Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Sanction of Rs.120,87,95,667 as 6th installment of 1st Tranche of Central Assistance for 2020-21
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms) No.30 dated 16 February 2021, sanctioning Rs.120,87,95,667 for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2020-21. The amount covers the sixth instalment of Central assistance for material and administrative costs, together with the State share for the material component, and is authorised for transfer to the State Employment Guarantee Fund of Tamil Nadu. It is a rural employment programme funding sanction and does not record a change in land ownership or property rights.
What the government order does
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms) No.30 dated 16 February 2021 to sanction Rs.120,87,95,667 under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the financial year 2020-21. The sanction is the sixth instalment of the first tranche of Central assistance, along with the required State contribution.
The Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw the sanctioned amount and transfer it to the State Employment Guarantee Fund Account of Tamil Nadu.
Funding covered
G.O.(Ms) No.30 divides the total sanction as follows:
- Rs.78,83,45,000 towards the material component from Central assistance.
- Rs.26,27,81,667 as the proportionate State share for the material component.
- Rs.15,76,69,000 towards administrative cost.
- Total sanctioned amount of Rs.120,87,95,667.
The source states that expenditure on the material component, including wages for skilled and semi-skilled labour, is shared between the Central and State Governments in the ratio of 75:25. Administrative cost is borne fully by the Government of India. It also states that wage and material costs for generating employment must be maintained in a 60:40 proportion.
Financial administration and oversight
G.O.(Ms) No.30 allocates the expenditure across the general Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme account, the Scheduled Caste Component Plan and the Tribal Sub-Plan.
Key administrative requirements include:
- Additional funds of Rs.40,64,16,000 are to be provided in 2020-21.
- The expenditure must be brought before the Legislature through inclusion in the Supplementary Estimates for 2020-21.
- Government of India guidelines must be followed strictly.
- Social audit must be ensured under the applicable guidelines.
- A utilisation certificate must be sent to the Government of India, with a copy to the State Government.
Relevance to land and property readers
G.O.(Ms) No.30 concerns government funding and accounting for a rural employment scheme. The text does not grant, transfer, classify or alter ownership of any land, and it does not identify any individual property as affected.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No.30 change the ownership or classification of my land?
No land ownership or classification change is set out in the document. It sanctions and transfers funding for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
How much money was sanctioned under G.O.(Ms) No.30?
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department sanctioned a total of Rs.120,87,95,667 for 2020-21.
Where will the sanctioned money be transferred?
The Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to transfer it to the State Employment Guarantee Fund Account of Tamil Nadu.
What monitoring requirements apply to the funding?
Government of India guidelines must be followed, social audit must be ensured, and a utilisation certificate must be sent to the Government of India with a copy to the State Government.
