G.O.(Ms) No.51, Accident Relief under Chief Minister's Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam, 2011
The Revenue [LR.I(2)] Department issued G.O.(Ms) No.51 dated 2 February 2016 to allow pending accident relief claims from 670 belated applications under the former Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourers-Farmers (Social Security and Welfare) Scheme, 2006 to continue being paid in the financial year 2015-2016. It also ratifies certain earlier settlements and authorises district-level verification and payment clearance, subject to eligibility, available budget and safeguards against duplicate payment.
What the government order does
G.O.(Ms) No.51 dated 2 February 2016 of the Revenue [LR.I(2)] Department concerns accident relief claims transferred from the former Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourers-Farmers (Social Security and Welfare) Scheme, 2006 to the Chief Minister's Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam, 2011. An earlier sanction covered 670 cases where applications had been submitted late.
The earlier approved relief was:
- Rs.1,02,500 to the legal heirs of each eligible member who died in an accident.
- Rs.50,000 to each eligible person in an injury case.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms) No.51 dated 2 February 2016 affects eligible farmer members and their families whose claims formed part of the 670 belated applications. It also directs the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Reforms, District Collectors and Special Deputy Collectors responsible for the Social Security Scheme.
The source records that 462 of the 670 cases had been settled as of 31 October 2014. Other cases were pending for reasons including enquiry, court proceedings, migration of the applicant or partial payment under another scheme.
Key permissions and safeguards
The Revenue [LR.I(2)] Department approved the following measures:
- Pending claims may continue to be paid during the financial year 2015-2016.
- Claims settled in anticipation of government approval during 2013-14 and 2014-15 are ratified.
- Earlier payment of a differential amount, where relief had already been partly settled under another scheme, is ratified.
- A District Collector may clear payment when the person named in the list has changed because the claimant died, after case-by-case verification.
- District authorities may receive necessary records and conduct enquiries despite the time gap since the original applications.
- Pending claims must be limited to eligible members covered by G.O.(Ms) No.302 dated 28 August 2012.
- Expenditure must remain within the existing budget provision, with no additional funds proposed for these claims.
- Authorities must prevent duplication or double payment.
Relevance to land and property matters
G.O.(Ms) No.51 dated 2 February 2016 deals with social security accident relief for agricultural members and their families. It does not contain provisions changing land ownership, land classification, land ceiling or property records.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No.51 change my land title or land ceiling rights?
No land title, classification, ceiling or property record change is set out. The document concerns payment of pending accident relief claims for agricultural members and their families.
How much accident relief was approved for eligible cases?
The approved amount was Rs.1,02,500 for the legal heirs of an eligible member who died in an accident and Rs.50,000 for an eligible injury case.
Can a District Collector clear payment if the original claimant has died?
Yes. A District Collector may issue payment clearance where the listed person has changed because the claimant died, after verification on a case-by-case basis.
Can a claimant receive both this relief and relief under another scheme?
Separate relief schemes need not be clubbed, but payment under the Chief Minister's Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam, 2011 must avoid duplication or double payment. A differential amount may be paid where only part of the eligible relief was received under another scheme.
