G.O.Ms.No.285, Monthly Pension under Chief Minister's Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam, 2011
The Revenue [LR.1(2)] Department issued Government Order G.O.Ms.No.285, dated 6 August 2012, sanctioning a monthly pension of Rs.1,000 for farmer members temporarily incapacitated or terminally ill because of specified tuberculosis, cancer, HIV or AIDS conditions under the Chief Minister's Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam, 2011. The document concerns farmer welfare assistance and contains no provisions changing land ownership, land ceiling, registration or property transactions.
What the government order does
The Revenue [LR.1(2)] Department issued Government Order G.O.Ms.No.285, dated 6 August 2012, to provide financial support under the Chief Minister's Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam, 2011. It sanctions a monthly pension of Rs.1,000 for a farmer member during temporary incapacity caused by specified diseases, and for terminally ill members in the listed categories.
The pension is to be paid from the existing Old Age Pension funds and heads of account under the scheme. Separate allocations are identified for the General, Special Component Plan and Tribal Area Sub Plan categories.
Who may qualify
Government Order G.O.Ms.No.285 identifies the following eligible medical categories:
- Tuberculosis cases, including new smear positive cases, smear positive re-treatment cases, HIV and tuberculosis co-infection, multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, and listed incapacitating extra-pulmonary conditions.
- Stage 1 and Stage 2 cancer patients, who may receive the pension for nine months covering surgery, chemotherapy, the treatment gap, radiotherapy and recovery from treatment-related side effects.
- Stage 3, Stage 4 and recurrent cancer patients, for whom life-long pension may be given.
- Patients with central nervous system tumours, lymphomas and leukemia, for whom life-long pension may be given.
- HIV-infected members falling under the World Health Organization classification of HIV or AIDS, receiving antiretroviral treatment and having a CD count below 350.
- Cases involving recurrence, re-treatment or relapse, subject to executive instructions.
Administration and certification
Government Order G.O.Ms.No.285 does not provide the complete application, certification or payment procedure. It directs the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Reforms to issue separate executive instructions, in consultation with the Secretary to the Health and Family Welfare Department, covering the certifying authority, mode of payment, computerisation and data management.
The management information system may collect data on the number of pensions sanctioned. District Collectors, treasury officers and relevant revenue and land administration authorities were among the recipients of the order.
Relevance to property matters
Government Order G.O.Ms.No.285 is a social security measure for farmer members. It does not set out rules about land title, sale, purchase, registration, land classification or ceiling limits.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No.285 affect my land purchase or ownership?
The document contains no provisions changing land ownership, registration, land classification, ceiling limits or property transactions. It sanctions medical incapacity pensions for eligible farmer members.
How much pension is sanctioned for an eligible farmer member?
Government Order G.O.Ms.No.285 sanctions Rs.1,000 per month during the applicable incapacity or terminal illness period.
How long can a farmer member with cancer receive the pension?
Stage 1 and Stage 2 cancer patients may receive it for nine months. Stage 3, Stage 4 and recurrent cancer patients, and patients with central nervous system tumours, lymphomas or leukemia, may be given life-long pension.
Who certifies the illness and how is the pension paid?
Government Order G.O.Ms.No.285 does not specify the certifying authority or full payment procedure. It states that the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Reforms will issue separate executive instructions in consultation with the Secretary to the Health and Family Welfare Department.
