G.O.(Ms).No.99, Focus Blocks Development Programme, Revision of Key Development Indicators
The Tamil Nadu Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.99 on 29 July 2024 to amend the Focus Blocks Development Programme guidelines issued under G.O.(Ms).No.27. The amendment replaces the original 187 Key Development Indicators with 50 revised indicators and introduces monitoring and ranking frameworks for assessing focus blocks.
What the amendment changes
G.O.(Ms).No.99, issued by the Tamil Nadu Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department on 29 July 2024, amends the Focus Blocks Development Programme guidelines contained in G.O.(Ms).No.27, dated 16 February 2024.
The amendment makes the following changes:
- Replaces the original list of 187 Key Development Indicators with a revised list of 50 indicators.
- Organises the revised indicators into sub themes and sub indicators.
- Treats the revised list as Annexure II to G.O.(Ms).No.27.
- Requires blocks to be ranked based on progress under the Key Development Indicators and the schemes mapped to them.
- Establishes a monitoring framework for schemes mapped to the sub indicators.
- Establishes a ranking framework to compare the relative performance of focus blocks periodically and reward the best performing blocks.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms).No.99 primarily affects government departments, heads of departments, District Collectors and officials responsible for implementing and monitoring programmes in focus blocks, including priority blocks and hill area regions. The distribution list includes departments responsible for health, agriculture, rural development, education, social welfare, labour, local administration and other public programmes.
Blocks covered by the Focus Blocks Development Programme will be assessed against the revised indicators rather than the former list of 187 indicators.
Indicators shown in the annexure
The supplied portion of the revised annexure covers health and nutrition. It includes indicators relating to:
- Maternity benefits, high risk pregnancy referrals and treatment of anaemia among pregnant women.
- Sex ratio at birth, infant mortality, maternal mortality, low birth weight and childhood immunisation.
- National Quality Assurance Standards certification for health centres.
- Screening and treatment under Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam.
- Successful treatment of notified tuberculosis cases.
- Chief Minister's Health Insurance Cardholders.
- Health screening and haemoglobin deficiency among children and adolescent girls in government and government aided schools.
The annexure assigns sources and reporting periods, including monthly, quarterly and half yearly reporting, and maps indicators to schemes and responsible departments.
Relevance to land and property
G.O.(Ms).No.99 concerns development programme monitoring and block performance. The supplied text does not change land ownership, registration, planning permission, land classification or property rights.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No.99 change any land or property rules?
No land or property rule is changed in the supplied text. The government order revises development indicators used to monitor and rank focus blocks.
How many Key Development Indicators now apply?
G.O.(Ms).No.99 replaces the original 187 Key Development Indicators with 50 revised indicators.
How will focus blocks be assessed?
Blocks will be ranked according to progress under the Key Development Indicators and the schemes mapped to them. A monitoring framework will track implementation, while a ranking framework will compare performance periodically and support rewards for the best performing blocks.
What subjects are covered in the supplied part of the revised indicators?
The supplied annexure extract covers health and nutrition, including maternal and child health, health centre quality, doorstep health services, tuberculosis treatment, health insurance coverage and schoolchildren's health.
