G.O.(Ms.) No.184, Construction of Cattle and Goat Shelters, 2020
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.I) Department issued G.O.(Ms.) No.184 on 6 November 2020, granting administrative sanction for 25,000 cattle and goat shelters under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2020-21, at a total cost of Rs.431 crore. Financial sanction is conditional on receipt of the Government of India share.
Purpose and scope
G.O.(Ms.) No.184 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.I) Department approves construction of individual livestock shelters under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. It implements an announcement made in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 19 March 2020 and applies during 2020-21.
The approval covers:
- 10,000 shelters for two cows, at Rs.1.35 lakh per unit.
- 5,000 shelters for five cows, at Rs.2.12 lakh per unit.
- 5,000 shelters for ten goats, at Rs.1.53 lakh per unit.
- 5,000 shelters for twenty goats, at Rs.2.27 lakh per unit.
- A total of 25,000 shelters costing Rs.431 crore.
The Government granted administrative sanction, but financial sanction can be issued only after the Government of India share is received.
Who may benefit
G.O.(Ms.) No.184 is intended to protect livestock belonging to beneficiaries of the priceless cow and goat scheme, women farmers in Self Help Groups, small and marginal farmers, and other farmers within vulnerable categories identified under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
Forty per cent of the work is allocated to Scheduled Caste beneficiaries. This comprises 6,000 cattle shelters and 4,000 goat shelters, making 10,000 reserved shelters in total.
Beneficiary selection
The Project Director of the District Rural Development Agency must use the THAI survey report to identify requirements in Scheduled Caste inhabited areas through the relevant Block Development Officer.
Key selection requirements include:
- Scheduled Caste habitations must be prioritised in descending order of their Scheduled Caste population.
- Villages identified as atrocity prone by the Additional Director General of Police, Social Justice and Human Rights, must be covered regardless of population.
- Other Adi Dravidar habitations may be selected only after requirements in atrocity prone villages have been exhausted.
- Beneficiary selection must be supported by a Grama Sabha resolution of the relevant Village Panchayat.
- Community wise and beneficiary wise selection lists must be entered in Register No.2.
Implementation and funding
G.O.(Ms.) No.184 requires estimates, administrative sanction and technical sanction to be processed through SECURE software. The Government of India bears the full labour cost. Material costs are shared between the Government of India and the State Government in the ratio of 75:25.
For works in Adi Dravidar habitations and for Scheduled Caste beneficiaries, the estimate must include the prescribed citizen information board, logo and emblem costs. The document governs scheme-funded shelter construction and beneficiary selection, rather than land ownership or transfer.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms.) No.184 change the ownership of my land?
No land ownership or transfer process is provided in the document. It grants administrative sanction for cattle and goat shelters and sets beneficiary selection and implementation requirements.
Who can be selected for a cattle or goat shelter?
The listed groups include beneficiaries of the priceless cow and goat scheme, women farmers in Self Help Groups, small and marginal farmers, and other vulnerable categories. Selection must be supported by a Grama Sabha resolution.
How many shelters are reserved for Scheduled Caste beneficiaries?
Forty per cent of the work is allocated to Scheduled Caste beneficiaries. This represents 10,000 shelters, including 6,000 cattle shelters and 4,000 goat shelters.
Are atrocity prone villages given priority?
Yes. Villages identified as atrocity prone by the Additional Director General of Police, Social Justice and Human Rights, must be taken up regardless of population and before other Adi Dravidar habitations.
