G.O.(Ms.) No.163, Release of Rs.75.00 Crore for Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam Scheme, 2024
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms.) No.163 dated 23 October 2024, sanctioning Rs.75 crore for the Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam Scheme for 2024-2025. It authorizes the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to draw and distribute the funds to districts, monitor construction quality and report progress to the Government.
Purpose
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms.) No.163 dated 23 October 2024 to release additional funding for the Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam Scheme. The scheme had already received administrative sanction of Rs.3,100 crore for constructing 1,00,000 new houses during 2024-2025, calculated at Rs.3,10,000 for each house.
An earlier government order released Rs.150 crore, representing 50 percent of the Rs.300 crore budget provision for 2024-2025. The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj requested the remaining Rs.150 crore because only Rs.44.37 crore was available in the State Single Nodal Account, which was expected to cover only pending cement payments and a minimum first instalment to beneficiaries.
What the funding decision does
G.O.(Ms.) No.163 does not release the entire Rs.150 crore requested. The Government approved Rs.75 crore, representing 25 percent of the Rs.300 crore budget provision.
Key provisions include:
- Rs.75 crore is sanctioned for implementation of the Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam Scheme during 2024-2025.
- The expenditure is assigned to the specified rural housing and Hut Free Tamil Nadu grants account.
- The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj may draw the sanctioned amount and distribute it to districts.
- The Director must ensure proper use of the funds and submit implementation progress reports to the Government.
- The Director must closely monitor construction and ensure that work quality complies with the applicable norms.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms.) No.163 mainly affects the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, District Collectors, District Rural Development Agencies, treasury and accounts officials, and beneficiaries whose scheme payments depend on available funds. The distribution instructions were sent to all District Collectors except Chennai.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O.(Ms.) No.163 is a scheme funding approval, not a change to land ownership, patta, registration or land classification. It does not state beneficiary eligibility requirements, application procedures, land conditions or payment schedules for individual households. A person seeking assistance must therefore rely on separate scheme instructions for those details.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms.) No.163 change my patta or land ownership?
No. G.O.(Ms.) No.163 deals with funding for rural house construction and contains no provision changing patta, ownership, registration or land classification.
How much money was released under G.O.(Ms.) No.163?
The Government sanctioned Rs.75 crore, representing 25 percent of the Rs.300 crore budget provision for the Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam Scheme in 2024-2025.
Does the document guarantee Rs.3,10,000 to every applicant?
The document records administrative sanction at Rs.3,10,000 for each of 1,00,000 new houses. It does not provide eligibility rules or create a payment guarantee for every applicant.
Who is responsible for distributing and monitoring the funds?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorized to draw and distribute the funds to districts. The Director must monitor construction quality, ensure proper use of the money and report progress to the Government.
