G.O. (Ms.) No.106, Guidelines for Development of 690 Peri-Urban Panchayats, 2023
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR.3) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 106 on 17 August 2023, approving guidelines for using the Sixth State Finance Commission's Operation and Maintenance Deficit Grant Fund to develop 690 Peri-Urban Panchayats. It allocates a total of Rs. 690,000,000 across 36 districts, with Rs. 1,000,000 allocated to each identified panchayat.
What the government order does
Government Order (Ms.) No. 106 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR.3) Department, dated 17 August 2023, approves guidelines for development activities in 690 Peri-Urban Panchayats. The money is to come from the Operation and Maintenance Deficit Grant Fund of the Sixth State Finance Commission.
The government approved the proposal submitted by the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj. Annexure I provides district totals and a list of the identified Peri-Urban Panchayats, while Annexure II contains the approved implementation guidelines.
Why Peri-Urban Panchayats were identified
Government Order (Ms.) No. 106 responds to rapid urbanisation and the conversion of land use from rural to urban around existing Urban Local Bodies. The source describes these fringe locations as Peri-Urban areas and notes changes in population, density and the influence of nearby urban bodies.
Key points include:
- The Fifth State Finance Commission described Village Panchayats located within 5 kilometres of adjoining Urban Local Bodies as Peri-Urban Panchayats.
- The Sixth State Finance Commission referred to 688 such panchayats and recommended Rs. 10 lakh for each, in addition to their regular lump sum amount.
- The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj later identified 690 panchayats based on their location near the Greater Chennai Corporation, other corporations and municipalities, together with population.
- The announcement supporting the scheme referred to basic infrastructure and solid and liquid waste management facilities coordinated with nearby urban areas.
Allocation and practical relevance
Government Order (Ms.) No. 106 allocates Rs. 690,000,000 among 690 panchayats in 36 districts. Each listed panchayat receives Rs. 1,000,000. District totals include Rs. 63,000,000 for 63 panchayats in Tiruvallur, Rs. 45,000,000 for 45 panchayats in Chengalpattu and Rs. 42,000,000 for 42 panchayats in Tiruchirappalli.
For a buyer or owner, the document concerns public funding and development activities in identified panchayats near urban areas. It does not set out an individual land transfer, ownership decision or approval for changing the use of a particular property.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) No. 106 change the ownership or classification of my land?
The document approves funding guidelines and identifies Peri-Urban Panchayats. It does not contain an ownership decision or a land use approval for an individual property.
How much funding is allocated to each identified Peri-Urban Panchayat?
Each of the 690 identified panchayats is allocated Rs. 1,000,000. The total allocation is Rs. 690,000,000.
What types of local needs are connected with the scheme?
The announcement referred to basic infrastructure and solid and liquid waste management facilities, coordinated with nearby urban areas.
How were the 690 Peri-Urban Panchayats identified?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj identified them based on their location adjoining the Greater Chennai Corporation, other corporations and municipalities, together with their population.
