MGNREGA sanction letter of Rs 744+ crores dated April 10, 2017

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ORIGINAL FOR PAYMENT

No. J-11060/20/2017-MGNREGA(RE-III) Sl. No.14

Government of India

Ministry of Rural Development

(Department of Rural Development)

(Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Division)

Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi

Date: 10.04.2017

The Pay & Accounts Officer,

Government of India,

Ministry of Rural Development,

Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.

Subject – Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) – on account payment of 1st instalment of 1st tranche of Central Assistance for financial year 2017-18 to the State Government of Nagaland.

Sir,

I am directed to convey the sanction of the President of India to the payment of Grants-in-aid amounting to Rs.744,41,98,000/- (Rupees Seven Hundred Forty Four Crore Forty One Lakh Ninety Eight Thousand Only) to the State Government of Nagaland as Central assistance for implementation of the MGNREGA for the financial year 2017-18 and liquidating the pending liabilities of wage and material & Admin component for FY 2016-17.

2. The State Government must transfer these funds along with the State share to the State Employment Guarantee Fund for programme implementation within 3 days positively from the date of receipt of these funds. In case of non transfer beyond this period, Central Government may be constrained to stop further releases. Besides, the State Government would be liable to pay interest @ 12% for the period of delay beyond the specified period. The State Government is requested to endorse the copy of the release order to the Central Government addressed as under;

Dr.Suparna S. Pachouri, Director (MGNREGA)

Ministry of Rural Development, Krishi Bhawan,

New Delhi, 110001.Tel.No.23382313

Further the following conditions shall be fulfilled in utilisation of these funds:

a) In all Electronic Fund Management system (eFMS) ‘implemented’ areas, the funds shall be maintained at the State level; and there shall be no intermediary accounts. All payments in these areas shall move directly from the State fund to the destination accounts based on the pay order

generated at the Block/Gram Panchayat level.

b) Where eFMS is not yet implemented, steps shall be taken to implement the same at the earliest.

c) The detailed voucher-based data shall be available in the NREGASoft for all the expenditure done.

d) The material component including wages of skilled and semiskilled labour shall not exceed 40% at GP level, and in the case of Implementing Agencies at the district level.

e)This grant is towards plan expenditure and shall be utilized for approved items of works subject to the conditions laid down in the MGNREGA Guidelines. No deviation from the provisions of the

Guidelines is permissible.

f) The utilization Certificate should be submitted within 12(twelve) months of the closure of financial year which shall includes interest accrued. Interest accrued should be computed based on the details of ledger account maintained for the purpose.

No Utilization Certificate is pending against the Recipient Organization under the Scheme.

The accounts of the grantee institutions will be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Internal Audit of the Principal Accounts Office of the Ministry in terms of Rule 211 (1) of the General Financial Rules.

6. The expenditure is debitable to the following Head of Accounts under Demand No. 82 Department of Rural Development (2017-18).

3601 Grants-in-aid to State Governments (Major Head)

06 Centrally Sponsored Schemes

101 Central Assistant/Share

28 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment

Programme Component-

MGNREGA

28.01.35 Grants for creation of Capital Assets

The Pay & Accounts Officer, M/O Rural Development will be the Drawing & Disbursing Officer for the purpose. The amount mentioned in Para –1 above will be transferred to the State Government of Nagaland.

This issues under the powers delegated to this Ministry and in consultation with the Integrated Finance Division vide their U.O. No. 22/Finance-I/2017-18 dt. 10.04.2017.

Yours faithfully,

( Dr. Suparna S.Pachouri )

Director (MGNREGA)

Copy to:

The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Nagaland-797004..
The Principal Secretary, Rural Development, Govt. of Nagaland-797004
The Accountant General, Govt. of Nagaland-797004.

4 The Director, Rural Development, Govt. of Nagaland-797004.

The Director of Audit, E&S Ministries, IP Estate, AGCR Building, New Delhi- 110002.
The Resident Commissioner, Government of Nagaland, New Delhi for taking necessary action under intimation to this Ministry.
EO (I) RE V Section.
The Section Officer (Fin.-I)

( Dr. Suparna S. Pachouri

Director (MGNREGA)

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