G.O.(Ms). No.139, Construction of Sheds for Rural Self Help Groups, 2021
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 139 dated 1 December 2021, granting permission to construct 500 working sheds, 400 sericulture sheds and 400 mushroom sheds for rural Self Help Groups under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The approved estimated cost is Rs.84.68 crore, with financial sanction allowed only after receipt of the Government of India share and within the Annual Action Plan.
Purpose and scope
G.O. (Ms.) No. 139 dated 1 December 2021 authorises a rural livelihood infrastructure programme for Self Help Groups under the Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihoods Mission. It covers construction during the financial year 2021-22 under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
The government order does not describe any change to private property ownership, land classification or development rights. Its focus is permission, funding and administrative arrangements for specified rural sheds.
Who is affected
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department programme primarily affects rural Self Help Groups selected to receive or use working, sericulture or mushroom sheds. The name of each selected Self Help Group must be approved by the relevant Grama Sabha.
The Project Director for the Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihoods Mission must provide the list of eligible, Grama Sabha approved groups to the relevant Project Director. Administrative sanction is then to be given by the District Collector.
Key provisions
G.O. (Ms.) No. 139 permits the following works:
- 500 working sheds, estimated at Rs.48.00 crore, with a stated unit cost of Rs.9.60 lakh.
- 400 sericulture sheds, estimated at Rs.27.68 crore, with a stated unit cost of Rs.6.92 lakh.
- 400 mushroom sheds, estimated at Rs.9.00 crore, with a stated unit cost of Rs.2.25 lakh.
- Total estimated expenditure of Rs.84.68 crore.
The actual estimate may vary according to site conditions and the applicable schedule of rates. Labour cost is to be borne fully by the Government of India. Material cost is shared between the Government of India and the State Government in the ratio of 75:25.
Approval, construction and management
G.O. (Ms.) No. 139 requires a Grama Sabha resolution for every selected work, recorded work by work in Register No. 2 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the relevant village panchayat.
- Estimates and administrative and technical sanctions must be processed through SECURE software.
- A Citizen Information Board measuring 3 by 4 feet must be placed at each work site, with its cost included in the estimate.
- The District Collector may modify the type design for site conditions and field needs, in consultation with the Sericulture Department or Horticulture Department.
- Completed sheds are to be handed over to the Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihoods Mission or the Self Help Groups for maintenance and management.
- Financial sanction depends on receipt of the Government of India share and accommodation of expenditure within the Annual Action Plan.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 139 change the ownership or classification of private land?
No such change is described. G.O. (Ms.) No. 139 grants permission and sets funding and implementation conditions for constructing rural Self Help Group sheds.
Can an individual rural landowner receive one of these sheds?
The programme is for communities, especially Self Help Groups under the Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihoods Mission. The source does not provide an individual landowner application process, and selected Self Help Groups require Grama Sabha approval.
Who takes control of a shed after construction?
Completed sheds are to be handed over to the Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihoods Mission or the Self Help Groups for maintenance and management.
Is the Rs.84.68 crore expenditure immediately available?
Financial sanction is to be made only after receipt of the Government of India share. The expenditure must also fit within the Annual Action Plan.
