G.O.(Ms.) No.193, Increasing Consolidated Pay of MGNREGS Computer Assistants

What the document does

The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 193, dated 13 November 2024, to increase the consolidated pay of 1,843 Computer Assistants working under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The monthly amount rises from Rs.12,000 to Rs.14,000 from the date on which the government order was issued.

Government Order (Ms.) Number 193 revises an earlier consolidated-pay arrangement. It does not change land classifications, ownership records, planning controls, registration requirements or any other property-related matter.

Who is affected

Government Order (Ms.) Number 193 applies to 1,843 Computer Assistants engaged for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme through different recruitment channels, including:

• Computer Assistants recruited through the Employment Exchange.
• Computer Assistants recruited through outsourcing.

These Computer Assistants support the scheme's Management Information System. Their work includes entering and uploading details of works and beneficiaries, generating electronic muster rolls, generating wage lists and monitoring information in NREGA Soft.

Property buyers, landowners and professionals dealing with Tamil Nadu land records are not given any duties, rights or benefits under Government Order (Ms.) Number 193.

Key provisions

Government Order (Ms.) Number 193 provides that:

• All 1,843 covered Computer Assistants receive consolidated pay of Rs.14,000 per month instead of Rs.12,000.
• The revised amount applies from 13 November 2024, the date of issue printed on the government order.
• The government rejected a proposal to pay Rs.15,000 to 1,337 Computer Assistants who had worked for more than five years while paying Rs.14,000 to 506 Computer Assistants who had worked for less than five years.
• The government considered different consolidated pay for the same work and category unacceptable and noted possible practical and legal problems.
• The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj must obtain prior government concurrence before making any later revision to the consolidated pay.

Funding and administration

The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj proposed meeting the additional cost from the six per cent administrative component of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The proposal stated that the Government of India, Ministry of Rural Development would bear the entire expenditure, with no financial commitment for the State Government. The government order also records concurrence from the Finance Department.