Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O.(4D) No.55, Financial Sanction for Development and Additional Infrastructure for 14 AHP Projects, 2022
The Housing and Urban Development [UHD-1(2)] Department issued G.O.(4D) No.55 dated 15 November 2022, granting administrative and financial sanction of Rs.59,22,00,000 to the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board for development works and additional infrastructure at 14 Affordable Housing in Partnership projects in Chennai and Salem Districts. The funding covers infrastructure such as roads, water supply, sewerage, storm water drains, street lights, sewage treatment facilities and transformers, and does not address private land ownership or property title.
What the document does
G.O.(4D) No.55 dated 15 November 2022 from the Housing and Urban Development [UHD-1(2)] Department approves Rs.59,22,00,000 from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund for 14 Affordable Housing in Partnership projects. The money is sanctioned to the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board for development works and additional infrastructure in Chennai and Salem Districts.
The approval followed a proposal from the Director of Town and Country Planning. The Infrastructure and Amenities Promotion Committee had resolved to sanction the amount because sufficient funds were not available with the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board.
Projects covered
G.O.(4D) No.55 covers the following Affordable Housing in Partnership projects:
- North Giriappa Road
- Foreshore Estate
- Kargil Nagar
- Thiruchinankuppam
- TT Block
- Moolakothalam Phase I
- Moolakothalam Phase II
- NVN Nagar
- Gowthamapuram
- Athipattu Phase III
- Alaiamman Koil Phase I
- Dhobikana
- Light House Project at Perumbakkam, Chennai
- Kolymukkanour, Salem
Infrastructure to be funded
The sanctioned funding is intended to complete development works and infrastructure that could not be accommodated within the earlier project costs. The identified works and facilities include:
- Roads and CC pavement
- Water supply arrangements
- Sewerage arrangements and sewage treatment facilities
- Storm water drains
- Street lights
- Transformer erection
- Payments to agencies including the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board and Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation
These works are intended to provide adequate infrastructure and self-contained habitation for beneficiaries of the housing projects.
Fund release and oversight
The Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board may draw the sanctioned amount based on work progress. The Board must submit utilisation certificates and make separate proposals to the Director of Town and Country Planning when funds are required for the 14 projects.
The Directorate of Town and Country Planning is authorised to draw and transfer the amount pending budget provision. The expenditure must be included in the relevant supplementary estimate, and expenditure details must be supplied for the required accounting adjustments.
Relevance to property buyers and residents
G.O.(4D) No.55 is a government funding approval for infrastructure at specified housing projects. It may affect beneficiaries and residents through the provision or completion of local facilities, but it does not state any change to patta, ownership, sale rights, planning permission or land classification.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(4D) No.55 change the ownership or patta of land in these projects?
No ownership or patta change is stated. The document grants funding for development works and additional infrastructure at 14 Affordable Housing in Partnership projects.
How much funding was approved for the 14 housing projects?
The Housing and Urban Development [UHD-1(2)] Department approved Rs.59,22,00,000 from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.
What types of works can be carried out with the sanctioned money?
The document identifies roads, CC pavement, water supply, sewerage, storm water drains, street lights, sewage treatment facilities and transformer erection.
Will the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board receive the full amount immediately?
The Managing Director may draw funds based on progress of work and must submit utilisation certificates. Separate proposals must also be sent to the Director of Town and Country Planning when releases are needed for the 14 projects.
