Section 131: Power of Primary [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank to receive moneys and grant valid discharges notwithstanding assignment of mortgage deeds to the State [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank

Q: What does Section 131 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) deal with?

Section 131 TNREGA pertains to "Power of Primary [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank to receive moneys and grant valid discharges notwithstanding assignment of mortgage deeds to the State [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank". It is part of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 131 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) governs power of Primary [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank to receive moneys and grant valid discharges notwithstanding assignment of mortgage deeds to the State [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 131 TNREGA still in force?

Yes, Section 131 of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 131 TNREGA?

धारा 131 TNREGA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 131 of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983. Section 131 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) governs power of Primary [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank to receive moneys and grant valid discharges notwithstanding assignment of mortgage deeds to the State [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 131 TNREGA?

Dhara 131 TNREGA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 131 of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 131 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) governs power of Primary [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank to receive moneys and grant valid discharges notwithstanding assignment of mortgage deeds to the State [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 131 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983?

Cite as: "Section 131, The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983, § 131 (India).

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- Notwithstanding that a mortgage executed in favour of a Primary [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank has been transferred, or is deemed under the provisions of section 121 to have been transferred, to the State [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank -

(a) all moneys due under the mortgage shall, in the absence of any specific direction to the contrary issued by the board of the State [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank or Trustee and communicated to the mortgagor, be payable to the Primary [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank and such payment shall be as valid as if the mortgage had hot been so transferred; and

(b) the Primary [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank shall, in the absence of any specific direction to the contrary issued by the board of the State [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank, or the Trustee and communicated to the Primary [Agriculture and Rural] [Substituted by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act 50 of 1999) which came into force on the 15th December 1999.] Development Bank, be entitled to-