G.O. (Ms) No.82, Construction of 500 Village Panchayat Office Buildings under MGNREGS, 2017-18
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued Government Order G.O. (Ms) No.82 on 21 July 2017, sanctioning the construction of 500 Village Panchayat Office Buildings under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2017-18. The estimated total cost is Rs.75 crore, subject to financial sanction after release of the Central share.
What the government approved
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department, through G.O. (Ms) No.82 dated 21 July 2017, approved construction of 500 Village Panchayat Office Buildings under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2017-18. The approval follows an announcement made in the Legislative Assembly on 21 June 2017.
The buildings are intended to replace Village Panchayat buildings described as being in a highly dilapidated condition. Construction must follow the guidelines approved in G.O. (Ms) No.34 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department, dated 4 March 2014.
Cost and employment
G.O. (Ms) No.82 provides the following project estimates:
- 500 Village Panchayat Office Buildings.
- Rs.15 lakh estimated cost for each building.
- Rs.75 crore total estimated cost.
- Rs.13.63 lakh material component and Rs.1.37 lakh labour component for each building.
- About 670 persondays for each building.
- About 3.35 lakh persondays across all 500 buildings, although this may vary if construction changes.
The total funding table assigns Rs.68.15 crore to materials and Rs.6.85 crore to labour. For the material component, the Central share is Rs.51.11 crore and the State share is Rs.17.04 crore. The labour component is stated to be fully funded by the Central share.
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj also stated that the labour and material ratio would be maintained at district level as 60:40.
Who is responsible and who may be affected
G.O. (Ms) No.82 is directed to the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, all District Collectors except Chennai, and all Project Directors of District Rural Development Agencies. These authorities are responsible for implementing the sanctioned construction programme.
Residents, Panchayat officials and workers in villages selected for new office buildings may be affected by the construction activity and resulting public infrastructure. The document does not identify individual villages, survey numbers or construction sites.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O. (Ms) No.82 is an administrative approval for public building construction and funding. It does not state that any private land will be acquired, transferred or reclassified, and it does not change ownership or title rights. A buyer or owner cannot use this document alone to determine whether a particular property is a proposed construction site.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No.82 acquire any private land?
No private land acquisition is stated. The document sanctions construction and funding but does not identify sites, survey numbers or private properties.
How much is approved for each Village Panchayat Office Building?
The estimated unit cost is Rs.15 lakh. The total estimate for 500 buildings is Rs.75 crore.
Which districts are covered by the implementation directions?
The document is sent to all District Collectors except Chennai and to all Project Directors of District Rural Development Agencies through the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj.
Was the full financial sanction immediately available?
The construction was sanctioned subject to the condition that financial sanction may be approved after release of the Central share.
