G.O.(Ms).No.134, Construction of 300 Km Interlocking Paver Block in Rural Areas, 2019
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.134 dated 18 September 2019, sanctioning the construction of 300 kilometres of interlocking paver blocks in rural areas under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2019-20. The approved total cost is Rs.117.24 crore, subject to financial sanction after release of the Central Government share.
What it authorises
G.O.(Ms).No.134 dated 18 September 2019 authorises 300 kilometres of interlocking paver block construction in rural areas under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department approved a total estimated cost of Rs.117.24 crore for the work.
The stated purpose is to provide all-weather rural connectivity, including safe household access during the rainy season. Permissible works include connectivity for unconnected villages, links between rural production centres and existing pucca roads, and pucca internal village roads or streets with side drains and culverts.
Costs and funding
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department records the following financial details:
- Estimated unit cost is Rs.39.08 lakh for one kilometre, although the actual estimate may vary according to site conditions.
- Total material cost is Rs.107.60 crore, comprising a Central Government share of Rs.80.70 crore and a State Government share of Rs.26.90 crore.
- Total labour cost is Rs.9.64 crore and is fully borne by the Central Government.
- The labour component is 8.22 per cent and the material component is 91.78 per cent.
- Construction is expected to generate 4,20,835 person-days of employment.
- The notified wage rate for Tamil Nadu for 2019-20 is Rs.229 per day.
Financial sanction is conditional on release of the Central Government share.
Planning and execution requirements
G.O.(Ms).No.134 requires the Rural Schedule of Rates approved through G.O.(Ms).No.52 dated 9 April 2019 and G.O.(Ms).No.53 dated 15 April 2019 to be used for the work.
The detailed guidelines in G.O.(Ms).No.130 dated 12 September 2018 must also be followed for 2019-20. Those guidelines govern planning, selection of works, execution of paver blocks and non-negotiable items, without deviation.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms).No.134 is directed to the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, District Collectors except Chennai District, and Project Directors of District Rural Development Agencies. Rural communities selected for the works may receive improved roads or streets and employment generated through construction.
The document is a public works and funding approval. It does not state that any private property ownership, land classification or individual land record is changed.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No.134 change my patta or property ownership?
No such change is stated. G.O.(Ms).No.134 concerns funding and construction of rural interlocking paver blocks, not changes to individual land records or ownership.
Does every rural village receive a paver block road?
The document sanctions a total of 300 kilometres in rural areas. Works must be selected and planned under the detailed guidelines in G.O.(Ms).No.130 dated 12 September 2018.
What is the approved cost of the programme?
The approved total estimated cost is Rs.117.24 crore. The estimated unit cost is Rs.39.08 lakh per kilometre, but actual estimates may vary with site conditions.
Can construction begin regardless of Central Government funding?
The approval states that financial sanction is subject to release of the Central Government share.
