G.O. (Ms.) No.156, Construction of Individual and Community Soak Pits under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, 2019
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 156 on 29 October 2019, sanctioning 2,00,500 individual and community soak pits in rural areas under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2019-20. The works have a total estimated cost of Rs.183.38 crore and are intended to manage household and community grey water at its source.
What the government order does
Government Order (Ms.) No. 156 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department, dated 29 October 2019, approves construction of soak pits in rural areas during 2019-20. The stated purpose is to manage waste water or grey water at household and community level, reducing the amount of community waste generated.
The approval follows an announcement made by the Chief Minister in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 10 July 2019. The works are permitted under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme as rural sanitation and liquid waste management works.
Works sanctioned
Government Order (Ms.) No. 156 sanctions a total of 2,00,500 soak pits:
- 1,75,000 individual household soak pits, at a unit cost of Rs.8,500.
- 25,000 Type 1 community soak pits at public fountains, hand pumps, overhead tanks and similar locations, at a unit cost of Rs.11,500.
- 100 Type 2 community soak pits using horizontal filters, at a unit cost of Rs.1,11,000.
- 400 Type 3 community soak pits using vertical filters, at a unit cost of Rs.1,19,300.
The detailed guidelines issued by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department through Government Order (Ms.) No. 124, dated 12 September 2018, are to be followed for planning, work selection and execution during 2019-20.
Funding
Government Order (Ms.) No. 156 fixes the total estimated cost at Rs.183.38 crore, comprising Rs.28.78 crore for labour and Rs.154.60 crore for materials.
- The Government of India bears the full labour cost and 75 per cent of the material cost, totalling Rs.144.73 crore.
- The State Government bears 25 per cent of the material cost, totalling Rs.38.65 crore.
- Financial sanction is subject to release of the Central share.
Who may be affected
Government Order (Ms.) No. 156 is relevant to rural households selected for individual soak pits and to people using public water facilities where community soak pits may be built. District Collectors, except the Chennai District Collector, and District Rural Development Agencies are included in its circulation.
The document concerns sanitation works and their funding. It does not state that any land ownership, boundary, land classification or land use is changed.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) No. 156 change my land title or classification?
The document sanctions rural soak pit construction and funding. It does not state that any land title, boundary, classification or land use is changed.
Does every rural household automatically receive an individual soak pit?
No automatic entitlement is stated. The government sanctioned 1,75,000 individual household soak pits, with planning, selection and execution governed by the guidelines dated 12 September 2018.
Where can community soak pits be constructed?
Type 1 community soak pits may be constructed at public fountains, hand pumps, overhead tanks and similar locations. The document also approves horizontal filter and vertical filter community soak pits.
Does the sanction cover Chennai District?
The sanction is for rural areas, and the circulation lists all District Collectors except the Chennai District Collector.
