Welfare Scheme, Chief Minister’s Farmers Security Scheme, Further Continuance of Posts from 22.09.2011 to 30.09.2012
The Revenue [LR I (2)] Department issued G.O. [Rt] No.299 dated 28 December 2011 to retain specified government posts for implementing the Chief Minister’s Farmers Security Scheme from 22 September 2011 to 30 September 2012. It is an administrative staffing order and does not change land ownership, land ceiling limits or property rights.
What the government order does
The Revenue [LR I (2)] Department’s G.O. [Rt] No.299 dated 28 December 2011 continues government posts used to implement the Chief Minister’s Farmers Security Scheme. The approved continuation period is from 22 September 2011 to 30 September 2012.
The posts had originally been sanctioned for the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Farmers Security Scheme, 2005. The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourers Farmers [Social Security and Welfare] Scheme, 2006 replaced that scheme. A new Chief Minister’s Farmers Security Scheme was introduced with effect from 10 September 2011, and the existing posts were permitted to be used for it.
Offices and staff covered
G.O. [Rt] No.299 covers posts in the Office of the Commissioner of Land Reforms and Special Officer [S.S.S], specified Collectorates and Taluk Offices. The annexures list:
- One Superintendent, two Assistants, one Typist and one Office Assistant in the Office of the Commissioner of Land Reforms and Special Officer [S.S.S].
- Three Special Deputy Collectors, one each for Kanniyakumari, Krishnagiri and The Nilgiris districts.
- Twenty-nine Deputy Tahsildars, 58 Assistants and 29 Typists in Collectorates other than Chennai, Tiruppur and Ariyalur districts.
- Thirty-one Special Tahsildars [SSS] in the Taluks listed in Annexure II.
- Two hundred and one Assistants in Taluk Offices other than Chennai District.
Annexure II identifies the Taluks assigned the 31 Special Tahsildar [SSS] posts across 18 listed districts.
Financial and administrative provisions
G.O. [Rt] No.299 provides that pay and allowances for the continued posts must be charged to the existing account heads from which the employees were already being paid.
The Revenue [LR I (2)] Department also ratified the actions of the Commissioner of Land Reforms and the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration in retaining the posts after 21 September 2011 while awaiting government approval. The Finance Department concurred through its communication dated 22 December 2011.
Relevance to property holders
G.O. [Rt] No.299 concerns staffing for a farmer welfare scheme. The source text does not alter land titles, ceiling rules, registration requirements or rights in any property. Its direct effect is on the government offices and employees responsible for implementing the scheme.
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Common questions
Does G.O. [Rt] No.299 affect my land title or ownership?
No change to land title or ownership is stated. G.O. [Rt] No.299 concerns the continued retention of government posts for implementing the Chief Minister’s Farmers Security Scheme.
How long were the scheme posts continued?
The Revenue [LR I (2)] Department continued the listed posts from 22 September 2011 to 30 September 2012.
Were Chennai, Tiruppur and Ariyalur Collectorates included?
The annexure provides Collectorate posts for all Collectorates except Chennai, Tiruppur and Ariyalur districts. Taluk Office posts are listed for offices other than Chennai District.
Why did the government ratify earlier retention of the posts?
The Commissioner of Land Reforms and the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration had retained the posts beyond 21 September 2011 while awaiting government sanction. G.O. [Rt] No.299 formally ratified that action.
