G.O.(Ms).No.79, State Level Nodal Officer for Virudhunagar Aspirational District, 2022
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SP) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 79 on 28 June 2022, nominating Dr. R. Anandakumar, IAS, as State Level Nodal Officer for the Virudhunagar Aspirational District. The nomination replaces Thiru. Pankaj Kumar Bansal, IAS, following the placement of his services at the disposal of the Government of India, and does not contain any provisions concerning land ownership, registration or property rights.
What the document does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 79 of the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SP) Department changes the State Level Nodal Officer for the Virudhunagar Aspirational District. Dr. R. Anandakumar, IAS, Secretary, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department, is nominated in place of Thiru. Pankaj Kumar Bansal, IAS.
The State Level Nodal Officer acts as a bridge between the Union Government and the district for the Aspirational Districts Programme. The document explains that the Government now nominates the district Monitoring Officer for this role, avoiding separate visits by a Monitoring Officer and a State Nodal Officer to review the same district.
Why the appointment changed
G.O. (Ms.) No. 79 records that Dr. R. Anandakumar, IAS, had been appointed as Monitoring Officer for Virudhunagar District. It also records that the services of Thiru. Pankaj Kumar Bansal, IAS, Principal Secretary, Chairman and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited, had been placed at the disposal of the Government of India.
As a result, Dr. R. Anandakumar, IAS, is nominated as the State Level Nodal Officer for the Virudhunagar Aspirational District.
Responsibilities described
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SP) Department describes the following administrative arrangements:
- Monitoring Officers review and inspect major schemes and programmes in their allotted districts.
- They provide suggestions and solutions to district officials to address bottlenecks and support speedy implementation.
- Monitoring Officers are expected to visit their allotted districts once each month.
- District inspections and reviews are expected to be purposeful and focused on results.
- The Monitoring Officer for an Aspirational District is also nominated as its State Level Nodal Officer.
Effect on Ramanathapuram
G.O. (Ms.) No. 79 confirms that Thiru. Dharmendra Pratap Yadav, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government, Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Department, continues as Monitoring Officer and State Level Nodal Officer for the Ramanathapuram Aspirational District.
Relevance to land and property
G.O. (Ms.) No. 79 is an administrative appointment concerning the Aspirational Districts Programme. It does not set out any change to land classification, ownership, registration, planning permission, land use or property rights. Property buyers, owners and land professionals are not assigned any duties under the document.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 79 change any land or property rules in Virudhunagar?
No. The document only changes the State Level Nodal Officer for the Virudhunagar Aspirational District and contains no provisions about land ownership, registration, land use or property rights.
Who is nominated as the State Level Nodal Officer for Virudhunagar?
Dr. R. Anandakumar, IAS, Secretary, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department, is nominated as State Level Nodal Officer for the Virudhunagar Aspirational District.
Why was Thiru. Pankaj Kumar Bansal, IAS, replaced?
The document states that his services had been placed at the disposal of the Government of India. Dr. R. Anandakumar, IAS, who was appointed Monitoring Officer for Virudhunagar District, was therefore nominated in his place.
Who continues as the State Level Nodal Officer for Ramanathapuram?
Thiru. Dharmendra Pratap Yadav, IAS, continues as Monitoring Officer and State Level Nodal Officer for the Ramanathapuram Aspirational District.
