NATURE OF WORKS

Only productive works are permitted under the scheme. With a view to minimizing the recurrence of drought like situation in the State, it has been prescribed that moisture conservation and water conservation works should be given priority. Accordingly, priority of works is fixed as follows: 
1. Irrigation works: Labour intensive components of major and medium irrigation projects, canal works, state and local sector minor irrigation, percolation and storage tanks and underground bandharas. 
2. Soil conservation and land development works. 
3. Afforestation and Social Forestry works 
4. Roads and others (roads included in the 1981-2001 road plan.) 
5. Village Internal Roads. 
6. Individual beneficiary schemes (viz, Jawahar wells, Horticulture, etc) 
The ratio of unskilled to skilled for minor irrigation tanks, percolation tanks, village tanks, maji malgujari tanks, forest ponds, Gabian bandhara and roads has been fixed at 51:49 and for all other works it is 60:40.

SANCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WORKS UNDER EGS

The Collector is empowered to sanction the works costing up to Rs 50 lakh and the Divisional Commissioner up to Rs 75 lakh. Works costing above Rs 75 lakh are to be approved by the State Government.