G. O. (Ms). No.224, Modernisation of Melmangalam supply channel, 2011

Purpose

Government Order (Ms.) No. 224, dated 1 November 2011, from the Public Works (W1) Department approves government expenditure for modernising the Melmangalam supply channel in Melmangalam village, Periyakulam Taluk, Theni District. The estimate was submitted by the Chief Engineer (Plan Formulation), Water Resources Department, using the schedule of rates for 2010-2011 and including provision for escalation during 2011-2012.

Who it affects

Government Order (Ms.) No. 224 directly concerns the Water Resources Department, the Public Works (W1) Department, the Theni District administration, the relevant accounting and treasury authorities, and NABARD. Residents, landowners and agricultural users in Melmangalam may be interested because the approved work concerns the village supply channel, but the document does not describe individual properties or private land rights.

Key provisions

The Public Works (W1) Department approved the following arrangements:

• Administrative sanction of Rs.4,00,00,000 for modernisation of the Melmangalam supply channel.
• NABARD loan assistance of Rs.380 lakh, representing 95 per cent of the project amount.
• A Tamil Nadu state share of Rs.20 lakh, representing 5 per cent of the project amount.
• Funding under RIDF XVII, as part of irrigation schemes approved by NABARD.
• Charging the expenditure to a new account head under Demand No.40.01 for capital outlay on major and medium irrigation schemes.

Budget and administrative process

Government Order (Ms.) No. 224 treats the sanctioned expenditure as an item of New Service requiring approval from the Legislature. Until that approval is obtained, expenditure is to be met initially through an advance from the Contingency Fund, subject to separate orders from the Finance (BG-I) Department.

The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department, must submit the required proposal for the Contingency Fund advance and draft explanatory notes for including the expenditure in the Supplementary Estimates for 2011-2012. The Engineer-in-Chief is also designated as the estimating, reconciling and controlling authority for the new account sub-head. The relevant Pay and Accounts Officer and Treasury Officers are directed to open that sub-head in their accounts.

Relevance to property records

Government Order (Ms.) No. 224 is an administrative and financial approval for an irrigation project. It does not record a land acquisition, transfer ownership, alter a patta, approve a change of land use or identify any private survey number.