G.O.Ms. No.58, Tenth Agriculture Census Southern Region Training Programme, 2018
The Government of Tamil Nadu Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST-2&E) Department issued G.O.Ms. No.58 on 16 July 2018, sanctioning Rs.4,25,000 for a Southern Region training programme on digitisation of the Agriculture Census and Input Survey. The government order concerns official training expenditure and does not change land ownership, property records, land classification or procedures for property transactions.
What the government order does
G.O.Ms. No.58, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST-2&E) Department on 16 July 2018, sanctions Rs.4,25,000 for a Southern Region training programme. The programme covered digitisation of Phase II of the Agriculture Census 2015-16 and the Phase III Input Survey 2016-2017.
The programme was to be held in Tamil Nadu from 17 to 20 July 2018 at the request of the Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Who the programme covered
The Southern Region training programme was intended for officials and participants connected with agricultural census work. Participating States and Union Territories were:
- Tamil Nadu
- Kerala
- Andhra Pradesh
- Telangana
- Karnataka
- Puducherry
- Lakshadweep
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The programme was expected to include 25 officials, including two officers from each participating State, officers of the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, officers of the Government of India Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and participants from Tamil Nadu. Training was intended to provide exposure to data entry software, data scrutiny and the Phase III Input Survey.
Funding and administration
G.O.Ms. No.58 records that the Government of India revalidated unspent funds available with Tamil Nadu as on 1 April 2018. It also records the release of Rs.9.25 lakh, comprising Rs.4.25 lakh in revalidated funds and a first instalment of Rs.5 lakh under office expenses.
Key financial provisions were:
- Rs.4,25,000 was sanctioned for conducting the training programme.
- The expenditure was assigned to the office expenses head under the Agricultural Census scheme.
- Additional funds of Rs.4,25,000 were to be provided through the Revised Estimate or Final Modified Appropriation for 2018-2019.
- The Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner, Department of Economics and Statistics, was authorised to incur and draw the sanctioned expenditure as an advance, subject to adjustment using detailed bills and vouchers.
Relevance to landowners and buyers
G.O.Ms. No.58 deals only with funding and administration of government training for agricultural census and input survey work. It contains no provision changing title, patta, land classification, registration, planning permission or the rights and duties of property owners or buyers.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms. No.58 change my patta or ownership rights?
No. G.O.Ms. No.58 only sanctions expenditure for an agricultural census training programme and contains no change to patta or land ownership rights.
How much money was sanctioned for the training programme?
The Government of Tamil Nadu sanctioned Rs.4,25,000 for the Southern Region training programme.
What subjects were covered by the training?
The training covered data entry software, data scrutiny, digitisation of Phase II of the Agriculture Census 2015-16 and the Phase III Input Survey 2016-2017.
Who was authorised to manage the sanctioned expenditure?
The Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner, Department of Economics and Statistics, was authorised to incur and draw the sanctioned amount and later adjust it with detailed bills and vouchers.
