G.O.Ms.No.85, Panel Survey on Socio Economic Status of Elderly Population in Tamil Nadu, 2018
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (PR) Department issued Government Order G.O.Ms.No.85 on 30 November 2018, sanctioning Rs.213.31 lakh for activities connected with the Panel Survey on Socio Economic Status of Elderly Population in Tamil Nadu. The funding is divided between the Department of Economics and Statistics and J-PAL, South Asia, and does not change land ownership, land records or property rights.
What the document governs
Government Order G.O.Ms.No.85, issued by the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (PR) Department on 30 November 2018, concerns funding for a panel survey on the socioeconomic status of elderly people in Tamil Nadu. The Department of Economics and Statistics is conducting the survey in collaboration with J-PAL, South Asia.
The survey was approved as a three year project with a total cost of Rs.606.00 lakh under the State Innovation Fund. Earlier funding covered field staff training, a baseline survey, procurement of hardware and software for data collection, and workshops.
Funding sanctioned
Government Order G.O.Ms.No.85 accepts the proposal of the Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of the Department of Economics and Statistics and sanctions Rs.213.31 lakh.
Key provisions include:
- Rs.167.51 lakh is allocated as the share of the Department of Economics and Statistics.
- Rs.45.80 lakh is allocated as the share of J-PAL.
- The expenditure is to be met from the State Innovation Fund through the accounts specified in the document.
- The necessary funds are to be provided in the revised financial arrangements for 2018 to 2019.
- The expenditure must be brought to the notice of the Legislature through specific inclusion in the Supplementary Estimate for 2018 to 2019.
- Pending formal provision of funds, the Commissioner of the Department of Economics and Statistics is authorised to draw and disburse the sanctioned amount.
Earlier expenditure and unspent funds
The project had received Rs.344.00 lakh in earlier sanctions. The document records expenditure of Rs.130.69 lakh and an unspent balance of Rs.213.31 lakh. It also states that the Department of Economics and Statistics remitted Rs.2,13,30,731 into the government account.
Who is affected
Government Order G.O.Ms.No.85 directly concerns the Department of Economics and Statistics, the State Planning Commission, finance and accounts authorities, and J-PAL, South Asia. Property buyers, owners and land professionals are not assigned any duty under the document. It contains no provision changing land classification, title, ownership, registration, survey boundaries or land records.
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Common questions
Does Government Order G.O.Ms.No.85 affect my land title or property records?
No land title or property record change is included. The document deals with funding for a survey on the socioeconomic status of elderly people in Tamil Nadu.
How much funding was sanctioned?
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (PR) Department sanctioned Rs.213.31 lakh, comprising Rs.167.51 lakh for the Department of Economics and Statistics and Rs.45.80 lakh for J-PAL.
What is the total approved cost of the survey project?
The total project cost stated in the document is Rs.606.00 lakh for a period of three years.
Who may draw and disburse the sanctioned money?
The Commissioner of the Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai, is authorised to draw and disburse the sanctioned amount pending formal provision of the funds.
