G.O. (Ms.) No. 170, Reconstitution of the High Level Official Committee, 2024

What the government order does

Government Order (Ms.) No. 170 of the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (TC-I) Department reconstitutes the High Level Official Committee responsible for reviewing and monitoring major infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu. The committee had originally been constituted in 1998 and was subsequently reconstituted through government orders issued in 2002, 2008 and 2022.

The reconstituted committee will review major infrastructure projects of the State and Central Governments that cost more than Rs. 100 crores. It must meet once every two months to review the progress of the works.

Committee composition

The High Level Official Committee has the following leadership and representation:

• The Deputy Chief Minister is the Chairperson.
• The Chief Secretary to Government is the Co-Chairperson.
• The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Planning and Development Department, is the Vice Chairperson and Convener.
• The Finance Department, Special Programme Implementation Department and Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency are represented as ex-officio members.
• Members also represent the Transport, Health and Family Welfare, Public Works, Water Resources, Housing and Urban Development, Municipal Administration and Water Supply, Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, Energy, Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce, and Highways and Minor Ports Departments.

Projects covered

Government Order (Ms.) No. 170 groups major infrastructure projects for committee review under these departments:

• Industries Department.
• Highways and Minor Ports Department.
• Housing and Urban Development Department.
• Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department.
• Public Works Department.
• Energy Department.

Monitoring arrangements

The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department serves as the convening department. The Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency coordinates preparation of review materials and helps the departments concerned update project progress through the e-Munnetram web portal.

Relevance to property owners and buyers

Government Order (Ms.) No. 170 is an administrative arrangement for monitoring large government infrastructure projects. It does not set out changes to property ownership, land classification, land use permission, building approval or private property transactions. A buyer or owner may be indirectly interested where a major infrastructure project under review concerns their locality, but the order itself does not identify individual projects or properties.