G.O.(Ms.) No.175, Repairs to Rural Houses Scheme, 2024-2025
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms.) No.175 dated 19 November 2024, sanctioning Rs.450 crore for the Repairs to Rural Houses Scheme for 2024-2025. The funding is the balance of the Rs.600 crore budget provision and supports repairs to rural houses under an earlier administrative sanction covering 2,57,006 houses over 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.
What the document does
G.O.(Ms.) No.175 dated 19 November 2024, issued by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department, releases Rs.450 crore for implementing the Repairs to Rural Houses Scheme during 2024-2025. An earlier government order had granted administrative sanction to repair 2,57,006 houses at an estimated cost of Rs.1,954.20 crore over 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.
The Rs.450 crore is the balance of the Rs.600 crore provided in the 2024-2025 Budget Estimate. The Government had previously released Rs.150 crore for the first quarter, and that amount had been drawn and credited to the scheme's State Nodal Agency account.
Key provisions
G.O.(Ms.) No.175 contains the following financial and administrative directions:
- Rs.450 crore is sanctioned from the Rs.600 crore budget provision for the Repairs to Rural Houses Scheme in 2024-2025.
- The expenditure is charged to the specified rural housing grants head of account.
- The funding is released by relaxing the Quarterly Control of Appropriation system, with the relaxation updated in the Integrated Financial and Human Resources Management System.
- The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw the sanctioned amount and distribute it to districts.
- The Director must ensure proper use of the funds and submit progress reports to the Government.
- The Director must closely monitor the repair works and ensure that work quality complies with applicable norms.
Who is affected
The Repairs to Rural Houses Scheme funding affects beneficiaries whose rural houses have been sanctioned for repair, as well as the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, District Collectors outside Chennai, and District Rural Development Agencies involved in implementation. Beneficiary instalments are released from the State Nodal Agency account according to work progress and the scheme guidelines.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O.(Ms.) No.175 is a scheme funding approval, not a land ownership, registration, classification or planning document. It does not contain provisions changing property title or creating a general right to receive repair funding. A rural house owner seeking assistance would need to establish whether the house has been included under the Repairs to Rural Houses Scheme through the implementing authorities.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms.) No.175 change the ownership or title of rural property?
No property title or ownership change is provided in the document. It sanctions and releases funding for repairs under the Repairs to Rural Houses Scheme.
How much funding was released through G.O.(Ms.) No.175?
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department sanctioned Rs.450 crore, which is the balance of the Rs.600 crore budget provision for 2024-2025.
How many rural houses are covered by the repair programme?
The earlier administrative sanction covered repairs to 2,57,006 houses at an estimated cost of Rs.1,954.20 crore over 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.
Who is responsible for distributing and monitoring the funds?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw and distribute the funds to districts. The Director must monitor the work, ensure proper use of funds and quality compliance, and report progress to the Government.
