G.O. (Ms) No. 7, Construction of 56 Bridges under State Infrastructure Amenities Fund, 2015
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.2) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No. 7, dated January 23, 2015, granting administrative sanction of Rs.73.66 crore from the State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund for constructing 56 bridges in nine districts. The funding decision covers the bridge projects recommended by the Infrastructure and Amenities Promotion Committee, but does not sanction the road proposals considered alongside them.
What the government approved
G.O. (Ms) No. 7 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.2) Department, dated January 23, 2015, approves Rs.73.66 crore for constructing 56 bridges. The individual projects are stated to be detailed in an annexure to the government order.
The bridges were selected because they were expected to support development on the outer edges of urban centres and reduce pressure on infrastructure in nearby urban local bodies.
How the projects were selected
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj originally proposed 56 bridges and 203 roads under the State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. After scrutiny, proposals that did not meet the specified criteria were removed. The final material considered included 56 bridges and 201 roads from several districts.
The Infrastructure and Amenities Promotion Committee accepted only the proposal for 56 bridges in nine districts at a cost of Rs.73.66 crore. The committee recommended government funding and advised that similar projects should not be bunched together in future.
Key points are:
- Administrative sanction is limited to the 56 bridge projects.
- The road proposals were not included in the sanction granted.
- Funding is to come from the State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.
- The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj must ensure that the bridge works do not overlap with or duplicate works under other ongoing schemes, including the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development and Pradhan Mandri Gram Sadak Yojana.
Financial administration
G.O. (Ms) No. 7 creates and identifies accounting arrangements under the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department for recording the expenditure and adjustment from the Infrastructure Amenities Fund. The Director of Rural Development is designated as the estimating, reconciling and controlling authority for the new heads of account. The relevant Pay and Accounts Officers and Treasury Officers are directed to open those heads in their accounts.
The expenditure is treated as a New Service. Legislative approval was to be obtained later, with the expenditure initially proposed to be met through an advance from the contingency fund and included in Supplementary Estimates.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O. (Ms) No. 7 is an infrastructure funding approval. The supplied text does not identify individual land parcels, change land use, grant planning permission or describe land acquisition. Whether a particular property is near an approved bridge cannot be determined without the annexure containing the project details.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No. 7 approve both roads and bridges?
No. Although road and bridge proposals were considered, the government granted sanction only for 56 bridges at a cost of Rs.73.66 crore.
Which districts contain the approved bridges?
The government order states that the 56 bridges are in nine districts, but the supplied text does not name those nine districts. The individual projects are stated to be listed in an annexure.
Does the government order change the land use of my property?
The supplied text does not change land use or identify any property. It grants funding and administrative sanction for bridge construction.
Could an approved bridge duplicate another government project?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj was directed to ensure there was no overlap or duplication with construction already under ongoing schemes, including National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development and Pradhan Mandri Gram Sadak Yojana works.
