Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. (Ms.) No. 159, Construction of Bus Terminus at Thirumazhisai Satellite Township, 2022
The Housing and Urban Development (UD3(1)) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 159 dated 27 August 2022, granting financial sanction of Rs. 168 crore from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund for a new mofussil bus terminus at Kuthambakkam, near Thirumazhisai in Thiruvallur District. This represents 50% of the revised project cost of Rs. 336 crore and is to be transferred to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
What the government sanctioned
The Housing and Urban Development (UD3(1)) Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 159 dated 27 August 2022, sanctioned Rs. 168 crore for constructing a new mofussil bus terminus for west bound buses at Kuthambakkam, near Thirumazhisai in Thiruvallur District.
The project has a revised estimated cost of Rs. 336 crore. The sanctioned amount represents 50% of that cost and will come from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. The proposal considered by the Infrastructure and Amenities Promotion Committee provided that the remaining 50% would be borne by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
Background and approval
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority had earlier received in-principle approval for a bus terminus project costing Rs. 150 crore. Revised administrative sanction was later accorded for infrastructure facilities and construction at an estimated cost of Rs. 336 crore.
Key decisions recorded in G.O. (Ms.) No. 159 include:
- The Infrastructure and Amenities Promotion Committee had reserved Rs. 100 crore from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund in the first phase.
- The committee later considered the revised project cost and resolved to sanction Rs. 168 crore, equal to 50% of the revised cost.
- The Government accepted the recommendation and granted financial sanction for Rs. 168 crore.
- The Director of Town and Country Planning is authorised to draw the sanctioned amount and transfer it to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority through electronic transfer.
Release and accounting arrangements
G.O. (Ms.) No. 159 states that projects costing more than Rs. 5 crore and funded through Infrastructure and Amenities Charges are released in three instalments. The first instalment is 33% of the project cost. Later instalments depend on the implementing agency using 75% of the earlier instalment or instalments.
The expenditure is charged to the specified government accounts for grants used to create capital assets. Legislative approval is to be obtained in due course. Until then, the expenditure may initially be met through an advance from the Contingency Fund.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 159 primarily directs the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and the Directorate of Town and Country Planning on project funding, transfer and expenditure reporting. It contains no stated change to private land title, land use classification, building permission requirements or charges payable by property owners.
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Common questions
How much funding was sanctioned for the Thirumazhisai bus terminus?
The Housing and Urban Development (UD3(1)) Department sanctioned Rs. 168 crore, which is 50% of the revised project cost of Rs. 336 crore.
Where is the new mofussil bus terminus proposed?
The terminus is proposed at Kuthambakkam, near Thirumazhisai in Thiruvallur District, for west bound buses.
Which agency will receive and implement the sanctioned funding?
The Director of Town and Country Planning is authorised to transfer the sanctioned amount to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority through electronic transfer.
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 159 acquire private land or change land use?
No such provision is stated in the document. It deals with financial sanction, release of funds, government accounting and expenditure reporting for the bus terminus project.
