G.O.(Ms).No. 27, Focus Blocks Development Programme (Priority Blocks including Hill area Regions scheme), 2024
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department issued G.O.(Ms).No. 27 on 16 February 2024, approving guidelines and Key Development Indicators for the Focus Blocks Development Programme in 50 selected Tamil Nadu blocks. The programme directs additional government assistance and coordination of existing departmental schemes towards blocks identified through socio-economic and public utility indicators.
What the government order does
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department issued G.O.(Ms).No. 27 on 16 February 2024. It approves the implementation guidelines in Annexure I and the Key Development Indicators in Annexure II for the Focus Blocks Development Programme, also described as the Priority Blocks including Hill area Regions scheme.
The State Planning Commission, Government of Tamil Nadu, is responsible for implementing the programme. The Finance Department concurred with the issue of the government order.
Purpose of the programme
The Focus Blocks Development Programme is intended to identify 50 blocks requiring additional government assistance and improve public utilities and the lives of poorer households by coordinating existing departmental schemes.
Its objectives are to:
- Direct development attention towards blocks with greater socio-economic needs.
- Bring together existing government schemes for targeted and time-bound implementation.
- Strengthen block-level administrative capacity.
- Increase and effectively deploy development resources.
- Help selected blocks achieve faster development relative to other regions of Tamil Nadu.
How blocks were selected
The Focus Blocks Development Programme used block-level data for 388 blocks. Blocks were ranked within their own districts, rather than through a single statewide ranking, because districts have different numbers of blocks.
The nine selection indicators were:
- Percentage of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe population.
- Percentage of agricultural workers among total workers.
- Percentage of students attending government and aided schools.
- Lowest Class 10 pass percentage in government and aided schools.
- Maternal mortality rate.
- Infant mortality rate.
- Percentage of households living in huts.
- Percentage of households without a household tap connection.
- Percentage of habitations with earthen roads.
Ranks for these indicators were combined into an aggregate block score. One block from each district other than Chennai formed the initial 37 selections. A further 13 blocks were selected from districts outside the top 24 districts by per capita Gross District Domestic Product.
Who may be affected
The Focus Blocks Development Programme directly concerns the State Planning Commission, district administrations, block-level authorities and departments implementing public schemes in the 50 selected blocks. Listed blocks include Jayamkondam, Lathur, Anaimalai, Nallur, Kalrayan Hills, Kollihills, Gudalur, Poondi and Jawadhu Hills.
For property buyers and owners, G.O.(Ms).No. 27 concerns development planning and public services. The supplied text does not change land ownership, registration, land classification or private property rights.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No. 27 change my land title or ownership rights?
The supplied text does not change land ownership, title, registration or private property rights. It approves a development programme for 50 selected blocks.
Will every block in Tamil Nadu receive assistance under this programme?
No. The Focus Blocks Development Programme covers 50 selected blocks identified using socio-economic, education, health, housing, water supply and road indicators.
Which authority implements the Focus Blocks Development Programme?
The State Planning Commission, Government of Tamil Nadu, implements the Focus Blocks Development Programme.
Does selection as a Focus Block guarantee a specific project or payment?
The supplied text does not guarantee a particular project or payment. It provides for additional government assistance through coordination of existing departmental schemes and targeted development work.
