G.O.Ms.No.67, Madras Institute of Development Studies Matching Share of Salary and General Grants, 2019
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department issued G.O.Ms.No.67 dated 22 March 2019, sanctioning and releasing Rs.148.00 lakhs as the Tamil Nadu Government's matching grant to the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai. The grant covers salary and general grant instalments for the second, third and fourth quarters of 2018-2019 and does not govern land ownership, land records or property transactions.
What the document does
G.O.Ms.No.67 dated 22 March 2019 authorises the release of Rs.1,48,00,000 to the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai. The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department issued the sanction as the State Government's matching share for grants released by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi.
The amount relates to grants in aid for the financial year 2018-2019. It covers the second, third and fourth quarter instalments of salary and general grants.
Background to the grant
The Tamil Nadu Government had previously decided to provide the Madras Institute of Development Studies with a matching grant equal to the amount sanctioned by the Indian Council of Social Science Research each year. A later government order established a procedure for sanctioning matching grants instead of a block grant.
The document records the following financial background:
- The Indian Council of Social Science Research fixed its 2018-2019 share at Rs.259.00 lakhs, comprising a salary grant of Rs.204.00 lakhs and a general grant of Rs.55.00 lakhs.
- The Tamil Nadu Government had already released Rs.67.00 lakhs as its matching share for the first quarter.
- The further Rs.148.00 lakhs sanctioned by G.O.Ms.No.67 covers the second, third and fourth quarter instalments.
- Additional funds were provided in FMA 2018-2019.
Administration and payment
G.O.Ms.No.67 dated 22 March 2019 authorises the Member Secretary of the State Planning Commission to draw and disburse the sanctioned amount to the Madras Institute of Development Studies. The Member Secretary must also obtain a Utilization Certificate from the Institute.
The expenditure is assigned to the stated government account head for grants to the Madras Institute of Development Studies. The Finance Department concurred with the sanction on 22 March 2019.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O.Ms.No.67 is a financial grant sanction for a research institute. It contains no provisions changing land classification, ownership, patta records, planning permission, property registration or rights over land. Property buyers, owners and land professionals are therefore not directly affected by the grant.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No.67 affect my land, patta or property purchase?
No. G.O.Ms.No.67 concerns a matching grant to the Madras Institute of Development Studies and contains no provision about land ownership, patta records or property transactions.
How much money was sanctioned under G.O.Ms.No.67?
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department sanctioned and released Rs.1,48,00,000.
What period does the grant cover?
The grant covers salary and general grant instalments for the second, third and fourth quarters of the financial year 2018-2019.
Who is responsible for paying the grant to the Institute?
The Member Secretary of the State Planning Commission is authorised to draw and disburse the amount to the Madras Institute of Development Studies and obtain a Utilization Certificate.
