwadi Centres under MGNREGS, 2014
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No. 122, dated 09.09.2014, permitting the Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to construct 3000 Anganwadi Centres under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The centres must follow the guidelines in G.O. (Ms) No. 34, dated 04.03.2014, while maintaining a district level labour and material ratio of 60:40.
What the government order does
G.O. (Ms) No. 122 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department gives administrative permission to construct 3000 Anganwadi Centres under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The approval follows an announcement made by the Chief Minister in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 08.08.2014.
The programme is intended to provide a healthy environment for children aged six months to six years, pregnant women, lactating mothers and adolescent women. The centres are connected with supplementary nutrition, preschool education, health education, immunisation and health check-up services.
Construction and funding provisions
G.O. (Ms) No. 122 records the following project details:
- The announced total cost for 3000 Anganwadi Centres is Rs.195 Crores.
- The unit cost of one Anganwadi building is Rs.6.50 lakh.
- The material component for each building is Rs.6.03 lakh.
- The labour component for each building is Rs.0.47 lakh.
- Each building is expected to generate 284 persondays of employment.
- Construction of all 3000 buildings is expected to generate 8.52 lakh persondays.
- The labour and material ratio must be maintained at 60:40 at the district level.
- Construction must follow the guidelines approved in G.O. (Ms) No. 34 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department, dated 04.03.2014.
Who is responsible
G.O. (Ms) No. 122 permits the Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to carry out the construction programme. District Collectors, except the Chennai District Collector, and Project Directors of District Rural Development Agencies were among the officials to whom the order was sent.
District requirements for Anganwadi Centres were to be identified by the Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj in consultation with the Social Welfare Department.
Relevance to land and property readers
G.O. (Ms) No. 122 concerns permission, costs, employment generation and implementation arrangements for public Anganwadi construction. It does not state that private land is acquired, reclassified or transferred, and it does not create or change ownership, patta, planning permission or building rights for private property.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No. 122 acquire or transfer private land?
No acquisition or transfer of private land is stated. The order gives permission for construction of 3000 Anganwadi Centres and sets implementation and cost provisions.
How will locations for the Anganwadi Centres be decided?
The district-wise requirement is to be arrived at by the Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj in consultation with the Social Welfare Department.
What is the approved cost for each Anganwadi building?
The recorded unit cost is Rs.6.50 lakh, consisting of Rs.6.03 lakh for materials and Rs.0.47 lakh for labour.
Does the order apply to Chennai District officials?
The distribution list sends the order to all District Collectors except Chennai. It also sends it to all Project Directors of District Rural Development Agencies.
