G.O.(Ms) No.30, Watering Cost Amendment under MGNREGS, 2017
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 30 on 15 March 2017 to revise the Rural Schedule of Rates for watering plants and trees under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. It amends Government Order (Ms.) No. 48 dated 4 April 2016 by fixing the watering rate at Rs. 2.18 for each plant or tree where water is available from a nearby source.
What the document changes
Government Order (Ms.) No. 30, issued by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department on 15 March 2017, amends the watering rate in the Rural Schedule of Rates approved through Government Order (Ms.) No. 48 dated 4 April 2016. The amendment applies only to works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during 2016-17.
The revised entry covers watering plants and trees from nearby sources, including an open well, borewell or other open source.
Key provisions
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department specifies that:
- The rate for watering a plant or tree is Rs. 2.18 for each plant or tree.
- The rate is to be used only for works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
- The schedule is based on achieving a minimum wage of Rs. 203 per person per day.
- A working day consists of eight hours, including one hour of rest.
- The revised rate applies to the Rural Schedule of Rates for 2016-17.
- Water must come from a nearby source, such as an open well, borewell or open source.
Reason for the revision
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj conducted a fresh Time and Motion Study in six districts across five zones. The study found that watering one plant cost Rs. 2.18 when water was available at the site and Rs. 4.83 when the source was within 100 metres.
The Director reported that watering cost increased with the distance to the water source. The proposal therefore limited the watering rate to locations where water was available at the site and proposed creating a permanent water source at each plantation site. The Government accepted the proposal and amended the existing schedule.
Who is affected
Government Order (Ms.) No. 30 is relevant to district authorities, District Rural Development Agencies and officials planning or administering plantation works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. It particularly concerns avenue and block plantation activities.
The document deals with the cost of scheme work. It does not state any change to land ownership, title, classification, registration or planning permission.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) No. 30 change my land ownership or patta?
The document only revises the rate for watering plants and trees under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. It does not state any change to ownership, patta or other land records.
What is the revised rate for watering a plant or tree?
The revised rate is Rs. 2.18 for each plant or tree when water is available from a nearby source.
Does the revised watering rate apply to private plantation work?
The document says the rate is to be adopted only for works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
Why was the rate limited to sites with nearby water?
A Time and Motion Study found that watering cost increased with the distance to the water source. The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj therefore proposed using the rate where water was available at the site and creating a permanent water source at each plantation site.
