G.O. (Ms.) No. 6, Nomination of State Government Representatives for J-PAL Advisory Committee, 2017
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST.2&E) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 6, dated 6 February 2017, to reconstitute the Advisory Committee overseeing the Government of Tamil Nadu's collaboration with J-PAL on evidence-based anti-poverty policy. It replaces two State Government representatives on the committee following their transfers and does not state any change to land ownership, property transactions or revenue administration.
Purpose
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST.2&E) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 6, dated 6 February 2017, to reconstitute an Advisory Committee connected with the Government of Tamil Nadu's partnership with J-PAL. The committee provides continuing oversight and feedback for work intended to institutionalise evidence-based policy making and maximise the impact of anti-poverty programmes and policies in Tamil Nadu.
The Advisory Committee had previously been constituted through G.O. (Ms.) No. 81, dated 2 September 2014, and G.O. (Ms.) No. 142, dated 13 November 2014.
What changed
G.O. (Ms.) No. 6 records that the two existing State Government representatives had moved to other posts:
- Tmt. Girija Vaidyanathan, Indian Administrative Service, had been transferred and posted as Chief Secretary to Government.
- Dr. S. Vijayakumar, Indian Administrative Service, had been transferred and posted as Secretary-III to the Chief Minister.
The Chief Secretary to Government nominated two replacement State Government representatives:
- Dr. C. Chandramouli, Indian Administrative Service, Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Commercial Taxes.
- Dr. K. Manivasan, Indian Administrative Service, Principal Secretary to Government, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department.
Reconstituted committee
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST.2&E) Department lists the reconstituted Advisory Committee as follows:
- Principal Secretary, Planning and Development Department, Chairman.
- Additional Chief Secretary, or nominee, Finance Department, Member.
- Dr. C. Chandramouli, Indian Administrative Service, State Government representative and Member.
- Dr. K. Manivasan, Indian Administrative Service, State Government representative and Member.
- Mr. Iqbal Dhaliwal, or nominee, J-PAL representative and Member.
- Mr. Shobhini Mukerji, or nominee, J-PAL representative and Member.
Relevance to property and land matters
G.O. (Ms.) No. 6 concerns only the membership of a policy evaluation advisory committee. The document does not set out provisions on land classification, ownership, registration, transfer, acquisition, taxation or planning permission. Property buyers, owners and land professionals therefore have no stated compliance requirement under this document.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 6 affect my land purchase or ownership?
The document contains no provision affecting land purchases, ownership, registration or transfer. Its stated purpose is to change the membership of an advisory committee.
Why was the J-PAL Advisory Committee reconstituted?
The two State Government representatives had been transferred and posted to other positions. The Chief Secretary nominated Dr. C. Chandramouli and Dr. K. Manivasan as replacements.
What does the Advisory Committee oversee?
It provides ongoing oversight and feedback for the Government of Tamil Nadu's collaboration with J-PAL on evidence-based policy making and the impact of anti-poverty programmes and policies.
Who chairs the reconstituted Advisory Committee?
The Principal Secretary of the Planning and Development Department is listed as Chairman.
