G.O.Ms.No.81, Matching Grant to Madras Institute of Development Studies, 2018
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department issued G.O.Ms.No.81 dated 2 November 2018, sanctioning Rs.67 lakh as the State matching grant to the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, for the financial year 2018-2019. The grant matches the first instalment released by the Indian Council of Social Science Research and does not govern land ownership, property transactions or revenue records.
What the document does
G.O.Ms.No.81 dated 2 November 2018 of the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department authorises a State matching grant of Rs.67 lakh to the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai. The amount is for the financial year 2018-2019 and equals the first instalment released by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi.
The Government of Tamil Nadu had agreed to provide the institute with a matching grant equal to the amount sanctioned by the Indian Council of Social Science Research each year. A procedure had also been formulated for providing matching grants instead of a block grant.
Grant allocation and payment
The Rs.67 lakh sanctioned under G.O.Ms.No.81 is divided as follows:
- Rs.57 lakh as salary grant under OH-36.
- Rs.10 lakh as general grant.
- Rs.67 lakh in total as the first quarter instalment for 2018-2019.
The expenditure is to be recorded under the specified account head for grants to the Madras Institute of Development Studies. Additional funds of Rs.67 lakh were to be provided in RE/FMA 2018-2019. Pending that provision, the Member Secretary of the State Planning Commission was permitted to incur the sanctioned expenditure.
The expenditure was also required to be brought to the Legislature through specific inclusion in the Supplementary Estimate for 2018-2019. The Member Secretary was directed to include the amount in the relevant budget proposal and provide explanatory notes to the Finance Department.
Who is affected
G.O.Ms.No.81 directly concerns the following bodies:
- The Madras Institute of Development Studies, as recipient of the grant.
- The State Planning Commission, whose Member Secretary is authorised to draw and disburse the money.
- The Indian Council of Social Science Research, whose first instalment is matched by the State.
- The Finance Department and government accounting and audit authorities responsible for budget and expenditure oversight.
The Member Secretary must obtain a Utilization Certificate from the Madras Institute of Development Studies. The document contains no provisions concerning patta, land classification, ownership, registration, planning permission or property transfers, so it does not create requirements for property buyers or landowners.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No.81 affect my land, patta or property purchase?
No land or property provision appears in the document. It only sanctions a matching grant to the Madras Institute of Development Studies.
How much money was sanctioned to the Madras Institute of Development Studies?
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department sanctioned Rs.67 lakh, comprising Rs.57 lakh for salary and Rs.10 lakh as a general grant.
Why did the Tamil Nadu Government release this grant?
The State had agreed to provide a matching grant equal to the amount sanctioned by the Indian Council of Social Science Research. The Rs.67 lakh matches its first instalment for the financial year 2018-2019.
Who is responsible for disbursing and verifying the grant?
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 from the institute.
