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BY SPEED POST Telangana (General category) NO.19-8/2015-RFS-III Government of India Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department of Agri, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. Dated the September, 2015 To The Pay and Accounts Officer Pay & Accounts Office (Sectt. II), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Department of Agri., Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 16-A, Akbar Road Hutments, New Delhi Subject: Release of funds (General Category) to State Government of Telangana for supplementing material cost of MGNREGA works on water conservation & ground water recharge in most vulnerable blocks notified by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): Other Interventions during the year 2015-16 as Central Share. Sir, I am directed to convey the sanction of the President of India to the payment of Rs. 498.00 lakh (Rupees Four Hundred Ninety Eight lakh only) to the State Government of Telangana as Central Share under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): Other Interventions for supplementing of material cost of MGNREGA works for water conservation & ground water recharge in most vulnerable blocks notified by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). The list of blocks in the State has been given below. These activities are to be implemented by the Department of Rural Development (MGNREGA Division), State Government of Telangana. SI. No. Districts Vulnerable Blocks identified by CGWB 1 Nizamabad velpur 2. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): Other Interventions is being implemented as per prevailing funding pattern for Centrally Sponsored Schemes i.e. 50% Central share & 50% State share. Accordingly, State should invest the matching share equal to the funds released by Government of India while implementing the programme during 2015-16. Further, progress report is to be submitted for the total amount, including Central & State share separately. Utilization Certificate for the amount released as Central Share under PMKSY: Other Interventions is to be submitted separately in the prescribed Proforma. 3. In accordance with the revised procedure, the Reserve Bank of India may please be advised for debiting the amount to the account of the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare and passing on the credit to the Central Accounts Section, Nagpur for transfer of funds to the State Government of Telangana 4. The State Government must transfer these funds along with the State share to the State Employment Guarantee Fund for programme implementation within 7 days positively from the date of receipt of these funds. In case of non transfer beyond this period, Central Government may be unstrained to stop further releases. Beside, the State Government - "'sgST J k \ ^ ..uMA Page 1 of 4

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BY SPEED POST Telangana

(General category)NO.19-8/2015-RFS-III Government of India

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department of Agri, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare

Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. Dated the September, 2015

ToThe Pay and Accounts Officer Pay & Accounts Office (Sectt. II),Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Department of Agri., Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 16-A, Akbar Road Hutments, New Delhi

Subject: Release of funds (General Category) to State Government of Telangana for supplementing material cost of MGNREGA works on water conservation & ground water recharge in most vulnerable blocks notified by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): Other Interventions during the year 2015-16 as Central Share.

Sir,

I am directed to convey the sanction of the President of India to the payment of Rs. 498.00 lakh (Rupees Four Hundred Ninety Eight lakh only) to the State Government of Telangana as Central Share under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): Other Interventions for supplementing of material cost of MGNREGA works for water conservation & ground water recharge in most vulnerable blocks notified by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). The list of blocks in the State has been given below. These activities are to be implemented by the Department of Rural Development (MGNREGA Division), State Government of Telangana.

SI. No. Districts Vulnerable Blocks identified by CGWB

1 Nizamabad velpur

2. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): Other Interventions is being implemented as per prevailing funding pattern for Centrally Sponsored Schemes i.e. 50% Central share & 50% State share. Accordingly, State should invest the matching share equal to the funds released by Government of India while implementing the programme during 2015-16. Further, progress report is to be submitted for the total amount, including Central & State share separately. Utilization Certificate for the amount released as Central Share under PMKSY: Other Interventions is to be submitted separately in the prescribed Proforma.

3. In accordance with the revised procedure, the Reserve Bank of India may please be advised for debiting the amount to the account of the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare and passing on the credit to the Central Accounts Section, Nagpur for transfer of funds to the State Government of Telangana4. The State Government must transfer these funds along with the State share to the State Employment Guarantee Fund for programme implementation within 7 days positively from the date of receipt of these funds. In case of non transfer beyond this period, Central Government may be unstrained to stop further releases. Beside, the State Government

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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;

1. Sh. Dhruva Kumar Singh, Director (MGNREGA)Department o f Rural Development

Krishi Bhaw an, New Delhi - 110001

2. Rainfed Farming System Division Department o f Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

Krishi Bhaw an, Nezv Delhi - 110001

5. The activities taken up with these allocation should be integrated with State Irrigation and District Irrigation Plans as per tire Guidelines and brought before the SLSC of PMKSY.

6. The release of funds is subject to the following conditions-a) The aforesaid grant-in-aid is a recurring one.b) State Government and Implementing Agency of the scheme should adhere to the

cost norms and pattern of assistance and other procedures as prescribed in the PMKSY guidelines issued by Department of Agri., Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Gol and MGNREGA Operational Guidelines.

c) Monthly progress report and cumulative monthly Physical and Financial Progress Reports as. per MGNREGA procedure be sent to Deptt. of Rural Development and to this Division by 10th of the following month.

d) State Government of Telangana will be required to utilize the funds in the current financial year for implementation of the Scheme as per the above mentioned sanction order and related detailed project documents and also furnish utilization certificates in the prescribed Performa at the end of the financial year 2015-16.

e) State Implementing Authority shall maintain subsidiary accounts of Grant-in-aid received and get the accounts audited relating to released funds from a Chartered Accountant and furnish a copy of each of the Audit Report, Audited Statement of Accounts, balance sheet, receipt & payment account and income & expenditure statement to Department of Agri, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare as early as possible.

f) The accounts of the State Grantee Institution shall be open to inspection by the sanctioning authority and audit, both by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India under the provision of CAG (DPC) Act, 1971, and internal audit by the Principal Accounts Office of the Ministry or Department, wherever the State(s)/ institution is called upon to do so.

g) Audited records of all assets, permanent or semi-permanent, acquired wholly or substantially out of the grant sanctioned to the Implementing Agency should be maintained as prescribed in form GFR-19A and shall be furnished to the Government annually by the end of June, following the financial year to which it relates. Such assets shall not, without prior approval of the Government of India be disposed of, encumbered or utilized for the purpose other than those for which the grant is made.

h) Implementing Agency should identify SC/ST beneficiaries amongst the total beneficiaries to achieve prescribed targets and book the amount of grant-in-aid released for SCs/STs under the relevant Head of Accounts. Implementing Agency should invariably report the same on monthly basis.

7. Further the following conditions shall be fulfilled in utilisation of these funds:r y a) In all Electronic Fund Management system (eFMS) 'implemented' areas, the funds

^ ^ j^ fia ll be maintained at the State level; and there shall be no intermediary accounts. ^^^^artAll payments in these areas shall move directly from the State fund to the

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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. In these areas, (i) Release to the deficit GPs/IAs shall be restricted to the level required for running the programme for 30 days at a time (ii) State shall ensure that the fund available at each GP/IA shall not exceed the requirements for 30 days at any point of time (iii) The State will pull back excess funds lying with fund-surplus GPs/IAs to the SEGF.

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

d) This grant is towards plan expenditure and shall be utilized for approved items of works subject to the conditions laid down in the PMKSY guidelines issued by Department of Agri., Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Gol and MGNREGA Operational Guidelines.

8. No Utilization Certificate is pending against the Recipient Organization under the Scheme.9. 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.10. The expenditure shall be debited to Demand No. 1 - Department of Agri., Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. Category wise funds released and Head of Accounts to which it shall be debited are as under:

Name of Beneficiary/ State/Implementing Agency Head of Account Amount

(Rs. in lakhs)Telangana/State Government of Telangana

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

02- Grants for State Plan Schemes 436- Crop Husbandry- Commercial

Crops03- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai

Yojana01- Other Intervention 030131- Grants-in-aid- General

498.00

11. Performance of the State on the following parameters may also be kept in view by this Ministry while making further releases:

a) Staffing of Social Audit Directorate in pursuance of Ministry's letter No. M- 13015/2/2012-MGNREGA-VII(Pt.) dated 11th August 2014 and the appointment of Ombudsman in various districts.

b) Status of implementation of State Convergence Plan in the State

c) Setting of claims for compensation for delay for payment of wages.d) Operation of the provision of unemployment allowance as per Section 7 of

MGNREGA.

12. This sanction issues with concurrence of Integrated Finance Division, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, vide their Dy. No.l5225-FTS/AS & FA dated 31.08.201^

13. This sanction has been noted at SI. No. 07 in the Register of Grant.

Yours faithfully

Copy for necessary action to:

Under Secretar)

1. The Principal Accounts Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, 16-A, Akbar Road Hutments, New Delhi

2. O/ o the Director General of Audit, Central Expenditure, AGCR Building, IP Estates, New Delhi-2

3. Chief Secretary, Govt, of Telangana4. Additional Secretary & Central Drought Relief Commissioner, Deptt. of Agriculture,

Cooperation and Farmer Welfare5. Joint Secretary (MGNREGA), Ministry of Rural Development, Krishi Bhawan, New

Delhi6. State Employment Guarantee Fund, Govt, of Telangana7. The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Govt, of Telangana8. The Principal Secretary, Rural Development (In-charge of MGREGA), Govt, of

Telangana9. The Accountant General, Govt, of Telangana10. The Director (In-charge of MGREGA), Rural Development, Govt, of Telangana11. The Director of Audit, E&S Ministries, IP Estate, AGCR Building, New Delhi-11000212. Agriculture Production Commissioner/ Commissioner & Secretary (Agriculture)/

Director (Agriculture) /Secretary (Planning) /Secretary (Finance)- Government of Telangana

13. PS to Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog, New Delhi14. PPS to Secretary (A&Q/PPS to Secretary (RD)/ PPS to AS (JS)/ PS to JS(RFS)15. Budget/ B&A/ US Finance -VI/PC Division16. Expenditure file Guard file/Spare copies/State files.

(Pradeep Srivastava) Under Secretary to the Govt, of India

BY SPEED POST Telangana

(SCSP category)NO.19-8/2015-RFS-III Government of India

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department of Agri, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare

Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. Dated the September, 2015

ToThe Pay and Accounts Officer Pay & Accounts Office (Sectt. II),Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Department of Agri., Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 16-A, Akbar Road Phitments, New Delhi

Subject: Release of funds (SCSP Category) to State Government of Telangana for supplementing material cost of MGNREGA works on water conservation & ground water recharge in most vulnerable blocks notified by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): Other Interventions during the year 2015-16 as Central Share.

Sir,

I am directed to convey the sanction of the President of India to the payment of Rs. 107.00 lakh (Rupees One Hundred Seven lakh only) to the State Government of Telangana as Central Share under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): Other Interventions for supplementing of material cost of MGNREGA works for water conservation & ground water recharge in most vulnerable blocks notified by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). The list of blocks in the State has been given below. These activities are to be implemented by the Department of Rural Development (MGNREGA Division), State Government of Telangana.

SI. No. Districts Vulnerable Blocks identified by CGWB

1 Nizamabad velpur

2. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): Other Interventions is being implemented as per prevailing funding pattern for Centrally Sponsored Schemes i.e. 50% Central share & 50% State share. Accordingly, State should invest the matching share equal to the funds released by Government of India while implementing the programme during 2015-16. Further, progress report is to be submitted for the total amount, including Central & State share separately. Utilization Certificate for the amount released as Central Share under PMKSY: Other Interventions is to be submitted separately in the prescribed Proforma.

3. In accordance with the revised procedure, the Reserve Bank of India may please be advised for debiting the amount to the account of the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare and passing on the credit to the Central Accounts Section, Nagpur for transfer of funds to the State Government of Telangana4. The State Government must transfer these funds along with the State share to the State Employment Guarantee Fund for programme implementation within 7 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. Beside, the State Government

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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;

1. Sh. Dhrtiva Kumar Singh, Director (MGNREGA)Department o f Rural Development

Krishi Bhaw an, New Delhi - 110001

2. Rainfed Farming System Division Department o f Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

Krishi Bhaw an, New Delhi - 110001

5. The activities taken up with these allocation should be integrated with State Irrigation and District Irrigation Plans as per the Guidelines and brought before the SLSC of PMKSY.

6. The release of funds is subject to the following conditions-a) The aforesaid grant-in-aid is a recurring one.b) State Government and Implementing Agency of the scheme should adhere to the

cost norms and pattern of assistance and other procedures as prescribed in the PMKSY guidelines issued by Department of Agri., Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Gol and MGNREGA Operational Guidelines.

c) Monthly progress report and cumulative monthly Physical and Financial Progress Reports as per MGNREGA procedure be sent to Deptt. of Rural Development and to this Division by 10* of the following month.

d) State Government of Telangana will be required to utilize the funds in the current financial year for implementation of the Scheme as per the above mentioned sanction order and related detailed project documents and also furnish utilization certificates in the prescribed Performa at the end of the financial year 2015-16.

e) State Implementing Authority shall maintain subsidiary accounts of Grant-in-aid received and get the accounts audited relating to released funds from a Chartered Accountant and furnish a copy of each of the Audit Report, Audited Statement of Accounts, balance sheet, receipt & payment account and income & expenditure statement to Department of Agri, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare as early as possible.

f) The accounts of the State Grantee Institution shall be open to inspection by the sanctioning authority and audit, both by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India under the provision of CAG (DPC) Act, 1971, and internal audit by the Principal Accounts Office of the Ministry or Department, wherever the State(s)/institution is called upon to do so.

g) Audited records of all assets, permanent or semi-permanent, acquired wholly or substantially out of the grant sanctioned to the Implementing Agency should be maintained as prescribed in form GFR-19A and shall be furnished to the Government annually by the end of June, following the financial year to which it relates. Such assets shall not, without prior approval of the Government of India be disposed of, encumbered or utilized for the purpose other than those for which the grant is made.Implementing Agency should identify SC/ST beneficiaries amongst the total beneficiaries to achieve prescribed targets and book the amount of grant-in-aid

^ released for SCs/STs under the relevant Head of Accounts. Implementing Agency invariably report the same on monthly basis.

;Ruriber 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. In these areas, (i) Release to the deficit GPs/IAs shall be restricted to the level required for running the programme for 30 days at a time (ii) State shall ensure that the fund available at each GP/IA shall not exceed the requirements for 30 days at any point of time (iii) The State will pull back excess funds lying with fund-surplus GPs/IAs to the SEGF.

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

d) This grant is towards plan expenditure and shall be utilized for approved items of works subject to the conditions laid down in the PMKSY guidelines issued by Department of Agri., Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Gol and MGNREGA Operational Guidelines.

8. No Utilization Certificate is pending against the Recipient Organization under the Scheme.9. 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.10. The expenditure shall be debited to Demand No. 1 - Department of Agri., Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. Category wise funds released and Head of Accounts to which it shall be debited are as under:

Name of Beneficiary/ State/Implementing Agency Head of Account Amount

(Rs. in lakhs)T elangana / State Government of Telangana

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

02- Grants for State Plan Schemes 789- Special Component- Plan for

Scheduled Caste62- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai

Yojana02- Other Intervention 620231- Grants-in-aid- General

107.00

11. Performance of the State on the following parameters may also be kept in view by this Ministry while making further releases:

a) Staffing of Social Audit Directorate in pursuance of Ministry's letter No. M- 13015/2/2012-MGNREGA-VII(Pt.) dated 11th August 2014 and the appointment of Ombudsman in various districts.

b) Status of implementation of State Convergence Plan in the State

c) Setting of claims for compensation for delay for payment of wages.d) Operation of the provision of unemployment allowance as per Section 7 of

MGNREGA.

12. This sanction issues with concurrence of Integrated Finance Division, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, vide their Dy. No.l5225-FTS/ AS & FA dated 31.08.2014J

13. This sanction has been noted at SI. No. 07 in the Register of Grant.

Yours faithfully

Copy for necessary action to:1. The Principal Accounts Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Depar® 2 * m& Cooperation, 16-A, Akbar Road Hutments, New Delhi2. O/o the Director General of Audit, Central Expenditure, AGCR Building, IP Estates,

New Delhi-23. Chief Secretary, Govt, of Telangana4. Additional Secretary & Central Drought Relief Commissioner, Deptt. of Agriculture,

Cooperation and Farmer Welfare5. Joint Secretary (MGNREGA), Ministry of Rural Development, Krishi Bhawan, New

6. State Employment Guarantee Fund, Govt, of Telangana7. The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Govt, of Telangana8. The Principal Secretary, Rural Development (In-charge of MGREGA), Govt, of

Telangana9. The Accountant General, Govt, of Telangana10. The Director (In-charge of MGREGA), Rural Development, Govt, of Telangana11. The Director of Audit, E&S Ministries, IP Estate, AGCR Building, New Delhi-11000212. Agriculture Production Commissioner/ Commissioner & Secretary (Agriculture)/

Director (Agriculture) /Secretary (Planning) /Secretary (Finance)- Government of Telangana

13. PS to Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog, New Delhi14. PPS to Secretary (A&Q/PPS to Secretary (RD)/ PPS to AS (JS)/ PS to JS(RFS)15. Budget/ B&A/ US Finance -VI/PC Division16. Expenditure file Guard file/Spare copies/State files.

Delhi

(Pradeep Srivastava) Under Secretary to the Govt, of India

D a o o A o f A

BY SPEED POST Telangana

(TSP category)No.19-8 / 2015-RFS-III Government of India

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department of Agri, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare

Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. Dated the September, 2015

ToThe Pay and Accounts Officer Pay & Accounts Office (Sectt. II),Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Department of Agri., Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 16-A, Akbar Road Hutments, New Delhi

Subject: Release of funds (TSP Category) to State Government of Telangana for supplementing material cost of MGNREGA works on water conservation & ground water recharge in most vulnerable blocks notified by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): Other Interventions during the year 2015-16 as Central Share.

Sir,

I am directed to convey the sanction of the President of India to the payment of Rs. 45.00 lakh (Rupees Forty Five lakh only) to the State Government of Telangana as Central Share under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): Other Interventions for supplementing of material cost of MGNREGA works for water conservation & ground water recharge in most vulnerable blocks notified by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). The list of blocks in the State has been given below. These activities are to be implemented by the Department of Rural Development (MGNREGA Division), State Government of Telangana.

SI. No. Districts Vulnerable Blocks identified by CGWB

1 Nizamabad velpur

2. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): Other Interventions is being implemented as per prevailing funding pattern for Centrally Sponsored Schemes i.e. 50% Central share & 50% State share. Accordingly, State should invest the matching share equal to the funds released by Government of India while implementing the programme during 2015-16. Further, progress report is to be submitted for the total amount, including Central & State share separately. Utilization Certificate for the amount released as Central Share under PMKSY: Other Interventions is to be submitted separately in the prescribed Proforma.

3. In accordance with the revised procedure, the Reserve Bank of India may please be advised for debiting the amount to the account of the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare and passing on the credit to the Central Accounts Section, Nagpur for transfer of funds to the State Government of Telangana4. The State Government must transfer these funds along with the State share to the State Employment Guarantee Fund for programme implementation within 7 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. Beside, the State Government

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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;

1. Sh. Dhruva Kumar Singh, Director (MGNREGA)Department o f Rural Development

Krishi Bliawan, New Delhi - 110001

2. Rainfed Farming System Division Department o f Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

Krishi Bliawan, New Delhi - 110001

5. The activities taken up with these allocation should be integrated with State Irrigation and District Irrigation Plans as per the Guidelines and brought before the SLSC of PMKSY.

6. The release of funds is subject to the following conditions-a) The aforesaid grant-in-aid is a recurring one.b) State Government and Implementing Agency of the scheme should adhere to the

cost norms and pattern of assistance and other procedures as prescribed in the PMKSY guidelines issued by Department of Agri., Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Gol and MGNREGA Operational Guidelines.

c) Monthly progress report and cumulative monthly Physical and Financial Progress Reports as per MGNREGA procedure be sent to Deptt. of Rural Development and to this Division by 10th of the following month.

d) State Government of Telangana will be required to utilize the funds in the current financial year for implementation of the Scheme as per the above mentioned sanction order and related detailed project documents and also furnish utilization certificates in the prescribed Performa at the end of the financial year 2015-16.

e) State Implementing Authority shall maintain subsidiary accounts of Grant-in-aid received and get the accounts audited relating to released funds from a Chartered Accountant and furnish a copy of each of the Audit Report, Audited Statement of Accounts, balance sheet, receipt & payment account and income & expenditure statement to Department of Agri, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare as early as possible.

f) The accounts of the State Grantee Institution shall be open to inspection by the sanctioning authority and audit, both by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India under the provision of CAG (DPC) Act, 1971, and internal audit by the Principal Accounts Office of the Ministry or Department, wherever the State(s)/institution is called upon to do so.

g) Audited records of all assets, permanent or semi-permanent, acquired wholly or substantially out of the grant sanctioned to the Implementing Agency should be maintained as prescribed in form GFR-19A and shall be furnished to the Government annually by the end of June, following the financial year to which it relates. Such assets shall not, without prior approval of the Government of India be disposed of, encumbered or utilized for the purpose other than those for which the grant is made.

h) Implementing Agency should identify SC/ST beneficiaries amongst the total beneficiaries to achieve prescribed targets and book the amount of grant-in-aid released for SCs/STs under the relevant Head of Accounts. Implementing Agency should invariably report the same on monthly basis.

7. 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, payments in these areas shall move directly from the State fund to the

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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. In these areas, (i) Release to the deficit GPs/IAs shall be restricted to the level required for running the programme for 30 days at a time (ii) State shall ensure that the fund available at each GP/IA shall not exceed the requirements for 30 days at any point of time (iii) The State will pull back excess funds lying with fund-surplus GPs/IAs to the SEGF.

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

d) This grant is towards plan expenditure and shall be utilized for approved items of works subject to the conditions laid down in the PMKSY guidelines issued by Department of Agri., Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Gol and MGNREGA Operational Guidelines.

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

9. 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.10. The expenditure shall be debited to Demand No. 1 - Department of Agri., Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. Category wise funds released and Head of Accounts to which it shall be debited are as under:

Name of Beneficiary/ State/Implementing Agency Head of Account Amount

(Rs. in lakhs)Telangana/State Government of Telangana

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

02- Grants for State Plan Schemes 796- Tribal Area Sub Plan 63- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai

Yojana02- Other Intervention 630231- Grants-in-aid- General

45.00

11. Performance of the State on the following parameters may also be kept in view by this Ministry while making further releases:

a) Staffing of Social Audit Directorate in pursuance of Ministry's letter No. M- 13015/2/2012-MGNREGA-VII(Pt.) dated 11th August 2014 and the appointment of Ombudsman in various districts.

b) Status of implementation of State Convergence Plan in the State

c) Setting of claims for compensation for delay for payment of wages.d) Operation of the provision of unemployment allowance as per Section 7 of

MGNREGA.

12. This sanction issues with concurrence of Integrated Finance Division, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, vide their Dy. No.l5225-FTS/ AS & FA dated 31.08.201JT

13. This sanction has been noted at SI. No. 07 in the Register of Grant.

Yours faithfully

Copy for necessary action to:1. The Principal Accounts Officer, Ministry of Agriculture,

& Cooperation, 16-A, Akbar Road Hutments, New Delhi "2. O/o the Director General of Audit, Central Expenditure, AGCR Building, IP Estates,

New Delhi-23. Chief Secretary, Govt, of Telangana4. Additional Secretary & Central Drought Relief Commissioner, Deptt. of Agriculture,

Cooperation and Farmer Welfare5. Joint Secretary (MGNREGA), Ministry of Rural Development, Krishi Bhawan, New

6. State Employment Guarantee Fund, Govt, of Telangana7. The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Govt, of Telangana8. The Principal Secretary, Rural Development (In-charge of MGREGA), Govt, of

Telangana9. The Accountant General, Govt, of Telangana10. The Director (In-charge of MGREGA), Rural Development, Govt, of Telangana11. The Director of Audit, E&S Ministries, IP Estate, AGCR Building, New Delhi-11000212. Agriculture Production Commissioner/ Commissioner & Secretary (Agriculture)/

Director (Agriculture) /Secretary (Planning) /Secretary (Finance)- Government of Telangana

13. PS to Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog, New Delhi14. PPS to Secretary (A&C)/PPS to Secretary (RD)/ PPS to AS (JS)/ PS to JS(RFS)15. Budget/B&A/ US Finance -VI/PC Division

Delhi

16. Expenditure file Guard file/Spare copies/State files.

(PradeeprSrivastava) Under Secretary to the Govt, of India