GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Rural Development Department-MGNREGS-AP-Providing Rural Connectivity - Guide

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PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT (RD-II) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No. 129 Dated:09.6.2011

Read the following:
1. MGNREG Act 2005.
2. G.O.Ms.No.231 of PR & RD, (RD.II) Dept., Dated:24.7.2009
3. G.O.Ms.No.236 of PR & RD, (RD.II) Dept., Dated:31.7.2009
4. G.O. Ms.No.271of PR & RD, (RD.II) Dept., Dated:08.9.2009
5. Commissioner, RD, Note Dated:03.6.2011

ORDER:

Rural Connectivity to provide all-weather access is one of the permissible

categories of works as per Schedule-I of the MGNREG Act. Keeping in view the requests
from the unconnected Gram Panchayats for providing all weather connectivity,
Government in the references 2 & 3 read above have permitted taking up rural
connectivity project. Guidelines have been issued for execution of the project vide orders
4th read above.

2. Under the project, 48975 roads have been taken up under MGNREGS in 2009-10
and 2010-11. Although many of these works have reached stage of satisfactory
completion, there are still habitations which remain without all-weather connectivity.
Government has been receiving representations from Gram Panchayats and other
peoples’ representatives for allowing works that pass through more than one Gram
Panchayat under MGNREGS. Panchayat Raj department has confirmed that there are still
habitations especially of the SC & ST which require all weather road connectivity.
Commissioner Rural Development, in her Note cited in reference 5 above, stated that
depending on the quantum of wage work that is expected to be done during 2011-12,
there is a possibility to take up road works to a tune of Rs. 650 Cr.

3. Government, after careful consideration of the implementation of the rural

connectivity programme sanctioned earlier and after assessing the work remains to be
done in achieving all –weather connectivity for all unconnected habitations, approved the
proposal for extending the rural connectivity programme for 2011-12 for subject to the
following guidelines:
a) “Unconnected habitation” is defined as a habitation not connected with
any WBM road or BT/CC road to an all-weather road; or habitations with
only cart track, earthen road, and gravel road. For achieving connectivity of
unconnected habitations, works for formation of road up to WBM Grade II
surface including CD works shall be taken up.
b) Identification of the habitations shall be done in the following manner:
i. Unconnected habitations will be identified by PR engineering
department and Project Officers ITDA (for tribal habitations), list of
which will be furnished to Commissioner, Rural Development.
ii. Commissioner Rural Development will forward particulars of such
habitations to the District Collectors concerned for taking action as
per Section 16 of the Act before issuing administrative sanction.
c) While according administrative sanction, the following may be given
priority in sanction of projects:
i. SC habitations / ST habitations
ii. Other unconnected habitations
iii. INDIRAMMA housing colonies

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d) Work standards: The work shall be executed as per PMGSY guidelines
up to WBM Grade-ii standards. The PR department shall take up these
roads under PMGSY converting them into black topping. The top width of
the formation shall be 7.50 meters. In no case the width of the formation
shall be less than 6.00 meters. Necessary C.D works minor and medium in
nature such as pipe culverts, slab culverts (not exceeding 6 meters linear
water way) and road dams shall be included in the estimates. Work site
boards with details of works, MGNREGS logo painted shall be erected in
each of the work site. Provision shall be made for KM, HM, stones, and
Village boards and sign boards.
e) While preparing the estimates, the following shall be kept in view:
i. The work shall result in providing all-weather connectivity to the
identified habitation.
ii. Taking up works for maintaining of existing roads shall not be
permitted.
iii. Estimates shall be prepared based on CSSR 2010-11.
iv. Provision in the estimate shall be made for seigniorage charges,
VAT and IT as per prevailing rates.
v. Provision shall be made for the deviations in cement and steel
rates.
vi. 0.5% on the estimate cost shall be provided in the estimate
towards quality control charges.
f) The technical sanctions shall be accorded for the works upto Rs. 5 lakhs
by the Deputy Executive Engineers, PR/TW, upto Rs. 25 lakhs by the
Executive Engineers, PR/TW and more than Rs. 25 lakhs and upto Rs. 50
lakhs, by the SE, PR/TW departments. Estimates worth more than Rs. 50
lakhs shall not be taken up under this programme. Separate Register for
Technical Approvals and technical sanctions shall be maintained at DEE,
EE and SE level.
g) The Panchayat Raj Engineering Department & Tribal Welfare Department
in (Tribal Areas) will be the Implementing Agencies for the programme.
Work shall be entrusted to the Work Executive Member (WEM) of the
Gram Panchayat, who shall be identified by the Gram Panchayat from
among the Sarpanch/members of GP / MPTC, through Gram Panchayat
resolution. The system of execution shall be as has already been
prescribed earlier for the Panchayat Raj Engineering Department under
MGNREGS.
h) Payment Procedure: Payments shall be only through Electronic Fund
Management System (eFMS). All payments shall be generated through
DCC already established. Only Job Card holders shall be engaged as
laborers in the execution of works. Unskilled wages shall be paid to the
wage seekers only through their Postal/Bank/Smart Accounts within a
week days. Payments to skilled wages and materials shall be transferred to
their bank accounts through eFMS. Payments shall be made for only
finished item of tasks in case of material tasks.
i) Administrative Cost: The implementing agencies can utilize 3% admin
cost over the expenditure incurred on the sanctioned works. The admin
cost includes salaries to staff engaged under EGS, Printing & Stationery,
Operations & Maintenance of the Computers, Vehicle hire charges, and
Cell phone bills.
j) Vigilance and Quality Assurance: The departmental Quality Control
divisions shall be engaged to ensure the quality of works. The overall
responsibility of the quality of works executed lies on Executive Engineer of
the implementing agencies.
k) Social Audit: All the works executed with MGNREGS funds are liable for
Social Audit as per MGNREG Act and the Social Audit Rules issued by
Government of A.P. The implementing agencies shall handover all the
connected records and documents to the Social Audit teams during the
Social Audit process. Disciplinary Actions will be initiated on the erring staff
who are involved in irregularities and misappropriation.

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l) Maintenance of Accounts and Audit: All the books of accounts stipulated
under the scheme shall be properly maintained in the respective DCCs.
There shall be Departmental Audit and AG Audit of Accounts for the funds
spent by the DCCs.

4. Based on the likely expenditure on wage component, the sanctions shall be limited
District-wise as given in the Annexure. The Commissioner, Rural Development or Project
Director, DWMA will arrange printed Muster Rolls based on the indent made by the
Executed Engineers of PR or Project Officer, ITDAs.

5. This G.O. is available in http://www.rd.ap.gov.in/ and http://www.aponline.gov.in/

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

R. SUBRAHMANYAM
Principal Secretary to Government (RD)
To
The Commissioner, Rural Development, A.P. Hyderabad.
The Commissioner, Panchayat Raj, A.P. Hyderabad.
The Chief Engineer, Panchayat Raj Department
The Commissioner, Tribal welfare, AP, Hyderabad.
The Engineer- in- Chief, Panchayat Raj, A.P. Hyderabad
The Chief Engineer, Tribal Welfare, A.P., Hyderabad
The Director, NREGS-AP, O/o Commissioner, Rural Development, Hyd.
The District Collectors and District Programme Coordinators of NREGS-AP 22 districts.
The Project Director and Additional District Programme Coordinator, DWMAS of NREGS-
AP 22 districts
The District Panchayat officers of NREGS-AP 22 districts.
The Project Officer, ITDAs and Additional District Programme Coordinators of
Eturunagaram, Warangal; Bhadrachalam, Khammam; Utonoor, Adilabad;
Parvathipuram, Vizianagaram; Srisailam, Kurnool: Paderu , Visakhapatnam and
K.R.Puram of West Godavari District
The PS to Chief Minister.
The PS to Minister (RD)
The PS to Minister (PR)
The PS to Chief Secretary to Government
The PS to Spl. Chief Secretary to Government (PR)
The PS to Spl. Chief Secretary to Government (Tribal welfare) Department.
The PS to Prl. Secretary to Government (RD)
The PS to Prl . Secretary, Finance (W&P) Department
The PS to Prl . Secretary, Irrigation (I&CAD) Department
The PR & RD (General ) Department
The PR & RD (E.VII.1) Department
SF/SC

//FORWARDED :: BY ORDER//

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 Annexure

Ceiling on Sanction Rs. In Crores

Sl
District Unconnected Unconnected Unconnected Unconnected
No
SC ST Habitations other Total
Habitations Habitations in TSP Areas Habitations
1 Adilabad 8 2 12 17 39
2 Nizamabad 6.5 3 - 13.5 23
3 Karimnagar 7.5 4 - 15.5 27
4 Medak 7.5 3.5 - 16 27
5 Ranga Reddy 3 2 - 6 11
6 Mahabubnagar 11 5 5 21.5 42.5
7 Nalgonda 8 4 5 16.5 33.5
8 Warangal 8 4 10 16.5 38.5
9 Khammam 8 2 12 16.5 38.5
10 Srikakulam 8 2 8 15.5 33.5
11 Vizianagaram 7 2 10 14 33
12 Vishakapatam 6 1 12 13 32
13 East Godavari 6 1 12 13 32
14 West Godavari 6 1 8 13 28
15 Krishna 5 1 - 11.5 17.5
16 Guntur 6 3 - 12 21
17 Prakasam 5 3 - 12 20
18 Nellore 4 3 - 9 16
19 Kadapa 8 4 - 15.5 27.5
20 Kurnool 11 5 - 20.5 36.5
21 Anantapur 11 5 - 21 37
22 Chittoor 11 5 - 20 36
Total 161.5 65.5 94 329 650

R. SUBRAHMANYAM
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (RD)

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