G.O.Ms.No. 11, Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Tamil Nadu, 2024
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SDG) Department issued G.O.Ms.No. 11 on 24 January 2024 to reconstitute the Sustainable Development Goals Working Groups in Tamil Nadu and revise their terms of reference. It changes Working Group membership, makes the Sustainable Development Goals Coordination Centre part of every Working Group, and sets updated responsibilities for planning, monitoring and reporting.
What the document does
G.O.Ms.No. 11 of the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SDG) Department, dated 24 January 2024, updates the administrative structure used to implement the Sustainable Development Goals in Tamil Nadu. The Government approved the exclusion, replacement and inclusion of members proposed by the State Planning Commission and appended the reconstituted Working Groups to the Government Order.
The Working Groups cover Sustainable Development Goals relating to health, water and sanitation, education, energy, economic growth, employment, infrastructure, industrialisation, cities, climate change, oceans, forests, land degradation and biodiversity.
Membership and coordination changes
G.O.Ms.No. 11 records the proposal to include Dr. N. Ezhilan, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Thousand Lights Constituency and Part Time Member of the State Planning Commission, in Working Groups 2, 3, 5 and 7. He replaces Dr. T.R.B. Rajaa, who had become Minister for Industries.
The Sustainable Development Goals Coordination Centre, formed in association with the United Nations Development Programme, must be part of all Working Groups.
Revised responsibilities
The revised terms of reference require the Working Groups to:
- Map goals, targets and the State Indicator Framework to flagship schemes.
- Map outputs and outcomes to the State Indicator Framework.
- develop State Indicator Framework 2.0 with State priority indicators.
- Compare State, national and global indicators and define State targets.
- Build the capacity of Sustainable Development Goals units and cells.
- Review the District Indicator Framework and prepare strategies for districts below the State average.
- Publish best practices and update data on the Sustainable Development Goals website.
- Prepare departmental road maps for meeting indicator targets.
- Meet once every quarter to review progress.
- Report sector achievements and shortfalls to the High Power Committee.
- Map financial allocations against the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Carry out assignments given by the High Power Committee.
Relevance to land and property
G.O.Ms.No. 11 is an administrative and policy coordination document. Although Working Group 7 covers forests, terrestrial ecosystems, desertification, land degradation and biodiversity loss, the document does not create property transaction requirements, land approval procedures, rates or fees for buyers or owners.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No. 11 change land ownership or property registration requirements?
No such change is stated. G.O.Ms.No. 11 reorganises Sustainable Development Goals Working Groups and revises their planning, monitoring and reporting responsibilities.
Does the document cover land or environmental issues?
Yes. Working Group 7 covers climate action, oceans, terrestrial ecosystems, forests, desertification, land degradation and biodiversity loss.
Who must participate in all Sustainable Development Goals Working Groups?
The Sustainable Development Goals Coordination Centre, formed in association with the United Nations Development Programme, is to be part of every Working Group.
How often must the Working Groups review progress?
The revised terms of reference require periodic meetings once in a quarter to review progress.
