G.O.Ms.No.28, Setting up of the Sustainable Development Goals Co-ordination Centre
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SP.2) Department issued G.O.Ms.No.28 dated 15 May 2020 to establish the Sustainable Development Goals Co-ordination Centre at the State level and provide it with staff diverted from the State Development Policy Council. The document concerns government planning, monitoring and administration and contains no provisions changing land ownership, land classification or property transactions.
What the document does
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SP.2) Department issued G.O.Ms.No.28 dated 15 May 2020 to create a State level Sustainable Development Goals Co-ordination Centre. The centre works directly under the Additional Chief Secretary (Planning & Development) as a special unit focused exclusively on Sustainable Development Goals.
The centre is intended to help Tamil Nadu measure progress against global goals, local targets and indicator frameworks. It will coordinate with government departments and support monitoring, review, analysis, reporting, capacity building and localisation of the goals.
Main functions
The Sustainable Development Goals Co-ordination Centre has six key functional areas:
- Integrated planning and coordination.
- Monitoring and evaluation.
- Localisation of Sustainable Development Goals.
- Capacity building and training.
- Documentation.
- Collaborations and partnerships.
The work includes indicator frameworks, data collection, performance analysis, reporting, identifying areas that require attention and developing data driven monitoring systems. State, district, block, urban, village and slum area indicators were being developed for localisation.
Staffing and reporting
G.O.Ms.No.28 dated 15 May 2020 provides for the diversion of ten technical posts from the former State Planning Commission, now the State Development Policy Council. These comprise:
- One Head of Division.
- One Senior Planning Officer.
- One Planning Officer.
- Three Technical Assistants.
- One Senior Planning Assistant.
- Three Planning Assistants.
Five other posts are also included, consisting of one Typist, one Personal Clerk and three Office Assistants. Internal staffing arrangements may additionally be made from the Department of Planning and Development and the Department of Economics and Statistics.
The centre reports to the Additional Chief Secretary (Planning & Development). It is to be headed by an officer at the stated Additional Director level or above, with an option for an Indian Administrative Service or Indian Forest Service officer at the equivalent level.
Costs and practical effect
Administrative and programme costs required by the Sustainable Development Goals Co-ordination Centre are to be met by the State Development Policy Council from its Heads of Account. Separate orders will address postings of officials and working arrangements.
For property buyers, owners and land professionals, G.O.Ms.No.28 dated 15 May 2020 does not prescribe any land approval process, property fee, ownership rule or change in land classification.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No.28 dated 15 May 2020 change my land ownership or classification?
No land ownership or land classification changes are stated. The document establishes and staffs a State level centre for coordinating Sustainable Development Goals.
Which department issued the government order?
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SP.2) Department issued G.O.Ms.No.28 dated 15 May 2020.
Where do the staff for the Sustainable Development Goals Co-ordination Centre come from?
Ten technical posts are diverted from the former State Planning Commission, now the State Development Policy Council. Five other posts are included, and additional internal arrangements may be made from the Department of Planning and Development and the Department of Economics and Statistics.
Who supervises the Sustainable Development Goals Co-ordination Centre?
The centre reports to the Additional Chief Secretary (Planning & Development). It is to be headed by an officer at the stated Additional Director level or above, with an option for an Indian Administrative Service or Indian Forest Service officer at the equivalent level.
