G.O.(Ms) No.135, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Central Assistance, 2016-17
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms) No.135 dated 14 November 2016, sanctioning Rs.100 crore of Central Assistance for the material and administrative components of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2016-17. The funding authorisation supports rural employment programme implementation and does not alter land ownership, land classification or property rights.
What the government sanctioned
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department, through G.O.(Ms) No.135 dated 14 November 2016, sanctioned Rs.100 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The amount is the sixth part of the first tranche of Central Assistance for 2016-17 and is intended for material and administrative components.
The Government of India released the amount on the condition that Tamil Nadu transfer it, together with the State share, to the State Employment Guarantee Fund within three days of receiving the funds. A delay beyond that period would make the State Government liable for penal interest at 12 per cent for the period of delay.
How the money is allocated
G.O.(Ms) No.135 allocates the Rs.100 crore across three rural employment accounts:
- Rs.70 crore for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes account.
- Rs.29 crore for the Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes.
- Rs.1 crore for the Tribal Area Sub Plan.
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw the sanctioned amount and transfer it to the State Employment Guarantee Fund Account of Tamil Nadu.
Background and administration
The approved State labour budget for 2016-17 was 31.55 crore persondays. Before the present sanction, the Government of India had released Rs.3,058.4508 crore to Tamil Nadu in parts of the first tranche, and the Tamil Nadu Government had issued separate sanctions for those earlier releases.
G.O.(Ms) No.135 was issued with the concurrence of the Finance Department. It was addressed to the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, all District Collectors except the Chennai District Collector, and all Project Directors of District Rural Development Agencies.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O.(Ms) No.135 is a programme funding and accounting authorisation. It contains no provision changing title, patta, land classification, planning permission, land use or acquisition. A property buyer or owner would generally need it only when checking the administrative funding background of work carried out under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No.135 change my patta or land ownership?
No provision in G.O.(Ms) No.135 changes patta, ownership or other property rights. It sanctions and transfers programme funds for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
How much Central Assistance was sanctioned?
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department sanctioned Rs.100 crore for the material and administrative components for 2016-17.
Who can draw and transfer the sanctioned amount?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw the Rs.100 crore and transfer it to the State Employment Guarantee Fund Account of Tamil Nadu.
How is the Rs.100 crore divided?
Rs.70 crore is allocated to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes account, Rs.29 crore to the Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes, and Rs.1 crore to the Tribal Area Sub Plan.
