G.O.(Ms).No.88, Digitization and Retrieval System, 2016
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST2&E) Department, issued G.O.(Ms).No.88 dated 14 November 2016 to sanction Rs. 15.70 lakhs for a Digitization and Retrieval System in the Department of Economics and Statistics under the Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives Scheme for 2016-2017. The order deals with government funding, accounting and implementation responsibilities, and does not change land ownership, revenue records or property rights.
What the government order does
G.O.(Ms).No.88 dated 14 November 2016 sanctions Rs. 15,70,000 for implementing a Digitization and Retrieval System in the Department of Economics and Statistics. The funding is provided under the Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives Scheme for 2016-2017.
The State Planning Commission had recommended a Digitization and Retrieval System costing Rs. 16.50 lakhs under the Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives Schemes for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. The Standing Finance Committee approved that scheme at the recommended cost. The Government of Tamil Nadu then sanctioned Rs. 15.70 lakhs for 2016-2017.
Who is responsible
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST2&E) Department assigns implementation and financial responsibilities to specified officials:
- The Principal Secretary and Commissioner of the Department of Economics and Statistics is authorised to incur the sanctioned expenditure.
- The Principal Secretary and Commissioner must follow the applicable procedures and codal provisions when purchasing items.
- The same officer is the estimating, reconciling and controlling authority for the new head of account.
- The Pay and Accounts Officer (South), Chennai, must open the new head of account in the accounts.
- The Finance Department concurred with the issue of the government order on 14 November 2016.
Funding and accounting
G.O.(Ms).No.88 directs that the sanctioned expenditure be recorded under the specified head of account for census, surveys and statistics, including digitization and retrieval systems for historical data, reports and publications. It also states that the expenditure is to be met from the State Innovation Fund through the accounting deductions and transfers identified in the order.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O.(Ms).No.88 concerns an internal government digitization project for the Department of Economics and Statistics. It does not contain provisions about patta, land classification, registration, ownership transfer, survey boundaries, acquisition or planning permission. Based on the text, property buyers, owners and land professionals have no direct compliance obligation under it.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No.88 change my patta or land ownership records?
No. The order sanctions funding for a Digitization and Retrieval System in the Department of Economics and Statistics and contains no provision changing patta or land ownership records.
How much money was sanctioned for the digitization project?
The Government of Tamil Nadu sanctioned Rs. 15,70,000 for the Digitization and Retrieval System under the Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives Scheme for 2016-2017.
Which department is responsible for spending the sanctioned amount?
The Principal Secretary and Commissioner of the Department of Economics and Statistics is authorised to incur the expenditure and must follow procedures and codal provisions when purchasing items.
Where will the funding for the project come from?
The expenditure is to be met from the State Innovation Fund through the heads of account and inter-account transfers specified in G.O.(Ms).No.88.
