G.O. (Ms.) No. 22, Improving School Preparedness and Child Health Outcomes through ICDS, 2016
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST.2&E) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 22, dated 27 February 2016, sanctioning a three-year Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives project to improve school preparedness and child health outcomes through the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme in five districts. The project studies and tests nutrition, pre-school education and organisational interventions at Anganwadi centres, and does not govern land ownership, land use or property transactions.
What the government approved
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST.2&E) Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 22 dated 27 February 2016, approved the project called "Improving School Preparedness and Child Health Outcomes through ICDS" under the Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives Scheme, Part II Scheme.
The project was approved at a total cost of Rs.956.57 lakhs for three years. It was expected to run from January 2016 to December 2018 and study nutrition and pre-school education practices in 700 Anganwadi centres across selected districts in Tamil Nadu.
Funding and implementation
G.O. (Ms.) No. 22 divides the approved project cost between evaluation and intervention work:
- Rs.542.00 lakhs is the Government of Tamil Nadu share of the study cost to be released to Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, South Asia.
- Rs.414.57 lakhs is allocated to the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme for intervention costs.
- Rs.1,91,32,000 was released for 2015-2016 as the 20 per cent share payable upon signing.
- The Institute for Financial Management and Research is to receive the grant on behalf of Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, South Asia.
Further funding is linked to deliverables, including finalising the intervention design, submitting baseline and mid-line reports, monitoring the intervention, starting the end line, and submitting the final policy report. The roles and responsibilities of the department and Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab are stated to be in an annexure.
Who is responsible
G.O. (Ms.) No. 22 authorises the Member Secretary of the State Planning Commission to draw and disburse the sanctioned amount through a crossed cheque to the Institute for Financial Management and Research. The Director cum Mission Director of the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme is authorised to draw the sanctioned intervention cost.
The approval was issued with the concurrence of the Finance Department.
Relevance to property and land
G.O. (Ms.) No. 22 concerns funding for an Anganwadi-based child health and pre-school education project. It contains no provisions changing land ownership, land classification, land use, planning approval, registration or property transfer requirements. A property buyer, owner or land professional is therefore not directly affected by the measures described in this document.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 22 change any land or property rules in Tamil Nadu?
No. The document sanctions and funds an Integrated Child Development Services Scheme project involving Anganwadi centres. It contains no provisions on land ownership, land use, registration or property transfers.
What is the total cost of the approved project?
The project was approved at a total cost of Rs.956.57 lakhs for three years under the Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives Scheme.
How many Anganwadi centres are covered by the study?
The project aims to study nutrition and pre-school education practices in 700 Anganwadi centres across selected districts in Tamil Nadu.
Who receives the evaluation funding?
The Institute for Financial Management and Research receives the grant on behalf of Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, South Asia. Funding is tied to specified project milestones and reports.
