State Planning Commission, State Balanced Growth Fund, Selection of 105 Backward Blocks, Approval, Orders Issued
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department issued G.O.Ms.No.68 dated 26 August 2015, approving the selection of 105 backward blocks for implementation of the State Balanced Growth Fund in Tamil Nadu. It changes the earlier target of 100 blocks to 105 blocks, based on poverty, industrial backwardness, drought, education and health indicators.
What the government approved
G.O.Ms.No.68 dated 26 August 2015, issued by the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department, approves 105 blocks for implementation of the State Balanced Growth Fund in Tamil Nadu. An earlier government order had asked the State Planning Commission to identify 100 backward blocks. The approved total was increased to 105 because every block found backward under three, four or five selected parameters was included.
The annexure to G.O.Ms.No.68 contains the list of the 105 selected blocks, arranged by district, taluk, block and the applicable backwardness indicators.
How blocks were selected
The State Planning Commission consulted relevant departments and subject experts. It used five programme based indicators:
- Poverty, based on inclusion under the Pudhu Vaazhvu project of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
- Drought, based on areas identified by the Agriculture Department for the Drought Prone Area programme.
- Unemployment, represented by industrially backward blocks notified by the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department.
- Health backwardness, based on blocks with high infant mortality or maternal mortality identified through the Health Department's Vital Events Survey.
- Educational backwardness, based on blocks identified by the School Education Department.
Classification and selection
The State Planning Commission classified all 385 blocks in Tamil Nadu according to how many of the five parameters applied:
- 7 blocks met all five parameters.
- 33 blocks met four parameters.
- 65 blocks met three parameters.
- 119 blocks met two parameters.
- 107 blocks met one parameter.
- 54 blocks met none of the parameters.
All blocks meeting three, four or five parameters were selected. Together, these categories contained 105 blocks. The selection approach was approved by the State Level Empowered Committee before the Government accepted the proposal.
Who may be affected
G.O.Ms.No.68 concerns government planning and the targeting of the State Balanced Growth Fund. District administrations, government departments and communities within the selected blocks may be relevant to programme implementation.
For property buyers and owners, the document's stated purpose is to classify blocks for a development fund. It does not identify individual survey numbers or properties, and it does not set out any land transfer, registration, ownership or land use approval decision.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No.68 change ownership or title to land in a selected block?
The document approves blocks for implementation of the State Balanced Growth Fund. It does not identify individual properties or contain a decision about land ownership or title.
Why were 105 blocks selected instead of the earlier target of 100?
The State Planning Commission decided to include every block meeting three, four or five backwardness parameters. Those categories contained 7, 33 and 65 blocks respectively, giving a total of 105.
What indicators were used to identify backward blocks?
The indicators covered poverty, industrial backwardness, drought, educational backwardness and health backwardness.
Does selection mean that every block is backward under all five indicators?
No. The selected group includes blocks meeting three, four or five indicators. Only seven blocks were classified as meeting all five parameters.
