G.O.Ms.No.21, Third Installment of Matching Grant to Madras Institute of Development Studies, 2017
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department issued Government Order G.O.Ms.No.21 on 31 March 2017, sanctioning Rs.59.25 lakhs to the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, as the Tamil Nadu Government's third installment of matching grant for 2016-2017. The grant concerns institutional funding and does not contain any provision affecting land ownership, property transactions or revenue records.
What the government order does
Government Order G.O.Ms.No.21, dated 31 March 2017, authorises the release of Rs.59.25 lakhs to the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai. The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department describes the amount as the Tamil Nadu Government's matching share against funding released by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi.
The money is the third installment for the financial year 2016-2017. The sanction follows a request from the Member-Secretary, State Planning Commission, for release of the State share.
Grant details
The sanctioned amount is divided as follows:
- Plan Grant: Rs.11.50 lakhs.
- Non-Plan Grant: Rs.47.75 lakhs.
- Total third installment: Rs.59.25 lakhs.
- The release covers the Plan Development Grant, including the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes component grant, and the Non-Plan Salary Grant.
- The State contribution equals the amount released by the Indian Council of Social Science Research.
The document also records that Rs.90.50 lakhs had previously been released to the Madras Institute of Development Studies for 2016-2017 as Plan Development Grant and Non-Plan Salary Grant.
Administration of the payment
Government Order G.O.Ms.No.21 assigns responsibility for payment and monitoring to the Member-Secretary, State Planning Commission. The Member-Secretary must:
- Draw and disburse Rs.59.25 lakhs to the Madras Institute of Development Studies.
- Obtain proper acknowledgement for the payment.
- Monitor receipt of the Utilization Certificate from the institute.
The expenditure is to be charged to the government account head specified in the document for grants to the Madras Institute of Development Studies. The Finance Department concurred with the sanction on 30 March 2017.
Relevance to land and property readers
Government Order G.O.Ms.No.21 is an institutional funding approval. Its text does not change land classification, ownership, patta records, planning permission, land use, registration requirements or property rights. Property buyers, owners and land professionals are therefore not given any duty, benefit or restriction under the document.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No.21 affect my land, patta or property purchase?
No land or property provision appears in the document. It only sanctions a matching grant to the Madras Institute of Development Studies.
How much funding was sanctioned?
The Tamil Nadu Government sanctioned Rs.59.25 lakhs as the third installment for 2016-2017, consisting of Rs.11.50 lakhs as Plan Grant and Rs.47.75 lakhs as Non-Plan Grant.
Who receives and disburses the grant?
The Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, receives the grant. The Member-Secretary, State Planning Commission, is responsible for drawing and disbursing it under proper acknowledgement.
Is there any requirement to verify how the grant is used?
Yes. The Member-Secretary, State Planning Commission, must monitor receipt of the Utilization Certificate from the Madras Institute of Development Studies.
