G.O.(Ms) No.129, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act State Share, 2021
The Tamil Nadu Government, through the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department, issued G.O.(Ms) No.129 dated 29 October 2021, sanctioning Rs.461,30,05,333 as the State's 25 percent share of material costs under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2021-22. The amount supports programme implementation and does not change land ownership, property records or development rights.
What the document does
G.O.(Ms) No.129 dated 29 October 2021, issued by the Tamil Nadu Government's Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department, provides the State contribution required for implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. It sanctions Rs.461,30,05,333 as the State's 25 percent proportionate share against the first instalment of the first tranche of Central assistance for 2021-22.
The Central Empowered Committee had agreed to a labour budget of 25 crore person-days for Tamil Nadu for the financial year 2021-22.
Funding arrangement
The document records the following funding structure:
- Wage and material costs for each person-day of employment are to be maintained in the proportion of 60:40.
- The Government of India bears 100 percent of wage costs.
- Material costs, including wages for skilled and semi-skilled labour, are shared between the Central and State Governments in the ratio of 75:25.
- Administrative costs are borne entirely by the Government of India.
- Central assistance totalling Rs.1559,15,39,000 had been sanctioned, comprising Rs.1383,90,16,000 for the material component and Rs.175,25,23,000 for the administrative component.
Transfer and accounting requirements
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw the sanctioned State share and transfer it to the Tamil Nadu State Employment Guarantee Fund account. The funds are allocated through account heads covering the general State share, the Scheduled Caste Component Plan and the Tribal Sub Plan.
Additional funds of Rs.44,88,13,000 are to be provided in the revised estimates or final modified appropriation for 2021-22. The expenditure must also be placed before the Legislature through specific inclusion in the Supplementary Estimates for 2021-22.
Government of India guidelines must be followed. Social audit must be ensured, and a utilisation certificate must be sent to the Government of India, with a copy to the Tamil Nadu Government.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms) No.129 dated 29 October 2021 primarily concerns the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, District Collectors outside Chennai, and District Rural Development Agencies responsible for programme implementation. The document contains no provision changing a person's title, patta, land classification, boundaries or permission to develop land.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No.129 affect my land title or patta?
No land title, patta, boundary or land classification change is provided in the document. It sanctions the Tamil Nadu Government's share of funding for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
How much State funding was sanctioned?
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department sanctioned Rs.461,30,05,333 as the State's 25 percent proportionate share of material costs for 2021-22.
Where must the sanctioned money be transferred?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw the amount and transfer it to the Tamil Nadu State Employment Guarantee Fund account.
Are there audit or reporting requirements?
Yes. Government of India guidelines must be followed, social audit must be ensured, and a utilisation certificate must be sent to the Government of India with a copy to the Tamil Nadu Government.
