G.O.(Ms) No.130, Execution of 2500 kms of Rural Connectivity under MGNREGS, 2017-18
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department issued Government Order G.O.(Ms) No.130 on 14 November 2017, approving 2,500 kilometres of earthen and Water Bound Macadam rural roads under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2017-18. The programme focuses on new road connectivity in Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, tribal and hilly areas, at an estimated cost of Rs.400 crore, and sets guidelines for selecting, planning and executing the roads.
What the government approved
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department's Government Order G.O.(Ms) No.130, dated 14 November 2017, permits the execution of 2,500 kilometres of labour intensive rural connectivity works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2017-18. The works may include earthen road formation and Water Bound Macadam construction up to Grade II.
The estimated cost is Rs.400 crore. The stated funding pattern is:
- Material component of Rs.228 crore, comprising a Central share of Rs.171 crore and State share of Rs.57 crore.
- Labour component of Rs.172 crore, funded entirely by the Central Government.
Areas and roads covered
Government Order G.O.(Ms) No.130 prioritises Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, tribal and hilly areas. It is intended to improve access to hospitals, schools, markets, workplaces and other services.
Eligible works include:
- New, single all-weather motorable links to habitations not eligible under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
- Unconnected habitations with populations below the thresholds stated in the guidelines.
- Inter-habitation roads and socially or economically important links outside the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana core network.
- Remaining road sections and streets within habitations, including side drains.
- Farm-net roads connecting habitations and fields, including cross-drainage structures and side drains.
- Village Roads and Other District Roads only.
- Cart tracks in hilly areas containing homes or agricultural fields.
Only new connectivity is covered. Road upgrading is not covered. Roads leading to villages identified under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana are to receive the highest priority.
Planning and local participation
The guidelines annexed to Government Order G.O.(Ms) No.130 require districts to inventory the road network at Gram Panchayat level. Alignments may be plotted using Panchayat or village cadastral maps, followed by on-site verification of road length, condition, drainage works and traffic.
- Women Self Help Groups are to be included in a transit walk when Panchayat Network Maps are prepared.
- Proposed roads are to undergo participatory rural appraisal in the Gram Sabha.
- The Gram Sabha fixes road priorities.
- The technical agency determines the appropriate surface and standard based on traffic and local conditions.
- Gram Sabha approved maps must be approved by the District Planning Committee.
- Rural road works must be coordinated with the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana engineering wing at the relevant District Rural Development Agency.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No.130 provide money for upgrading an existing rural road?
No. The guidelines state that the programme provides only new connectivity and not upgrading.
Can a road connecting farms to markets be selected?
Yes. Farm-net roads may connect habitations to field paths to support the movement of farm inputs, machinery and produce, including links to markets or storage godowns.
Will land and road alignments be checked locally before a road is approved?
The guidelines require proposed alignments to be mapped, verified on the ground and recorded with relevant road and drainage details. The proposals must also be considered through the Gram Sabha planning and approval process.
Who decides which proposed rural roads receive priority?
The Gram Sabha fixes the priority grading of proposed roads. Roads leading to villages identified under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana must receive the highest priority.
