G.O.Ms.No. 73, Reconstitution of the High Power Committee and Working Groups, 2022
The Planning Development and Special Initiatives (SDG) Department issued Government Order G.O.Ms.No. 73, dated 2 June 2022, to reconstitute the High Power Committee and Working Groups responsible for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in Tamil Nadu. It changes the committee and group membership arrangements established in 2017 and subsequently amended, while keeping the Working Groups' terms of reference unchanged.
What the government order does
Government Order G.O.Ms.No. 73, issued by the Planning Development and Special Initiatives (SDG) Department on 2 June 2022, reorganises the government bodies overseeing implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Tamil Nadu. The original High Power Committee and Working Groups were constituted in 2017 and later amended through several government orders.
The reconstitution follows a proposal from the Member Secretary of the State Planning Commission. That proposal included appointing the Vice Chairman of the State Planning Commission as Co-Chairman, adding the Member Secretary as a member, and including Full Time or Part Time Members of the State Planning Commission in relevant Working Groups.
High Power Committee
Government Order G.O.Ms.No. 73 establishes the following leadership structure:
- The Chief Secretary to Government is Chairman.
- The Vice Chairman of the State Planning Commission is Co-Chairman.
- The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Planning and Development Department, is Member-Secretary.
- Members include senior officials from Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Health and Family Welfare, Social Welfare and Women Empowerment, Industries, Environment, Climate Change and Forests, Home, Prohibition and Excise, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and School Education.
- The Member Secretary of the State Planning Commission is also a member.
Reconstituted Working Groups
Government Order G.O.Ms.No. 73 also reconstitutes the Sustainable Development Goal Working Groups listed in its annexure. The supplied text identifies groups dealing with:
- Poverty and hunger, covering Goals 1 and 2.
- Health care and sanitation, covering Goals 3 and 6.
- Inclusive and equitable quality education, covering Goal 4.
- Women empowerment and inequality, covering Goals 5 and 10.
The groups bring together relevant government departments, the Department of Economics and Statistics, and members of the State Planning Commission. Revenue and Disaster Management is represented in the Poverty and Hunger group and the Women Empowerment and Issues of Inequality group.
Who is affected
Government Order G.O.Ms.No. 73 primarily affects government departments, senior officials, the State Planning Commission and members assigned to Sustainable Development Goal Working Groups. It does not set out rules for buying, selling, registering or changing the use of land. The terms of reference for the reconstituted Working Groups remain unchanged.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No. 73 change any land purchase or registration rules?
No land purchase or registration rules are set out in the document. It reconstitutes government committees and Working Groups for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.
Is the Revenue and Disaster Management Department involved?
Yes. Revenue and Disaster Management is included in the Working Groups for Poverty and Hunger and for Women Empowerment and Issues of Inequality.
Who chairs the High Power Committee?
The Chief Secretary to Government is Chairman. The Vice Chairman of the State Planning Commission is Co-Chairman.
Did the responsibilities of the Sustainable Development Goal Working Groups change?
The document states that the terms of reference for the Working Groups remain the same. The change concerns their reconstitution and membership.
