G.O. (Ms.) No.52, Jolarpettai Road Over Bridge Additional Fund, 2018

What the document does

G.O. (Ms.) No.52 of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA3) Department sanctions an additional Rs.10.14 crore for a light-weight road over bridge at railway kilometre 212/15-17 in Jolarpettai yard. The bridge is intended for the movement of light vehicles for Jolarpettai Municipality.

An earlier sanction of Rs.10.50 crore had been issued under the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. The revised project estimate was Rs.20.98 crore, and Jolarpettai Municipality reported that it did not have enough funds to meet the escalation.

Who is affected

G.O. (Ms.) No.52 directly concerns Jolarpettai Municipality, the Commissioner of Municipal Administration, the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning and the authorities responsible for funding and completing the bridge.

For property buyers and owners, the document records funding for a municipal infrastructure project. It does not state that any property ownership, patta, land classification, development permission or land use is changed.

Key provisions

• The Government sanctions an additional Rs.10.14 crore as a full grant from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.
• The additional amount is over and above the Rs.10.50 crore previously sanctioned.
• The revised cost followed approval by the Research Designs and Standard Organisation.
• The cost increase was attributed to an increase in the quantity of steel from 380 metric tonnes to 730 metric tonnes and to the cost of steel.
• The Infrastructure and Amenities Committee recommended the additional funding at its meeting on 17 August 2017.

Project funding

G.O. (Ms.) No.52 records a total project cost of Rs.20.98 crore. The funding pattern consists of Rs.10.50 crore already sanctioned, Rs.0.21 crore as the local body contribution, Rs.0.13 crore from the Member of Legislative Assembly, Member of Parliament or General Fund, and the additional Rs.10.14 crore from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.

Financial administration

G.O. (Ms.) No.52 treats the expenditure as a New Instrument of Service. Legislative approval was to be sought through the Supplementary Estimates for 2018-19, with an advance from the Contingency Fund pending approval. The Commissioner of Municipal Administration was required to provide the order and expenditure details to the Director of Town and Country Planning and the Accountant General for adjustment entries.