G.O.(Ms).No.20, Operationalizing the First Phase Activities of the Data Analytics Unit, 2016
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST.2&E) Department issued Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.20 on February 26, 2016, sanctioning funding and releasing money to operationalize the first phase of the Tamil Nadu Government Data Analytics Unit. The document concerns government data analysis and administration, and does not create or change any land, property, registration or ownership requirement.
What the document does
Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.20, issued by the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST.2&E) Department on February 26, 2016, provides financial approval for the Data Analytics Unit. The unit is a collaboration between the Department of Economics and Statistics and the Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency.
The Data Analytics Unit is intended to analyse large volumes of government data in real time. Its stated purpose is to improve policy making and public service delivery.
Funding approved
Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.20 records that the Data Analytics Unit was proposed as a two-phase project under the Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives and the State Innovation Fund.
Key financial provisions are:
- A total project cost of Rs.428.66 lakhs was sanctioned for two phases.
- Rs.63.00 lakhs was allocated for first-year activities.
- Rs.365.66 lakhs was identified for the second year.
- Rs.63.00 lakhs was released for 2015-2016 to operationalize the first phase.
- The State Planning Commission had appraised the proposal and recommended funding.
- Provision was made in the Final Supplementary Estimates for 2015-2016.
The document also specifies the government accounting heads through which the expenditure is to be recorded and met from the State Innovation Fund.
Administration and responsibility
Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.20 authorizes the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of the Department of Economics and Statistics to draw and disburse the amount released for the first phase.
A Steering Committee chaired by the Principal Secretary to Government had already been established to approve proposals relating to the Data Analytics Unit and monitor their progress. The Finance Department concurred with the sanction on February 26, 2016.
Relevance to land and property
Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.20 does not contain provisions about land ownership, patta, survey boundaries, property registration, land classification, planning permission or changes in land use. Property buyers, owners and land professionals do not have any compliance obligation under the document. Its direct effect is on the government departments and bodies responsible for funding, operating and supervising the Data Analytics Unit.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No.20 affect my patta or ownership of land?
No. The document sanctions funding for a government Data Analytics Unit and contains no provision changing patta or land ownership.
Does this document change land use or property registration requirements?
No. Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.20 does not address land use, planning permission or property registration.
How much money was released for the first phase?
The Government released Rs.63.00 lakhs for 2015-2016 to operationalize the first-phase activities of the Data Analytics Unit.
Which authority can draw and disburse the sanctioned amount?
The Principal Secretary and Commissioner of the Department of Economics and Statistics is authorized to draw and disburse the amount released for the first phase.
