G.O. (Ms.) No.146, Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam 2024-2025 Guidelines Amendment
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No.146, dated 18 September 2024, amending the Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam 2024-2025 implementation guidelines. The amendment changes direct payment of construction assistance to beneficiaries from three stages to four stages, adding a payment stage when the lintel is laid.
What the amendment does
G.O. (Ms.) No.146 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department amends the execution of work provisions in the Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam 2024-2025 guidelines issued under G.O. (Ms.) No.70, dated 15 March 2024. The amendment is intended to provide beneficiaries with fund flow at an additional stage of house construction.
Under the amended guidelines, bills for completed construction work must be paid directly into the beneficiary's bank account at four stages:
- Basement completed.
- Lintel laid.
- Roof laid.
- Construction completed.
The earlier guidelines provided only three payment stages, basement, roof laid and completion. The amendment inserts the lintel stage between basement and roof construction.
Conditions for payment
G.O. (Ms.) No.146 requires payment to be based on a valuation certificate prepared by the Overseer. The certificate must be countersigned by the Assistant Engineer or Block Engineer before payment for the completed work is credited directly to the beneficiary's bank account.
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is to issue separate instructions on the amount to be released at each stage. The amendment itself therefore establishes the four construction milestones but does not finally prescribe the stage-wise payment amounts in the amended guideline.
Scheme funding recorded in the document
G.O. (Ms.) No.146 records that administrative sanction had been issued for Rs.3,100 crore to construct 1,00,000 new houses under Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam for 2024-2025. The State unit cost assistance was Rs.3,10,000 for each house.
The document also records:
- MGNREGS support of Rs.31,900, based on 90 person days for house construction and 10 person days for toilet construction at the stated prevailing wage rate of Rs.319 per person day.
- SBM-G cost assistance of Rs.12,000.
- An overall total assistance figure of Rs.3,53,900.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms.) No.146 directly affects Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam beneficiaries whose houses are being built under the 2024-2025 scheme. It also guides Overseers, Assistant Engineers, Block Engineers, District Collectors, District Rural Development Agencies and other officials involved in certification and payment. It concerns housing assistance payments and construction milestones, not general property registration or land title procedures.
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Common questions
Will Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam assistance now be paid in three or four instalments?
The amended guidelines provide for payment at four construction stages: basement, lintel laid, roof laid and completion.
Is the payment credited directly to the beneficiary?
Yes. Payment for completed construction work must be credited directly to the beneficiary's bank account, based on the required valuation certificate.
Who must certify the construction work before payment?
The Overseer must prepare the valuation certificate, and the Assistant Engineer or Block Engineer must countersign it.
Does G.O. (Ms.) No.146 specify how much will be released at each of the four stages?
The amended guideline does not finally specify the stage-wise release amounts. It states that the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj will issue separate instructions.
