G.O.(Ms).No. 66, Crop Cutting Experiment Refresher Training, 2017
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST.2&E) Department issued G.O.(Ms).No. 66 dated 8 September 2017, sanctioning Rs.13,95,000 as recurring expenditure from 2017 to 2018 onwards for Crop Cutting Experiment Refresher Training. The funding supports agricultural crop estimation work across Tamil Nadu and does not change land ownership, registration, classification or development rights.
What the government approved
G.O.(Ms).No. 66 dated 8 September 2017, issued by the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST.2&E) Department, approves recurring funding for refresher training connected with agricultural crop estimation.
The Department of Economics and Statistics estimates the productivity and production of agricultural crops in Tamil Nadu through crop cutting experiments under crop estimation surveys. It is designated as the State Agriculture Statistics Authority for planning and organising the survey.
Key provisions are:
- Rs.13,95,000 is sanctioned as recurring expenditure from 2017 to 2018 onwards.
- Training is to be conducted in all 385 blocks at Rs.3,600 for each block.
- Rs.9,000 is allocated for headquarters.
- Refresher training is intended for district field staff and supervising staff at the beginning of every Fasli year.
- The sanction was approved after a request from the Principal Secretary and Commissioner, Department of Economics and Statistics.
Budget and administration
G.O.(Ms).No. 66 authorises the Principal Secretary and Commissioner, Department of Economics and Statistics to draw and disburse the sanctioned amount while additional funds are pending in the Revised Estimate or Final Modified Appropriation for 2017 to 2018.
The expenditure is assigned to the account for surveys and statistics, integrated development of statistics and training. The sanctioned amount must be included in the relevant budget proposal and brought to the notice of the Legislature through the Supplementary Estimates for 2017 to 2018. The Finance Department concurred with the sanction.
Relevance to landowners and buyers
G.O.(Ms).No. 66 concerns government expenditure and staff training for agricultural crop surveys. It does not contain provisions changing title, patta, land classification, registration, planning permission, land use or property taxes.
A farmer or agricultural landholder may encounter field staff carrying out crop cutting experiments used to estimate crop productivity and production. However, the document itself only provides funding for refresher training and does not state that it creates any new duty, charge or application process for landowners, buyers or sellers.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No. 66 affect my patta or ownership rights?
No change to patta or ownership rights is stated. G.O.(Ms).No. 66 only sanctions recurring expenditure for training staff involved in agricultural crop estimation surveys.
Why are crop cutting experiments conducted?
The Department of Economics and Statistics uses crop cutting experiments to estimate the productivity and production of agricultural crops in Tamil Nadu.
How much funding was sanctioned for the training?
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST.2&E) Department sanctioned Rs.13,95,000 as recurring expenditure from 2017 to 2018 onwards.
Where will the refresher training be conducted?
The funding covers Crop Cutting Experiment Refresher Training in all 385 blocks, with a separate allocation for headquarters.
