G.O.(Ms) No.97, Payment of 4th Installment of 1st Tranche of Central Assistance, 2017
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O.(Ms) No.97 on 1 September 2017, sanctioning Rs.112,04,80,000 for material and administrative components under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2017-18. It authorises the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to transfer the sanctioned amount to the State Employment Guarantee Fund of Tamil Nadu.
What the government order does
G.O.(Ms) No.97 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department sanctions Rs.112,04,80,000 for implementing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Tamil Nadu during 2017-18. The funding represents the fourth instalment of the first tranche of Central assistance, together with the required State share.
The sanctioned amount consists of:
- Rs.57,00,00,000 as the Central share for the material component.
- Rs.19,00,00,000 as the corresponding State share for the material component.
- Rs.76,00,00,000 as the total material component.
- Rs.36,04,80,000 for administrative expenditure.
- Rs.112,04,80,000 as the overall amount sanctioned.
The material component includes wages for skilled and semi-skilled labour. Its cost is shared between the Central and State Governments in the ratio of 75:25.
Transfer and funding condition
The Government of India sanctioned Rs.93,04,80,000 to Tamil Nadu for the material and administrative components. It required the State Government to transfer the funds, together with the State share, to the State Employment Guarantee Fund within three days of receiving them. A delay beyond that period would make the State Government liable for penal interest at 12 per cent for the delayed period.
G.O.(Ms) No.97 authorises the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to draw the full sanctioned amount and transfer it to the State Employment Guarantee Fund account of Tamil Nadu.
How the expenditure is allocated
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department distributes the sanctioned expenditure across three accounting categories:
- Rs.78,43,36,000 under the general Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme account.
- Rs.32,49,39,200 under the Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes.
- Rs.1,12,04,800 under the Tribal Area Sub Plan.
The Finance Department concurred with the sanction on 1 September 2017.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O.(Ms) No.97 is a programme funding and accounting approval. The source text does not change land ownership, land classification, planning permission, registration, patta, or property transfer requirements. Its direct administrative effect is on rural employment scheme funding, the State Employment Guarantee Fund, district officials and programme implementation agencies.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No.97 change my land title or patta?
No land title or patta change is stated. G.O.(Ms) No.97 sanctions and transfers funds for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
How much money was sanctioned under G.O.(Ms) No.97?
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department sanctioned Rs.112,04,80,000 for material and administrative components for 2017-18.
Who is authorised to transfer the sanctioned amount?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw and transfer the amount to the State Employment Guarantee Fund account of Tamil Nadu.
What are the Central and State shares of the material component?
The Central share is Rs.57,00,00,000 and the State share is Rs.19,00,00,000, making a total material component of Rs.76,00,00,000.
