G.O. Ms. No. 108, Formation of SDG Units in Departments, 2019
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SP.2) Department issued Government Order, G.O. Ms. No. 108, dated 30 September 2019, directing every Tamil Nadu Secretariat department to form a Sustainable Development Goals Unit. The order establishes an internal system for coordinating programmes, collecting data, monitoring indicators and reporting progress, and it does not introduce any land or property requirement.
What the order does
Government Order, G.O. Ms. No. 108, dated 30 September 2019, issued by the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SP.2) Department, requires each Secretariat department to create a Sustainable Development Goals Unit. The unit must help its department focus existing programmes, monitoring systems and data collection on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Sustainable Development Goals consist of 17 goals and 169 targets adopted by 193 United Nations Member States. Tamil Nadu already had a State Level High Power Committee and eight Working Groups covering all 17 goals. The departmental units are intended to strengthen implementation within individual departments.
Who is affected
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SP.2) Department's direction applies to all Tamil Nadu Secretariat departments, their Heads of Departments, and relevant officials at State, division, district and sub-district levels. It particularly involves officials responsible for programme coordination, data collection and Management Information Systems.
Property buyers and owners are not assigned any duty by the document. The text contains no provision concerning ownership, registration, planning permission, land classification, land use or property charges.
Key provisions
Government Order, G.O. Ms. No. 108, dated 30 September 2019, provides that:
- Each Secretariat department must designate suitable officials as a Sustainable Development Goals Unit or team.
- Additional teams may be formed at Secretariat, Head of Department, division, district and sub-district levels where required.
- Teams must include clearly identified officials and personnel, including ministerial and Management Information Systems staff, and must be headed by a sufficiently senior official.
- No additional post will be created. Selected personnel will perform Sustainable Development Goals work alongside their regular duties.
- Each department's Additional Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary or Secretary must decide the composition of the unit and issue the necessary departmental orders immediately.
- Units must map goals and targets, develop indicators, collect baseline and periodic data, support capacity building, prepare status reports, review progress and coordinate resources.
- Departments must provide continuing data for the web-based Sustainable Development Goals dashboard, including district-level data where available.
- Departmental units must coordinate with the Sustainable Development Goals Cell, Working Groups, State and field offices, and other relevant institutions.
- Copies of departmental formation orders must be sent to the Planning and Development Department and the State Planning Commission.
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Common questions
Does G.O. Ms. No. 108 change any land ownership or registration rule?
No land ownership or registration change is contained in the document. It deals with departmental teams for implementing and monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals.
Must every Tamil Nadu government department form a Sustainable Development Goals Unit?
Each Secretariat department is directed to form a unit or team by designating appropriate officials. Additional teams may be created at State, division, district and sub-district levels as required.
Will new government posts be created for these units?
No. The document states that no additional post will be created and that selected officials and personnel will undertake this work in addition to their regular duties.
What work will the departmental units perform?
Their work includes mapping goals and targets, developing indicators, collecting data, monitoring progress, preparing reports, supporting capacity building and coordinating with other departments and Sustainable Development Goals bodies.
