G.O.(Ms).No.47, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Social Audit Unit Funding, 2020

What the document does

Government Order (Ms.) No.47 dated 21 February 2020, issued by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CG 1) Department, sanctions Rs.12,02,74,000 for conducting and staffing the Independent Social Audit Unit under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the financial year 2019-2020.

The funding is Central Assistance sanctioned by the Government of India. The Government of Tamil Nadu approved the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj's proposal to draw the money and transfer it to the Social Audit Society of Tamil Nadu.

Who it affects

Government Order (Ms.) No.47 primarily concerns the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, the Social Audit Society of Tamil Nadu, District Collectors other than the Chennai District Collector, and Project Directors of District Rural Development Agencies.

Property buyers, landowners and real estate professionals are not given any duties or rights under the document. It contains no provision concerning title, patta, survey boundaries, registration, land classification, land acquisition or change of land use.

Key provisions

Government Order (Ms.) No.47 provides that:

• Rs.12,02,74,000 is sanctioned for conducting and staffing the Independent Social Audit Unit for the financial year 2019-2020.
• The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw and transfer the sanctioned amount to the Social Audit Society of Tamil Nadu.
• The expenditure is divided among three account categories under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
• Rs.8,41,91,800 is allocated under the general National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme account category.
• Rs.3,48,79,460 is allocated under the Scheduled Caste Component Plan account category.
• Rs.12,02,740 is allocated under the Tribal Sub-Plan account category.
• The Government of India requested transfer of the funds to the Social Audit Unit's bank account within 15 days of receiving the funds, followed by a certificate confirming the transfer.
• The Finance Department concurred with the sanction on 21 February 2020.

Relevance to land and property

Government Order (Ms.) No.47 is a rural employment scheme funding approval, not a land administration measure. A person checking ownership, planning permission, development restrictions or property records will need other documents because none of those matters is addressed here.