G.O.Ms.No.1, Modified Memorandum of Understanding for the Tamil Nadu Household Panel Survey, 2019
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department issued G.O.Ms.No.1 on 3 January 2019, approving a modified Memorandum of Understanding for the Tamil Nadu Household Panel Survey. The modification adds provisions on data sharing and publication, and does not govern land ownership, revenue records, property transactions or land administration.
What the government approved
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department issued G.O.Ms.No.1 on 3 January 2019. It approves a modified Memorandum of Understanding for implementing the Tamil Nadu Household Panel Survey.
The participating organisations are:
- The Government of Tamil Nadu, represented by the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department.
- The Department of Economics and Statistics.
- The Madras Institute of Development Studies.
- The University of Michigan, United States of America, acting through its Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Centre.
Why the Memorandum was modified
G.O.Ms.No.108 of the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department, dated 20 December 2016, had authorised the parties to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding for the survey. However, the parties did not sign that approved draft.
The Director of the Madras Institute of Development Studies later asked the Government to approve a Data Sharing and Publication Policy as part of the Memorandum of Understanding. After examining the request, the Commissioner of the Department of Economics and Statistics forwarded a modified draft incorporating changes into the previously approved but unsigned draft.
The Government approved the modified Memorandum of Understanding, including provisions on data sharing and publication policy. The approved document is stated to be appended as an annexure to G.O.Ms.No.1.
Who may be affected
G.O.Ms.No.1 directly concerns the government departments and research institutions participating in the Tamil Nadu Household Panel Survey. It is relevant to officials, researchers and organisations involved in implementing the survey, sharing its data or publishing material arising from it.
Relevance to property and land
G.O.Ms.No.1 does not set out rules for land ownership, patta, revenue records, registration, land classification, planning permission or property transactions. A property buyer or owner does not need to take any land related action based on the text of this document. Its subject is the institutional agreement for a household survey and the addition of a data sharing and publication policy.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No.1 change my patta or land records?
No. G.O.Ms.No.1 concerns the Memorandum of Understanding for the Tamil Nadu Household Panel Survey and contains no change to patta or land records.
Why was the Tamil Nadu Household Panel Survey agreement modified?
The Madras Institute of Development Studies requested approval of a Data Sharing and Publication Policy. The modified draft incorporated provisions on data sharing and publication.
Was the earlier survey agreement signed?
No. The document states that the draft previously approved under G.O.Ms.No.108, dated 20 December 2016, was not signed by the parties.
Which organisations are parties to the survey arrangement?
They are the Government of Tamil Nadu through the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department, the Department of Economics and Statistics, the Madras Institute of Development Studies, and the University of Michigan through its Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Centre.
