G.O.Ms. No.46, Tenth Agriculture Census, Re-validation of Funds, 2020-21
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST-2&E) Department issued G.O.Ms. No.46 dated 6 August 2020, sanctioning Rs.10,99,693 for honorarium and tabulation work connected with the Tenth Agriculture Census in Madurai and Nagapattinam districts. The government order concerns administrative funding and does not contain provisions changing land ownership, patta, registration or property rights.
What the government order does
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST-2&E) Department issued G.O.Ms. No.46 dated 6 August 2020 after the Government of India re-validated unspent Agriculture Census Scheme funds held by Tamil Nadu. The re-validated balance was Rs.24.22 lakhs for expenditure during 2020-21 on salary, office expenses, honorarium, tabulation and PSI components.
The Commissioner, Department of Economics and Statistics requested sanction under the honorarium head because honorarium and tabulation claims for Madurai and Nagapattinam had not been made during 2019-20.
Amount sanctioned
G.O.Ms. No.46 dated 6 August 2020 sanctions a total of Rs.10,99,693 for honorarium, including tabulation work, for the Tenth Agriculture Census in the two districts.
The district totals shown are:
- Nagapattinam, Rs.6,79,000.
- Madurai, Rs.4,20,693.
- Combined total, Rs.10,99,693.
The sanctioned total consists of Rs.9,60,200 for honorarium and Rs.1,39,493 for tabulation work. The abstract refers to Rs.11.00 lakhs, while the detailed sanction is for Rs.10,99,693.
Budget and accounting arrangements
G.O.Ms. No.46 dated 6 August 2020 directs that the expenditure be charged to the specified Agriculture Census account under Crop Husbandry, Agricultural Economics and Statistics, Central Sector Schemes.
Key financial directions include:
- Additional funds of Rs.11,00,000 are to be provided in the revised estimate or final modified appropriation for 2020-21.
- Pending that provision, the Commissioner, Department of Economics and Statistics may incur the sanctioned expenditure.
- The expenditure must be brought before the Legislature through specific inclusion in the Supplementary Estimates.
- The Commissioner must include the expenditure in the relevant budget proposals and provide explanatory notes to the Finance Department.
- The Finance Department concurred on 30 July 2020, with Additional Sanction Ledger No.286.
Relevance to landowners and buyers
G.O.Ms. No.46 dated 6 August 2020 is an internal funding sanction for Agriculture Census work. It does not state any change to land classification, ownership, patta, survey records, registration, land use or property transactions. Its direct administrative relevance is to the Department of Economics and Statistics and the officials or staff covered by the honorarium and tabulation expenditure.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms. No.46 change my patta or land ownership?
No such change is contained in the document. It sanctions funding for honorarium and tabulation work for the Tenth Agriculture Census.
Which districts receive funding under this government order?
The funding covers Madurai and Nagapattinam districts. The listed totals are Rs.4,20,693 for Madurai and Rs.6,79,000 for Nagapattinam.
How much expenditure was actually sanctioned?
The detailed sanction is Rs.10,99,693, consisting of Rs.9,60,200 for honorarium and Rs.1,39,493 for tabulation work. The document also provides for additional funds of Rs.11,00,000 in the 2020-21 budget process.
Who is authorised to spend the sanctioned amount?
The Commissioner, Department of Economics and Statistics is authorised to incur the sanctioned expenditure pending provision of the additional funds.
