G.O. Ms. No. 215, Creation of Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund, 25.11.2009
The Housing and Urban Development Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 215 dated 25 November 2009, creates the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund and sets out how it will be managed, used and accounted for. It also records the infrastructure and amenities charges applicable to specified categories of buildings and requires the collections to be credited to the fund.
What the fund does
G.O. Ms. No. 215 dated 25 November 2009 of the Housing and Urban Development Department establishes the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. The Director of Town and Country Planning, Chennai, operates and maintains the fund.
The fund supports infrastructure and amenities projects in urban and rural areas. It may be used for:
- Preparing infrastructure investment plans.
- Funding infrastructure investment in full or in part.
- Preparing or carrying out infrastructure investment plans.
- Supporting proposals in development plans that comply with the Act and contain specific action programmes.
- Implementing essential infrastructure schemes approved for funding.
Money may be provided as grants to government authorities, local authorities, planning authorities or other organisations and agencies implementing eligible projects. Proposals requiring sanction beyond the committee's permitted limits must receive prior government approval.
Charges credited to the fund
G.O. Ms. No. 215 dated 25 November 2009 records that infrastructure and amenities charges had been ordered for different building categories at these rates:
- Commercial and information technology buildings, Rs.500 per square metre.
- Multistoried buildings, Rs.1,000 per square metre.
- Institutions, Rs.200 per square metre.
- Industrial use, Rs.300 per square metre.
These collections must be credited to the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. Property developers or applicants dealing with these building categories may therefore be affected by the charge arrangements recorded in the document.
Management and financial control
The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund is overseen by a committee chaired by the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department. Its members include representatives from the Finance Department, Planning and Development and Special Initiatives Department, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and the Directorate of Town and Country Planning.
The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning is the estimating, reconciling and controlling authority for the fund's accounts. The Commissioner must provide annual details of amounts credited to the fund and expenditure met from it to the Accountant General, Chennai. The order also prescribes separate accounting treatment for receipts, transfers into the public account, project expenditure and adjustments showing that expenditure was met from the fund.
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Common questions
Is this government order dated 2 July 2007 or 25 November 2009?
The document itself is G.O. Ms. No. 215 dated 25 November 2009. Its list of earlier documents separately includes another G.O. Ms. No. 215 dated 2 July 2007.
Could this fund affect a commercial or multistoried building project?
Yes. The document records infrastructure and amenities charges of Rs.500 per square metre for commercial and information technology buildings and Rs.1,000 per square metre for multistoried buildings.
Can the fund pay for local infrastructure projects?
Yes. Grants may be made to government authorities, local authorities, planning authorities and other organisations or agencies for infrastructure and amenities projects.
Who controls the fund's accounts?
The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning is the estimating, reconciling and controlling authority. The Director of Town and Country Planning, Chennai, operates and maintains the fund.
