G.O. (Ms) No.112, Release of Performance Based Incentive Grants under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), 2020

What the document does

Government Order (Ms) Number 112, issued by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department on 18 June 2020, sanctions the release of Rs.118,96,94,000 received from the Government of India. The money is a performance based incentive grant under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), based on the third round of the National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey for 2020-21.

The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw and distribute the sanctioned amount to all District Collectors except Chennai, or to the Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation, according to requirements and Government of India guidelines.

Who is affected

Government Order (Ms) Number 112 primarily affects the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, District Collectors, District Rural Development Agencies, the State Water and Sanitation Mission and rural implementing bodies. Villages may receive funding for sanitation projects and measures intended to sustain behaviour change.

Property buyers and owners should note that the document contains no provision changing title, patta, land classification, planning permission or rights over any property.

Funding and distribution

The sanctioned grant is divided as follows:

• Rs.83,86,33,000 under the non Scheduled Castes Component and non Scheduled Tribe component.
• Rs.33,62,34,000 under the Scheduled Castes Component.
• Rs.1,48,27,000 under the Scheduled Tribe Component.
• Rs.61,18,72,000 is allocated for DLI-2 and is to reach the respective villages based on the third survey round results.

The State Government must ensure transfer to implementing agencies within 15 days of receipt. The State Water and Sanitation Mission should pass more than 95 percent of the incentive grants to the appropriate district, block, village panchayat or other implementation level.

Permitted activities and oversight

Government Order (Ms) Number 112 permits funding for:

• Individual household latrines and community sanitary complexes.
• Activities to make villages open defecation free.
• Capacity building.
• Solid and liquid waste management.
• Household garbage collection, segregation and safe disposal.
• Decentralised systems such as household composting and biogas plants.

Project details must be maintained and entered in the Integrated Management Information System of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin). Spending is subject to audit requirements, and utilisation certificates must be sent to the Government of India according to its norms.