Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O.(D)No.148, Grant for 6000 Tenements at Ezhil Nagar Okkium Thoraipakkam, 2016
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA2) Department issued G.O.(D)No.148 dated 3 March 2016, approving Rs.30,49,66,000 from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund as additional State funding for 6000 tenements at Ezhil Nagar, Okkium Thoraipakkam. The grant supports a resettlement housing project under the Basic Services for the Urban Poor component of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
What the government approved
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA2) Department, through G.O.(D)No.148 dated 3 March 2016, approved a grant of Rs.30,49,66,000 from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. The amount is the additional State share for constructing 6000 tenements at Ezhil Nagar, Okkium Thoraipakkam.
The housing project is intended to resettle slum families living in objectionable locations in Chennai. It is being implemented under the Basic Services for the Urban Poor component of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
Project cost and funding
The Ezhil Nagar, Okkium Thoraipakkam project had earlier received administrative sanction at a project cost of Rs.19,810.60 lakh. The revised project cost was later approved at Rs.22,860.26 lakh.
The funding table in G.O.(D)No.148 records the following figures in crores:
- Total project cost: Rs.228.60 crore.
- Government of India share: Rs.65.03 crore.
- Government of Tamil Nadu share already sanctioned: Rs.123.18 crore.
- Additional Government of Tamil Nadu share requested: Rs.30.50 crore.
- Total Government of Tamil Nadu share: Rs.153.68 crore.
- Beneficiary share: Rs.9.90 crore.
The State Infrastructure and Amenities Promotion Committee had sanctioned Rs.30.50 crore. The final grant approved by the government is Rs.30,49,66,000.
Administration of the grant
G.O.(D)No.148 divides the approved expenditure between two components:
- General Component, 74 per cent: Rs.22,56,74,840.
- Special Component, 26 per cent: Rs.7,92,91,160.
The Commissioner of Municipal Administration is authorised to draw the approved amount through an account payee cheque for the specified Basic Services for the Urban Poor and Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme savings account. The Commissioner must also provide the Director of Town and Country Planning with the government order and expenditure details for the required accounting adjustments at the close of the financial year 2015 to 2016.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O.(D)No.148 is a funding and accounting approval for a public housing project. It does not contain provisions changing land ownership, property boundaries, planning classification, building rights or private sale transactions. Its direct administrative effect is on the agencies responsible for funding and implementing the 6000-tenement resettlement project.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(D)No.148 change the land use of property in Okkium Thoraipakkam?
No land use change is stated. G.O.(D)No.148 approves additional State funding for constructing 6000 tenements.
How much funding was approved under G.O.(D)No.148?
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA2) Department approved Rs.30,49,66,000 from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund as the additional State share.
Who are the tenements intended to house?
The project is intended to resettle slum families living in objectionable locations in Chennai.
Who is authorised to draw the approved grant?
The Commissioner of Municipal Administration is authorised to draw the amount through an account payee cheque for the specified project savings account.
