G.O. (4D) No. 09, Financial Sanction for 177 Affordable Housing in Partnership Schemes, 2024

What the government order does

G.O. (4D) No. 09 dated 7 March 2024 provides financial sanction of Rs.50 crore to the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board. The money is drawn from the State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund and is intended for 177 Affordable Housing in Partnership schemes under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).

The Director of Town and Country Planning had requested sanction of Rs.357.52 crore from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. After examining the proposal, the Government of Tamil Nadu sanctioned Rs.50 crore.

Background to the funding

G.O. (4D) No. 30 of the Housing and Urban Development Department dated 17 May 2023 had granted administrative sanction for four schemes and revised administrative sanction for 173 schemes, making a total of 177 schemes. The additional project cost was Rs.1,069.19 crore, with proposed funding from several sources.

The State Infrastructure and Amenities Promotion Committee considered the matter at its twentieth meeting held on 6 October 2023. It decided to sanction Rs.357.52 crore from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund for the additional project cost.

Release and accounting conditions

The Rs.50 crore sanction is subject to the following arrangements:

• The Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board may draw the amount based on progress of work.
• The Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board must submit a utilisation certificate.
• The amount must be credited to the Board's Public Deposit Account under the account specified in the government order.
• The Director of Town and Country Planning is authorised to submit an adjustment entry through the Integrated Financial and Human Resources Management System.
• The Board must provide the Director of Town and Country Planning with the government order and expenditure details for the required accounting adjustments.
• Separate proposals must be sent to the Director of Town and Country Planning whenever release of funds for the 177 schemes is required.

Who is affected

G.O. (4D) No. 09 directly concerns the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, the Director of Town and Country Planning, and government finance and accounting authorities. It funds affordable housing projects, but the document does not state that it changes private land ownership, planning permission, layout approval requirements or individual property rights.