G.O.(Ms) No.45, Enhancement of Wage Rate under MGNREGS, 2017
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms) No.45 on 3 April 2017, enhancing the wage for unskilled manual workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Tamil Nadu from Rs.203 to Rs.205 per person per day for 2017-18, with effect from 1 April 2017. It also revises the Rural Schedule of Rates used for scheme works, including separate schedules for plantation work and differently-abled persons.
What the government order does
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms) No.45 on 3 April 2017 to adopt the wage increase notified by the Government of India for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Tamil Nadu. The order raises the wage for unskilled manual workers from Rs.203 to Rs.205 per person per day for 2017-18 and revises the earlier Rural Schedule of Rates accordingly. It takes effect from 1 April 2017.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms) No.45 applies to unskilled manual workers and works carried out under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Tamil Nadu. The scheme provides demanded unskilled manual work to rural households and is intended to create productive assets of prescribed quality and durability.
The order was circulated to the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, District Collectors except Chennai, and Project Directors of District Rural Development Agencies. It governs scheme wages and work calculations. It does not contain provisions about land ownership, patta, property transfer or land classification.
Key provisions
G.O.(Ms) No.45 provides that:
- The wage for an unskilled manual worker is Rs.205 per person per day for 2017-18.
- The revised rate applies from 1 April 2017.
- The Rural Schedule of Rates is revised to achieve the Rs.205 daily wage.
- Annexure I contains the general Rural Schedule of Rates for 2017-18.
- Annexure II revises rates for Karuvel and all other types of plantation.
- Annexure III revises rates for differently-abled persons.
- The Annexure I calculations are based on eight hours of work, including one hour of rest.
Examples from the revised schedule
Annexure I to G.O.(Ms) No.45 lists task-based rates for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme works. Examples for 2017-18 include:
- Ordinary-soil excavation up to 0.30 metre depth, Rs.145.90 per cubic metre.
- Ordinary-soil land levelling, Rs.208.72 per cubic metre.
- Hard-soil trench cutting, Rs.197.07 per cubic metre.
- Soft disintegrated rock land levelling, without blasting, Rs.424.66 per cubic metre.
- Every additional 10 metres of lead, or part of it, Rs.32.59 per cubic metre.
These are work measurement rates used to support the notified daily wage, rather than separate daily wages for workers.
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Common questions
What is the MGNREGS daily wage in Tamil Nadu under G.O.(Ms) No.45?
The wage is Rs.205 per person per day for unskilled manual workers for 2017-18.
From what date does the revised wage apply?
The revised wage and Rural Schedule of Rates apply from 1 April 2017.
Does G.O.(Ms) No.45 change my patta or land ownership?
G.O.(Ms) No.45 contains no provisions about patta, land ownership, property transfer or land classification. It deals with wages and work rates under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
Are there separate revised schedules for plantation work and differently-abled persons?
Yes. The order states that Annexure II covers Karuvel and other plantation work, while Annexure III covers differently-abled persons.
