G.O.(Ms). No.50, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Funding, 2022
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms). No.50 on 30 March 2022, sanctioning Rs.949,11,94,000 for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the financial year 2021-22. The amount covers Central assistance for material and administrative costs, together with the proportionate Tamil Nadu Government share, and does not change land ownership, land classification or property rights.
What the government order does
G.O.(Ms). No.50 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department sanctions Rs.949,11,94,000 for implementing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during the financial year 2021-22. The sanction is the first instalment of the second tranche of Central assistance, together with the proportionate State share.
The approved amount consists of:
- Rs.674,84,82,000 as the Government of India share of the material component.
- Rs.224,94,94,000 as the Tamil Nadu Government share of the material component.
- Rs.49,32,18,000 for administrative costs, borne by the Government of India.
Funding arrangement
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme expenditure for generating a person-day of wage employment must maintain wage and material costs in the proportion of 60:40. Wage costs are fully borne by the Government of India.
Material costs, including wages for skilled and semi-skilled labour, are shared between the Central and State Governments in the ratio of 75:25. Administrative costs are fully borne by the Government of India.
The sanctioned expenditure is distributed through the general scheme account, the Scheduled Caste Component Plan and the Tribal Sub Plan. The government also approved re-appropriation between listed account heads to provide the necessary funds.
Administration and compliance
G.O.(Ms). No.50 authorises the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to draw the sanctioned amount and transfer it to the State Employment Guarantee Fund Account of Tamil Nadu.
Key requirements include:
- Government of India guidelines must be followed strictly.
- Social audit must be ensured according to those guidelines.
- A utilisation certificate must be sent to the Government of India according to the applicable norms, with a copy to the Tamil Nadu Government.
- Central funds and the State share must be transferred to the State Employment Guarantee Fund within three days of receiving the funds. Delay beyond that period may attract penal interest of 12 percent.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms). No.50 primarily concerns the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, District Collectors other than Chennai, District Rural Development Agencies and officials administering the employment scheme. It is a programme funding sanction and contains no provision changing land title, property ownership, land use or land classification.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms). No.50 affect my land ownership or patta?
No land ownership or patta change is provided in the document. It sanctions funding for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
How much funding did the Tamil Nadu Government sanction?
The total sanctioned amount is Rs.949,11,94,000, covering material costs, the proportionate State share and administrative costs.
Who can draw and transfer the sanctioned money?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw the money and transfer it to the State Employment Guarantee Fund Account of Tamil Nadu.
What oversight 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 Tamil Nadu Government.
