G.O.(Ms).No.11, Tamil Nadu Household Panel Survey, 2017
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.11 dated 21 March 2017, releasing Rs.250.00 lakhs for the second year of the Tamil Nadu Household Panel Survey under the Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives State Innovation Fund. The funding supports field staff training and the purchase of hardware and software for data collection, and does not establish any land ownership, registration or revenue administration procedure.
What the government order does
G.O.(Ms).No.11 dated 21 March 2017 from the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department releases Rs.250.00 lakhs for the Tamil Nadu Household Panel Survey during 2016-2017. The survey is an innovative project funded under the Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives State Innovation Fund.
The Tamil Nadu Household Panel Survey was approved earlier with a total project cost of Rs.390.00 lakhs for three years. An amount of Rs.10.00 lakhs had already been released for 2015-2016 to undertake preparatory survey work.
Key funding provisions
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department records the following provisions:
- Rs.250.00 lakhs is released as the second year cost during 2016-2017.
- The amount forms part of the total approved project cost of Rs.390.00 lakhs.
- The proposal identifies training of field staff, procurement of hardware for computer-assisted data collection, and procurement of data collection software as the planned activities.
- The hardware allocation stated in the proposal is Rs.160.70 lakhs.
- The software allocation stated in the proposal is Rs.89.30 lakhs.
- The expenditure is to be met from the State Innovation Fund through the accounting heads specified in the government order.
- Funds were provided in the Budget Estimate for 2016-2017.
Who is responsible
The Principal Secretary and Commissioner of the Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai, is authorised to draw and incur the sanctioned amount. The proposal originated from work involving the Madras Institute of Development Studies, the Department of Economics and Statistics and the State Planning Commission.
The Finance Department concurred with the release through its communication dated 20 March 2017.
Relevance to property and land matters
G.O.(Ms).No.11 concerns government funding for a socio-economic household survey. It does not contain provisions about land title, patta, survey boundaries, registration, land classification, acquisition, transfer or property taxes. A property buyer, owner or land professional would not need to take any action under the document solely in relation to a property transaction.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No.11 change my patta or land ownership record?
No land title, patta or ownership procedure is set out in the document. It releases funding for the Tamil Nadu Household Panel Survey.
How much funding was released for the survey in 2016-2017?
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department released Rs.250.00 lakhs as the second year cost.
What will the Rs.250.00 lakhs be used for?
The proposal covers training field staff, procuring hardware for computer-assisted data collection and procuring software for data collection.
Which authority can spend the sanctioned amount?
The Principal Secretary and Commissioner of the Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai, is authorised to draw and incur the sanctioned amount.
