G.O. (Ms.) No. 592, Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourers Welfare Board, 2006
The Government of Tamil Nadu Revenue Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 592 on September 8, 2006, to transfer funds, staff and equipment from earlier agricultural labourer welfare arrangements to the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourers and Farmers (Social Security and Welfare) Scheme. It also directs district authorities to present beneficiary and assistance details at Gram Sabha meetings. The government order does not change land ownership, patta, registration or land ceiling requirements.
What the government order does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 592 of the Government of Tamil Nadu Revenue Department, dated September 8, 2006, provides administrative and financial arrangements for the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourers and Farmers (Social Security and Welfare) Scheme. The scheme had replaced the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Farmers Protection Scheme.
The government order deals with welfare scheme funds, records, staff, equipment and public disclosure. It does not introduce a rule about buying, selling, registering or holding land.
Financial arrangements
G.O. (Ms.) No. 592 authorises the Commissioner of Land Reforms to provide Rs. 33,74,800 to the relevant District Collectors. This amount covers the cost of registers and forms printed for registering members and providing welfare assistance under the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourers Social Security Scheme, 2001.
The government order also provides that:
- Contributions previously collected from employers and members had been invested, with government approval, in Indian Bank and Tamil Nadu government related financial institutions.
- After meeting the authorised printing expenditure, the remaining savings may be placed in a fund called the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourers and Farmers (Social Security and Welfare) Fund.
- Travel and other expenses of non-official members of the proposed board may be paid from that fund.
Staff and equipment
G.O. (Ms.) No. 592 permits the Commissioner of Land Reforms to use posts created for the earlier farmers protection scheme under the new welfare scheme. Equipment already approved and supplied, including computers, may also continue to be used.
An Assistant Accounts Officer post from the abolished Agricultural Income Tax Department is upgraded as an Accounts Officer post. The post is to maintain the new scheme's accounts in the office of the Commissioner of Land Reforms.
Gram Sabha disclosure
G.O. (Ms.) No. 592 asks all District Collectors to place details of beneficiaries and assistance provided under the welfare scheme before Gram Sabha meetings held by Village Panchayats. The purpose is to inform rural agricultural labourers, farmers and other village residents about the welfare assistance provided by the government.
The Commissioner of Land Reforms is also asked to take follow-up action and submit a report to the government.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 592 affect my patta or land purchase?
No provision in G.O. (Ms.) No. 592 changes patta, land ownership, property registration, land purchases or land ceiling requirements. It concerns administration of an agricultural labourer and farmer welfare scheme.
What expenditure does the government order authorise?
It authorises Rs. 33,74,800 for registers and forms used to register members and provide welfare assistance. The Commissioner of Land Reforms may distribute the amount to the relevant District Collectors.
What happens to funds remaining from the earlier welfare arrangements?
After the authorised printing expenditure is met, the remaining savings may be deposited in the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourers and Farmers (Social Security and Welfare) Fund.
Will villagers be able to see who received assistance?
District Collectors are asked to place details of beneficiaries and assistance provided under the scheme before Gram Sabha meetings held by Village Panchayats.
