G.O.(Ms)No.146, Conversion of Existing Street Lights into Energy Efficient LED Lights in 439 Town Panchayats, 2022
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA2) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 146, dated 14 October 2022, approving a loan of Rs.155.56 crore under the State Urban Infrastructure Development Fund to replace 2,66,953 existing street lights with energy efficient LED lights in 439 Town Panchayats. The document governs project financing, monitoring, maintenance and repayment by Urban Local Bodies, and does not contain provisions concerning land ownership, land records or property transactions.
What the government approved
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA2) Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 146, dated 14 October 2022, approved financing for the conversion of conventional street lights into energy efficient LED lights in 439 Town Panchayats.
The project is financed through the State Urban Infrastructure Development Fund. This fund was formerly called the Metropolitan Infrastructure Development Fund, and its scope was expanded to provide soft loans for infrastructure requirements of all Urban Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu.
Project size and expected savings
The approved project covers:
- A loan of Rs.155.56 crore.
- Replacement of 2,66,953 conventional street lights.
- An interest rate of 5% per year.
- A repayment period of 6 years.
- An expected reduction in power consumption of up to 40%.
- Estimated annual savings of about Rs.79.24 crore for Urban Local Bodies.
The annexure provides Town Panchayat level figures for approved LED lights and project costs. The supplied text includes entries from districts such as Dindigul, Karur, Theni, Madurai, Virudhunagar and Sivagangai.
Conditions for Town Panchayats
G.O. (Ms.) No. 146 requires each participating Urban Local Body to obtain a council resolution for borrowing from the Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited and submit that resolution to the corporation.
Other conditions include:
- Third party monitoring of light quality and energy savings must be extended to Town Panchayats.
- Monthly energy savings details for each Urban Local Body must be submitted to the Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited.
- Contracts must provide for replacement, new lights, operation and maintenance for 10 years.
- Loan repayment must be given priority from street-light energy savings.
- Each Urban Local Body must open a separate escrow account to manage savings and loan repayments.
- The Commissioner of Town Panchayats must ensure that any balance loan amount is adjusted through State Finance Commission grants.
- Recommendations of the committee dealing with rate finalisation for LED lamps, fittings and energy-saving equipment must be followed strictly.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O. (Ms.) No. 146 is an urban infrastructure financing approval. It places responsibilities on Town Panchayats and other public bodies involved in the LED street-light project. The document does not set out any change to land classification, ownership, registration, planning permission or individual property charges.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 146 change my land ownership or property records?
No property ownership or land-record changes are set out in the document. It approves financing and conditions for converting street lights to LED lights in 439 Town Panchayats.
Will individual property owners have to repay the LED street-light loan?
The document requires Urban Local Bodies to prioritise repayment from energy savings, use separate escrow accounts and adjust any balance through State Finance Commission grants. It does not state that individual property owners must repay the loan.
How many street lights are covered by the project?
The approved project covers 2,66,953 existing street lights across 439 Town Panchayats.
Who must monitor the energy savings from the new LED lights?
A third party monitoring agency must check light quality and review savings. It must submit monthly energy savings details for each Urban Local Body to the Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited.
