G.O. (Ms.) No. 170, Loan for 18 AMRUT 2.0 Water Supply Projects, 2022
The Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA2) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 170 on 7 December 2022, permitting a loan of Rs.56.39 crore from the State Urban Infrastructure Development Fund for 18 municipal water supply projects sanctioned under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0. The loan finances 50 per cent of the Urban Local Bodies' share, at 4 per cent annual interest with a repayment period of 10 years, subject to the appraisal conditions for each project.
What the government order does
Government Order (Ms.) No. 170 of the Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA2) Department, dated 7 December 2022, approves State Urban Infrastructure Development Fund loans for 18 water supply projects in municipalities. The projects had already received administrative sanction under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0.
The State Urban Infrastructure Development Fund was formerly called the Metropolitan Infrastructure Development Fund. Its scope was expanded so that it could provide soft loans to all Urban Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu for infrastructure requirements, and its State Level Sanctioning Committee was restructured.
Funding approved
The government accepted the proposal submitted by the Additional Chief Secretary, Chairman and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited.
Key financial provisions are:
- Total approved cost of the 18 projects is Rs.564.29 crore.
- The Government of India share is Rs.282.19 crore.
- The Government of Tamil Nadu share is Rs.169.30 crore.
- The total Urban Local Bodies' share is Rs.112.80 crore.
- Rs.56.41 crore is shown as the KNMT share.
- Rs.56.39 crore is provided as the State Urban Infrastructure Development Fund share.
- The State Urban Infrastructure Development Fund contribution is a loan covering 50 per cent of the Urban Local Bodies' share.
- The loan carries interest at 4 per cent per year and must be repaid over 10 years.
- Each loan remains subject to the conditions in the appraisal report for the relevant project.
Municipalities covered
Government Order (Ms.) No. 170 covers water supply improvements in Pallipalayam, Ranipet, Kulithalai, Punjai Puliampatti, Thuvakudi, Tiruvarur, Sathyamangalam, Koothanallur, Vellakovil, Ariyalur, Gudiyatham, Aranthangi, Bhavani, Mettur, Madurantakam, Chinnamanur, Vickramasingapuram and Kangeyam Municipalities.
The works mainly concern water supply schemes, distribution systems and source improvement. The Ranipet project also includes balance house service connections.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
Government Order (Ms.) No. 170 is an infrastructure financing approval for municipalities. It does not state that land ownership, patta, property boundaries, land use or individual property rights are changed. Property owners and buyers in the listed municipalities may be interested because water supply works are planned there, but the document does not promise a connection, completion date or specific service level for an individual property.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) No. 170 change my patta or land ownership?
No such change is stated. The document approves municipal water supply project financing and contains no provision changing patta, ownership or property boundaries.
Which municipalities receive funding under this government order?
The funding covers 18 municipalities: Pallipalayam, Ranipet, Kulithalai, Punjai Puliampatti, Thuvakudi, Tiruvarur, Sathyamangalam, Koothanallur, Vellakovil, Ariyalur, Gudiyatham, Aranthangi, Bhavani, Mettur, Madurantakam, Chinnamanur, Vickramasingapuram and Kangeyam.
Is the Rs.56.39 crore funding a grant to the municipalities?
No. Government Order (Ms.) No. 170 describes it as a loan from the State Urban Infrastructure Development Fund, carrying 4 per cent annual interest with a 10 year repayment period.
Does the order guarantee a new household water connection?
The document does not guarantee a connection to any individual property. It identifies municipal water supply projects, and the Ranipet project specifically includes balance house service connections.
