G.O.(D) No. 4, National Rural Drinking Water Programme Water Quality Fund, 2015
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (WS.II) Department issued G.O.(D) No. 4 dated 6 January 2015, sanctioning Rs.2,02,63,000 to the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board as the first instalment of Government of India funding for water quality work under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme for 2014-15. It is a public funding approval and does not change land ownership, property rights or land administration requirements.
What the document does
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (WS.II) Department, through G.O.(D) No. 4 dated 6 January 2015, approves the release of Rs.2,02,63,000 to the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board. The money is the first instalment released by the Government of India for water quality expenditure under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme during 2014-15.
The funding relates to the earmarked 5 per cent bacteriological contamination, including JE/AES, fund for water quality. The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board had reported that the Government of India revised the allocation for this purpose to Rs.507.04 lakh and released Rs.202.63 lakh as the first instalment.
Funding approved
G.O.(D) No. 4 allocates the sanctioned expenditure under three programme components:
- Rs.129.68 lakh under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme General Component.
- Rs.66.87 lakh under the Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes.
- Rs.6.08 lakh under the Tribal Sub-Plan.
- The total sanctioned release is Rs.202.63 lakh, equal to Rs.2,02,63,000.
The expenditure is classified as capital outlay on water supply and sanitation, specifically rural water supply and major works under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme.
Payment and budget process
G.O.(D) No. 4 states that additional funds would be provided through the Final Modified Appropriation for 2014-2015. The expenditure was also to be brought to the Legislature's notice through specific inclusion in the Final Supplementary Estimates for 2014-2015.
Pending that budget provision, the Section Officer of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Bills) Department was authorised to draw and disburse the amount through the Pay and Accounts Officer (Secretariat), Chennai. Payment was to be made by account payee cheque in favour of the Personal Deposit Account of the Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board.
Who is affected
G.O.(D) No. 4 directly concerns the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board and the government officials responsible for drawing, accounting for and reporting the sanctioned expenditure. Property buyers and landowners are not given any new duty, fee, approval requirement or restriction by this document. Although copies were sent to the Revenue Department and the Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Revenue Administration, the document deals with rural drinking water programme funding rather than land rights or property transactions.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(D) No. 4 affect my land ownership or property purchase?
No land ownership, property transfer, approval requirement or land restriction is set out in the document. It approves government funding for rural drinking water quality work.
How much money was released to the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board?
The sanctioned first instalment was Rs.202.63 lakh, equal to Rs.2,02,63,000.
What was the funding intended to cover?
It was intended for scheme expenditure under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme's earmarked 5 per cent bacteriological contamination, including JE/AES, fund for water quality during 2014-15.
How was the sanctioned amount divided?
Rs.129.68 lakh was assigned to the General Component, Rs.66.87 lakh to the Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes, and Rs.6.08 lakh to the Tribal Sub-Plan.
