G.O. (Ms.) No. 305, Xerox Machines for Land Reforms Subordinate Offices, 2011
The Tamil Nadu Revenue Department, Land Reforms 1(2), issued Government Order (Standing) Number 305 on 26 September 2011, sanctioning Rs. 7.20 lakh to purchase 12 Xerox machines for subordinate offices of the Land Reforms Department. It is an administrative procurement approval and contains no change to land ownership, land ceiling requirements or property transactions.
Purpose
Government Order (Standing) Number 305, dated 26 September 2011, approves funding under the 2011-12 Part II Scheme to buy 12 Xerox machines for officials working in 12 subordinate offices of the Land Reforms Department. The Standing Finance Committee had approved the proposal submitted by the Director of Land Reforms.
The Tamil Nadu Revenue Department, Land Reforms 1(2), sanctioned Rs. 7.20 lakh, stated as rupees seven lakh and twenty thousand, for the purchases.
Who it affects
Government Order (Standing) Number 305 primarily affects the Director of Land Reforms, the subordinate offices receiving the machines and the government accounting authorities responsible for the expenditure.
Property buyers, owners and professionals are not given any new duty under the document. It does not set a land ceiling, change a land classification, approve a transfer or provide a procedure for dealing with land.
Key provisions
Government Order (Standing) Number 305 provides that:
- Twelve Xerox machines may be purchased for Land Reforms Department subordinate offices.
- The total sanctioned amount is Rs. 7.20 lakh.
- The machines must be purchased in accordance with the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act.
- Only the amount actually required may be used.
- Any unspent balance must be paid back into the government account.
- The expenditure must be charged to the account head specified in the document for land ceiling, excluding agricultural land, subdivision staffing, machinery and equipment purchases.
- The Director of Land Reforms is authorised to draw and disburse the sanctioned expenditure.
- The scheme must be completed within the financial year.
- The Director of Land Reforms must send a completion report to the Government after the work is finished.
The approval was issued with the concurrence of the Finance Department dated 22 September 2011.
Relevance to land and property matters
Government Order (Standing) Number 305 concerns office equipment for the administration of the Land Reforms Department. Although the budget account refers to land ceiling functions, the document itself does not decide any person’s land rights or impose any requirement on a landowner or buyer.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Standing) Number 305 change land ceiling rules?
No. The document only sanctions funding for 12 Xerox machines for Land Reforms Department subordinate offices. It contains no amendment to land ceiling requirements.
How much money was approved?
The Tamil Nadu Revenue Department approved Rs. 7.20 lakh for purchasing 12 Xerox machines.
How must the Xerox machines be purchased?
The machines must be purchased in accordance with the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act. Any amount not required for the purchase must be returned to the government account.
Who is responsible for completing the purchase?
The Director of Land Reforms is authorised to draw and disburse the expenditure. The Director must ensure completion within the financial year and submit a completion report to the Government.
