G.O.(Ms).No.103, Panel Survey on Socio Economic Status of Elderly Population in Tamil Nadu, 2019
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (PR) Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.103 on 22 August 2019, sanctioning Rs.96.35 lakh for 2019-20 activities under the Panel Survey on Socio Economic Status of Elderly Population in Tamil Nadu. The funding is divided between the Department of Economics and Statistics and J-PAL, and does not create or change any land ownership, registration or property development requirement.
What the document governs
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (PR) Department's G.O.(Ms).No.103, dated 22 August 2019, governs funding for a long-term panel survey on the socio economic status of elderly people in Tamil Nadu. The survey is being conducted by the Department of Economics and Statistics in collaboration with J-PAL.
The project was originally approved for three years at a total cost of Rs.606.00 lakh. The document records earlier sanctions, expenditure and unspent balances before approving funds for activities during 2019-20.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms).No.103 directly concerns the Department of Economics and Statistics, the State Planning Commission, J-PAL South Asia at IFMR, the Finance Department and the government officers responsible for drawing, disbursing and accounting for the funds.
Property buyers, owners, developers and land professionals are not given any duties under the document. It contains no provision changing land title, patta, registration, land use, planning permission or property charges.
Key provisions
G.O.(Ms).No.103 provides that:
- Rs.96.35 lakh is sanctioned for activities during 2019-20.
- Rs.62.00 lakh is allocated to the Department of Economics and Statistics.
- Rs.34.35 lakh is allocated to J-PAL for completion of the benchmark survey milestone.
- The expenditure is to be met from the State Innovation Fund through the specified government accounts.
- The Commissioner of the Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai, is authorised to draw and disburse the sanctioned amount pending budget provision.
- The additional funds must be included in the Supplementary Estimate for 2019-20, and the expenditure must be brought to the Legislature's notice.
Survey timetable and remaining funds
The Panel Survey on Socio Economic Status of Elderly Population in Tamil Nadu is described as spanning six to eight years from the benchmark study. The benchmark study was being completed in 2019, and the first survey wave was planned for June 2021.
After the 2019-20 sanction, Rs.274.56 lakh was expected to be used for the first, second and third survey waves in the financial years 2021-22, 2023-24 and 2025-26. Funding for those waves was to be provided at the appropriate time based on proposals from the Commissioner of Economics and Statistics and J-PAL.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No.103 affect my land, patta or property registration?
No property requirement is created by the document. It deals with government funding for a survey of the socio economic status of elderly people in Tamil Nadu.
How much funding was sanctioned for 2019-20?
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (PR) Department sanctioned Rs.96.35 lakh, with Rs.62.00 lakh for the Department of Economics and Statistics and Rs.34.35 lakh for J-PAL.
What activity is the J-PAL allocation meant to support?
The Rs.34.35 lakh allocation corresponds to the milestone for completion of the benchmark survey.
How long is the elderly population panel study expected to continue?
The document describes the study as spanning six to eight years from the benchmark study, with later survey waves expected in the financial years 2021-22, 2023-24 and 2025-26.
