GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

 

Andhra Pradesh National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (APREGS) – Rural Schedule of Rates - Orders – Issued.

 

PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT (RD.II) DEPARTMENT

 

G.O.Ms.No. 41                                                                                  Dated: 16-02-2006.

                                                                                                            Read the following:

 

1.      G.O. Ms. No. 265, PR & RD Depts. Dt. 12-07-2005

2.      G.O.Ms.No. 286, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (RD.IV) Department, dated 5.8.2005.

3.      National Rural Employment Guarantee Act – 2005

4.      G.O. Ms. No. 25 of Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (RD.II) Department, dated 27-01-2006.

5.      A.P. Gazette No. 5, Dt. 30-01-2006.

6.      Minutes of the Technical Committee on APREGS, dated 1-2-2006

 

O R D E R:

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      The Government of Andhra Pradesh have launched Andhra Pradesh  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in thirteen districts  of AP on 2nd February 2006 and issued detailed guidelines for implementation of the A.P. Rural Employment Guarantee  Scheme vide reference (4) read above. The scheme is notified in the official gazette of the State Government  in the above reference (5) above.

 

2.         In the reference 2nd read above Government have issued orders on  valuation  norms for earthwork excavations to be taken up manually under  National Food For Work Programme and Food Assurance Programme.

 

3.         Vide reference (1) above, a Technical Committee comprising of Sri R. Kondal Rao, Engineer-in-Chief, Panchayat Raj (Retd), Engineer-in-Chief, Minor Irrigation, representative of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Director, Ground Water, representative of R&B Department as members under the Chairmanship of Sri T. Hanumantha Rao, Engineer-in-Chief (Rtd.,) was constituted to recommend the rates for all manual works taken up under NFFWP, such a way that each worker gets wage payable to the workers based on outturn per day equivalent to minimum wage.

 

4.         As required in National Rural Employment Guarantee Act vide Clause 7 of Schedule I, it is mandatory to fix the rates for tasks to be taken up under this Scheme to enable the labour to get minimum wage. Andhra Pradesh Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme notified in the reference (2) cited above fixed the minimum wage at Rs. 80/- per day.

 

5.         The Commissioner, RD has submitted that he has taken up 158 works for collection of data for Work Time Motion Studies with technical support from Engineering Staff College of India, to evolve the rates for Rural SSR for the works to be taken up under APREGS.

 

6.         The Technical Committee has reviewed the observed data collected from  Work Time Motion Studies in 8 NFFWP  Districts. After detailed review of observed data, the Technical Committee submitted recommendations of  schedule of rates for works under APREGS.

 

             

Sl No

Item of Work

Rate in rupees

I

Earth Work Excavation in Ordinary Soils

 

 

Category I

 

1

For Contour Bunding, roads, rock fill dams and desilting of Tanks

43 / Cum

 

Category II

 

2

For Farm Ponds and plantation pits

55/Cum

 

Category III

 

3

For all other works

50/ Cum

 

 

 

II

Earth Work Excavation in Hard  Soils

 

 

Category I

 

1

For Contour Bunding, roads and rock fill dams 

48 / Cum

 

Category II

 

2

For Farm Ponds and plantation pits

60/Cum

 

Category III

 

3

For all other works

55/ Cum

III

Stone pitching (unskilled)

 

1

Farm Ponds

175 / cum

2

Mini Percolation Tank

175 / cum

IV

Rough Stone Dry packing (unskilled)

 

1

Rock Fill Dams, Stone Checks

100 / cum

2

Contour Bunding

100 / cum

V

Jungle clearance

 

1

Shrub jungle and light jungle

1.50 / Sq.mtr.

2

Medium and dense jungle

1.75 / Sq. mtr.

3

Jullifora jungle including uprooting and removal of stumps

4.00 / Sq.mtr.

 

 

7.         The Commissioner RD also has submitted that the rates for other items not covered here shall be adopted from common SSR of Engineering Department.. The rates of other items pertaining to tree plantation, nurseries, forestry shall be taken from Forest Department Schedule of Rates (FSR)  of Hyderabad region.

 

 8.        After careful examination of the recommendations the Commissioner RD based on the recommendations of the Technical Committee, the Government hereby order the above rates for estimating and valuation of works under APREG Scheme:

 

9.         The above rates shall be applicable from the date of issue of this G.O. to 31st March 2007.

 

10.       These rates shall be applicable only for the works taken up under Andhra Pradesh Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme where Contractors and usage of labour displaced   machinery are prohibited.

 

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

                                                  

                                                    K.Raju

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

 

To

The Commissioner, Rural Development, AP., Hyderabad

The Director (EGS) O/o the Commissioner (RD)

The District Collectors and District Programme Coordinators of Rangareddy, Mahabubnagar, Warangal, Khammam, Nalgonda, Adilabad, Karimnagar, Medak, Nizamabad, Kadapa, Anantapur, Chittoor and Vizianagaram (13 APREGS Districts)

The Project Directors, DWMAs and Additional District Programme Coordinators of 13 APREGS Districts

The Chief Executive Officer, SERP, AP., Hyderabad.

The Project Directors, DRDAs and Additional District Programme Coordinators of 13 APREGS Districts

The Chief Executive Officers, ZPs and Additional District Programme Coordinators of 13 APREGS Districts

The Project Officer, ITDA and Additional District Programme Coordinators of Eturu Nagaram (Warangal), Bhadrachalam (Khammam), Utnoor (Adilabad) and Parvathipuram (Vizianagarm), MADA Mannanur (Mahabubnagar) Districts

 

Copy to:

The Prl. Secretary, Finance (W&P) Dept., Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad.

The Prl. Secretary, PR., Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad.

The Prl. Secretary, Irrigation (I&CAD) of A.P., Hyderabad.

The Prl. Secretary, Tribal Welfare Dept., Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad.

The Secretary, R&B, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad

The Prl. Secretary, EFS & T Dept., Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad

The Commissioner Disasters Management and EO Secy. To Govt.

The Chairman and Members of Technical Committee.

The Engineer-in-Chief, Panchayat Raj Dept.

The Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation Dept.

The Special Officers of APREGS of 13 Districts

PS to Prl. Secretary, RD, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad

P.A. to the Addl. Secy.(RD)

PR&Rd (Gent) Dept.,

SF/SC.

//Forwarded by order//

 

Assistant Secretary (RD)