G.O. (Ms.) No. 93, Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives and State Innovation Fund, 2014
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SP.1) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 93, dated 26 September 2014, establishing Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives in the State Planning Commission, creating a State Innovation Fund and providing for the Chief Minister's Award for Innovation. It supports innovative government schemes and practices, and does not create or change any land ownership, registration or property approval requirement.
What the document does
Government Order (Ms.) Number 93, dated 26 September 2014, was issued by the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SP.1) Department as part of the Vision Tamil Nadu 2023 goal of making Tamil Nadu an innovation hub. It establishes Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives in the State Planning Commission to encourage innovation in government and government agencies.
The initiative was initially intended to work within government. The document states that it could eventually be extended to the non-government sector.
Main activities
Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives is assigned the following activities:
- Identify government goals or difficult problems that require innovative solutions.
- Apply suitable human resources and provide financial and administrative support for implementing innovations.
- Record successes, failures and lessons learned, and showcase completed innovations.
- Support difficult problems identified by Government Departments, Public Sector Undertakings and District Collectors.
- Study existing or newly developed innovative practices, evaluate their impact and prepare detailed documentation.
- Conduct awareness and capacity-building programmes.
Separate detailed guidelines were to be issued for applying the innovation process to proposals from government bodies.
State Innovation Fund
The State Innovation Fund is to be created by restructuring the existing Part-II Schemes from the financial year 2015-2016. Its initial corpus is Rs.150.00 crores, matching the allocation then available for Part-II Schemes.
Key funding provisions include:
- New schemes may receive funding if they are truly innovative.
- Up to 5 percent of the fund may be used for awards, capacity building, awareness building, evaluation and documentation.
- Proposals from Government Departments, Public Sector Undertakings and District Collectors are to be invited, appraised and discussed by the State Planning Commission.
- The sanction and approval process is to be similar to the process used for Part-II Schemes.
Award and relevance to property matters
Government Order (Ms.) Number 93 provides for a Chief Minister's Award for Innovation for the best innovative initiatives. Separate guidelines were to set out the details.
The document concerns innovation in government administration and public schemes. It contains no provisions changing land title, property registration, land classification, planning permission or the rights and duties of property buyers and owners.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) Number 93 change any land or property rule?
No. The document establishes government innovation initiatives, a funding mechanism and an innovation award. It contains no change to land ownership, registration, classification or property approvals.
Who can submit proposals to the State Innovation Fund?
The State Planning Commission is to invite proposals from Government Departments, Public Sector Undertakings and District Collectors for appraisal and sanction.
How much money was assigned to the State Innovation Fund?
The document provides for an initial corpus of Rs.150.00 crores by restructuring the existing Part-II Schemes from the financial year 2015-2016.
Can private organisations apply under Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives?
The initiative was initially intended to work within government and government agencies. The document says it could eventually be extended to the non-government sector, but does not provide details for that extension.
