G.O. (4D) No. 25, Development of 13 Parks at Perumbakkam, 2020

What the government sanctioned

The Housing and Urban Development (SC1-2) Department sanctioned Rs.430 lakh, stated as Rupees four crore and thirty lakh, to the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board for developing 13 parks at Perumbakkam. The funding is provided under the State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund for 2020-2021.

The sanction followed approval by the State Infrastructure and Amenities Promotion Committee and a request from the Director of Town and Country Planning.

Perumbakkam scheme background

The Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board constructed 20,376 tenements on 200.57 acres at Perumbakkam. Families living along the banks of water bodies were resettled there.

The approved layout earmarked 28 parks. The Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board had already developed 15 parks, leaving 13 parks to be developed with infrastructure to support a green belt within the scheme.

The wider resettlement programme includes social infrastructure such as ration shops, community health centres, milk booths, primary health centres, libraries and Integrated Child Development Services centres. Nursery work at Perumbakkam was entrusted to self-help groups by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department and was in progress when the government order was issued.

Planned work

Government Order (4D) Number 25 provides for:

• Development of the remaining 13 earmarked parks.
• Basic arrangements and tree planting within the parks.
• Measures connected with greening and beautifying the Perumbakkam resettlement area.
• Funding through the State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.

Release and financial procedure

The Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board may draw the sanctioned amount based on progress of work and a utilisation certificate submitted by the Board. The money is to be credited to the Board's Personal Deposit Account.

The Director of Town and Country Planning is authorised to draw and disburse the sanctioned amount by account payee cheque in favour of that Personal Deposit Account. The Managing Director must provide the Director of Town and Country Planning with a copy of the government order and details of expenditure for the required account adjustments at the close of financial year 2020-2021.

The expenditure was classified as a New Instrument of Service. Legislative approval was to be obtained, with an advance from the Contingency Fund permitted pending that approval.