G.O. (Ms) No. 48, Fourth Installment of Plan and Non-Plan Recurring Matching Grant, 2015-2016
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No. 48 on 18 May 2016, sanctioning Rs.60.00 lakhs as the fourth installment of the State matching grant to the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, for 2015-2016. The document concerns institutional funding and contains no provision affecting land ownership, classification, use or registration.
What the document does
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No. 48 on 18 May 2016 to sanction Rs.60.00 lakhs to the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai. The amount is the fourth installment of the State matching grant for 2015-2016, equal to the amount released by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi.
The sanctioned amount is divided as follows:
- Rs.10.00 lakhs as Plan Grant.
- Rs.50.00 lakhs as Non-Plan Grant.
- Rs.60.00 lakhs in total.
Funding background
G.O. (Ms) No. 48 records that the Government of Tamil Nadu had agreed to provide the Madras Institute of Development Studies with an annual matching grant equal to the amount sanctioned by the Indian Council of Social Science Research.
For 2015-2016, the Indian Council of Social Science Research sanctioned:
- Rs.40.00 lakhs as the annual recurring Development Plan Grant.
- Rs.200.00 lakhs as the annual Maintenance Non-Plan recurring Salary Grant.
Earlier government orders had released Rs.49.00 lakhs and Rs.131.00 lakhs to the institute as Plan and Non-Plan matching grants for the same year. G.O. (Ms) No. 48 authorises the further fourth installment of Rs.60.00 lakhs.
Payment and oversight
G.O. (Ms) No. 48 authorises the Member-Secretary, State Planning Commission, to draw and disburse the sanctioned amount to the Madras Institute of Development Studies under proper acknowledgement. The Member-Secretary must also monitor receipt of the institute's utilisation certificate.
The expenditure is assigned to the specified account for grants to the Madras Institute of Development Studies. The Finance Department concurred with the sanction on 13 May 2016.
Relevance to property and land matters
G.O. (Ms) No. 48 is an institutional grant sanction. It does not contain provisions about patta, land records, land classification, acquisition, planning permission, change of land use, property registration or ownership. Property buyers, owners and land professionals are not required by this document to submit an application, make a payment or take any other action.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No. 48 affect my land or property purchase?
No land or property provision appears in the document. It sanctions a matching grant to the Madras Institute of Development Studies.
How much funding was sanctioned?
The Government sanctioned Rs.60.00 lakhs, consisting of Rs.10.00 lakhs as Plan Grant and Rs.50.00 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 authorised to draw and disburse it and monitor the utilisation certificate.
Why is the grant described as a matching grant?
The Government of Tamil Nadu had agreed to provide an amount equal to the funding sanctioned by the Indian Council of Social Science Research to the Madras Institute of Development Studies.
