G.O.(Ms.) No.171, Construction of 100 Food Grain Godowns during 2020-21
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms.) No.171 on 27 October 2020, giving administrative approval to construct 100 food grain godowns in rural areas under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act during 2020-21. The godowns must be built only on government poromboke land, and financial approval is conditional on release of the Central Government share.
What the government approved
G.O.(Ms.) No.171 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department approves construction of 100 food grain godowns at a total cost of Rs.14.08 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act during 2020-21. Each godown has a model estimated cost of Rs.14.08 lakh.
The approval follows an announcement made in the Legislative Assembly and a proposal from the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj. Construction of community food grain storage buildings is identified as a permissible activity under the employment guarantee programme.
Land selection and local approval
G.O.(Ms.) No.171 limits site selection to government poromboke land located in rural areas. Private land does not meet the stated selection criterion.
Key site and approval requirements are:
- Government poromboke land in rural areas alone may be selected.
- A Grama Sabha resolution must be obtained for every selected work.
- Each work must be entered separately in Register No.2 maintained under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act by the village panchayat concerned.
- Estimates, administrative sanction and technical sanction must be processed through SECURE software.
For a property buyer or owner, the main relevance is whether nearby government poromboke land has been selected for a godown. The document does not authorise construction on privately owned land.
Design, planning and funding
G.O.(Ms.) No.171 requires the planning, work selection, type design, non-negotiable items and technical specifications in earlier Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department guidelines to be followed without change. It refers to G.O.(Ms.) No.34 dated 4 March 2014, G.O.(Ms.) No.109 dated 7 August 2018 and G.O.(Ms.) No.104 dated 31 July 2019.
The approved funding structure is:
- Material component, Rs.12.94 crore, representing 91.92 percent of the total.
- Central share of material costs, Rs.9.71 crore.
- State share of material costs, Rs.3.23 crore.
- Labour component, Rs.1.14 crore, representing 8.08 percent and borne entirely by the Government of India.
Financial sanction is to be approved only after release of the Central Government share.
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Common questions
Can one of these food grain godowns be built on private land?
No. G.O.(Ms.) No.171 states that only government poromboke land located in rural areas may be selected.
Is Grama Sabha approval required before a site is selected?
A Grama Sabha resolution must be obtained for every selected work. The work must also be entered separately in Register No.2 of the village panchayat concerned.
How many godowns were approved and what is the total cost?
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department approved 100 food grain godowns at a total cost of Rs.14.08 crore, with a model unit cost of Rs.14.08 lakh.
Was the full financial sanction immediately available?
No. G.O.(Ms.) No.171 makes financial sanction conditional on release of the Central Government share.
