G.O.(Ms).No.152, State Level Nodal Officer for Virudhunagar Aspirational District, 2021
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SP) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 152 on 4 August 2021, appointing Thiru. Pankaj Kumar Bansal, IAS, as State Level Nodal Officer for the Virudhunagar Aspirational District. He replaces Tmt. S. Madumathi, IAS, and will act as a link between the Union Government and the district for the Aspirational Districts Programme. The document does not change land ownership, land use, registration or revenue administration.
What the document does
Government Order (Ms.) No. 152, dated 4 August 2021, was issued by the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SP) Department. It nominates Thiru. Pankaj Kumar Bansal, IAS, Principal Secretary, Chairman and Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited, as the State Level Nodal Officer for the Virudhunagar Aspirational District.
The appointment replaces Tmt. S. Madumathi, IAS, as State Level Nodal Officer for Virudhunagar. The nomination follows the appointment of Thiru. Pankaj Kumar Bansal, IAS, as Monitoring Officer for Virudhunagar District.
Role of the nodal and monitoring officers
The Aspirational Districts Programme uses State Level Nodal Officers as a bridge between the Union Government and the district. The document describes Monitoring Officers as officials appointed for each district to review and inspect major schemes and programmes.
Their responsibilities include:
- Reviewing major schemes and programmes in the allotted district.
- Identifying bottlenecks affecting implementation.
- Giving suggestions and solutions to district officials.
- Visiting the allotted district once every month.
- Ensuring that inspections and reviews are purposeful and result oriented.
Other appointments recorded
Government Order (Ms.) No. 152 also records that Thiru. Dharmendra Pratap Yadav, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government, Energy Department, is the Monitoring Officer for Ramanathapuram District. He continues as the State Level Nodal Officer for the Ramanathapuram Aspirational District.
The document refers to earlier appointments of State Level Nodal Officers for Ramanathapuram and Virudhunagar, including changes resulting from transfers and new Monitoring Officer appointments.
Who is affected
Government Order (Ms.) No. 152 mainly affects the officers and government bodies involved in monitoring the Aspirational Districts Programme in Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram. Copies were sent to district collectors, relevant Tamil Nadu government departments, the National Institution for Transforming India Aayog and other listed officials.
Property buyers, landowners and land professionals are not given any duties or rights under the document. It contains no provision changing title, classification, land use, planning permission, registration, taxes or revenue records.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) No. 152 affect my land or property in Virudhunagar?
No land or property change is stated. The document appoints a State Level Nodal Officer for the Virudhunagar Aspirational District and does not address ownership, land use, registration or revenue records.
Who is the State Level Nodal Officer appointed for Virudhunagar?
Thiru. Pankaj Kumar Bansal, IAS, Principal Secretary, Chairman and Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited, is appointed as State Level Nodal Officer for the Virudhunagar Aspirational District.
Whom did Thiru. Pankaj Kumar Bansal, IAS, replace?
He replaced Tmt. S. Madumathi, IAS, as State Level Nodal Officer for the Virudhunagar Aspirational District.
What does a Monitoring Officer do under the document?
A Monitoring Officer reviews and inspects major district schemes and programmes, suggests solutions to bottlenecks and visits the allotted district once a month to support speedy implementation.
