G.O.(Ms) No.132, School Compound and Flood Protection Walls, 2017
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms) No.132 on 14 November 2017, permitting compound walls, flood control walls and protection walls for eligible Panchayat Union schools under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during 2017-18. It approves work totalling 100 kilometres at a cost of Rs.50 crore and sets eligibility, priority, documentation and funding requirements.
What the government approved
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department, through G.O.(Ms) No.132 dated 14 November 2017, approved the construction of compound walls, flood control walls and protection walls for Panchayat Union schools. The programme covers a total length of 100 kilometres, with individual works ranging from 100 metres to 250 metres, at a total cost of Rs.50 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during 2017-18.
The approved activity was treated as permissible rural infrastructure and flood protection work under the employment guarantee scheme.
Eligible schools and priority
G.O.(Ms) No.132 applies only to:
- Panchayat Union Elementary Schools and Panchayat Union Middle Schools.
- Schools located within village panchayat areas.
- Schools maintained by the Panchayat Union.
Priority must be given based on:
- Student strength.
- Schools adjoining roads.
- Schools that already have compound walls on two sides, built under other schemes.
The list of schools and the required wall lengths must be obtained from School Education Department officials, including the Chief Education Officer and District Elementary Education Officer of the district concerned.
Costs and funding
G.O.(Ms) No.132 records an estimated cost of Rs.5 lakh per kilometre. For one kilometre, the material component is Rs.44,14,480 and the labour component is Rs.5,85,520, generating 2,856 person days.
For the full programme, the stated funding is:
- Material component: Rs.4,414.48 lakh.
- Labour component: Rs.585.52 lakh.
- Total: Rs.5,000 lakh.
- Material funding: 75 per cent Central share and 25 per cent State share.
- Labour funding: 100 per cent Central share.
Implementation requirements
G.O.(Ms) No.132 requires officials to:
- Apply the approved Rural Schedule of Rates and any future revision.
- Take photographs before, during and after construction.
- Display a 2 by 3 feet Citizen Information Board at each work site.
- Include the information board cost in the estimate.
- Geo tag completed assets.
- Maintain the prescribed Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme work file at every site.
Relevance to property owners
G.O.(Ms) No.132 concerns public school infrastructure in village panchayat areas. Its stated provisions do not change private land ownership, land classification, planning permission or property registration requirements.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No.132 change my private land rights?
No private land ownership or registration change is stated. G.O.(Ms) No.132 is limited to compound walls, flood control walls and protection walls for eligible Panchayat Union schools.
Which schools qualify for wall construction?
Only Panchayat Union Elementary Schools and Panchayat Union Middle Schools located in village panchayat areas and maintained by the Panchayat Union qualify.
How are schools prioritised for the work?
Priority is based on student strength, whether the school adjoins a road, and whether it already has compound walls on two sides under another scheme.
What records must be kept for each construction site?
Officials must take photographs before, during and after construction, display a Citizen Information Board, geo tag the completed asset and maintain the prescribed work file at the site.
