G.O. (Ms) No. 146, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Payment of Third Quarter Grants-in-aid, 2014-15
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department, issued G.O. (Ms) No. 146 dated 13 November 2014, sanctioning Rs.563.3368 crore as third quarter central assistance for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in 2014-15. 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 for programme implementation.
What the government order does
G.O. (Ms) No. 146 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department sanctions Rs.563.3368 crore received as central assistance for implementing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during 2014-15. The amount is the third quarter release from the Government of India.
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw the sanctioned amount and transfer it to the State Employment Guarantee Fund of Tamil Nadu.
Why the funds were sanctioned
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj reported that the funds sanctioned earlier were insufficient to meet wage requirements. The State Employment Guarantee Fund also had insufficient funds for release to nodal banks, while Rs.173.91 crore in wages remained payable to beneficiaries.
The Government of India required the central assistance, together with the State share, to be transferred to the State Employment Guarantee Fund within three days of receiving the funds. A delay beyond that period would make the State Government liable for penal interest at 12 per cent for the delayed period.
Allocation of the sanctioned amount
G.O. (Ms) No. 146 distributes the Rs.563.3368 crore across three accounts:
- Rs.112,66,73,600 for the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme under the Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes.
- Rs.5,63,33,680 for the scheme under the Tribal Area Sub-Plan.
- Rs.445,03,60,720 for the scheme under the other expenditure category in the State Plan.
- Total sanctioned amount, Rs.563,33,68,000.
The sanction was issued with the concurrence of the Finance Department.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms) No. 146 directly concerns the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, District Collectors other than Chennai, District Rural Development Agencies, nodal banks and workers awaiting wages under the employment guarantee scheme.
The government order does not change land ownership, property registration, planning permission, land classification or individual title records. Property buyers and owners are not given any new land related duty or right by this document.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No. 146 affect my land title or property purchase?
No. G.O. (Ms) No. 146 deals with central assistance for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and does not contain provisions changing land titles, registration or land classification.
How much money was sanctioned?
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department sanctioned Rs.563.3368 crore as third quarter central assistance for 2014-15.
Who can draw and transfer the sanctioned funds?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw the sanctioned amount and transfer it to the State Employment Guarantee Fund of Tamil Nadu.
Why was the third quarter assistance needed?
Earlier funds were reported as insufficient for wage requirements. The document records a pending wage liability of Rs.173.91 crore and insufficient funds in the State Employment Guarantee Fund for release to nodal banks.
