G.O.(Ms.) No.185, Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam Scheme, 2024-2025
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms.) No.185 dated 17 December 2024, sanctioning an additional Rs.400 crore for the Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam Scheme during 2024-2025. The money supports the scheme to construct 1,00,000 new houses, with administrative sanction of Rs.3,100 crore at Rs.3,10,000 for each house.
What the government order does
G.O.(Ms.) No.185 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department authorises an additional Rs.400 crore for implementing the Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam Scheme in 2024-2025. The scheme has administrative sanction of Rs.3,100 crore for constructing 1,00,000 new houses at Rs.3,10,000 for each house.
The additional amount follows earlier releases during 2024-2025. The source records releases of Rs.150 crore, two releases of Rs.75 crore each, and an additional Rs.500 crore, making a government grant of Rs.800 crore before the present sanction.
Funding position and construction progress
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj reported the following position:
- Rs.800 crore had been provided as a government grant.
- Rs.166.34 crore from the devolution grant of Panchayat Raj Institutions had also been released.
- A total of Rs.966.34 crore had been credited to the scheme's State Nodal Account.
- Fund transfer orders worth Rs.822.27 crore had been generated as on 5 December 2024.
- The available balance was Rs.144.07 crore.
- 60,963 houses had reached basement level, while 38,402 had progressed above basement level.
The Director requested release of the remaining Rs.1,569.84 crore to pay beneficiaries and expedite construction. The Government instead sanctioned an additional Rs.400 crore through G.O.(Ms.) No.185.
How the additional money is handled
G.O.(Ms.) No.185 authorises the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to draw and disburse the Rs.400 crore pending formal budget provision. The amount is to be transferred to the scheme's State Nodal Account maintained at Indian Overseas Bank, Saidapet Branch.
Necessary additional funds are to be provided in the revised estimates or final modified appropriation for 2024-2025. The expenditure must also be brought before the Legislature through specific inclusion in the Supplementary Estimates for 2024-2025.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms.) No.185 directly concerns beneficiaries awaiting payments under the Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam Scheme and the officials responsible for implementing it. The Director must ensure proper use of the money, submit progress reports, closely monitor construction and ensure that work quality meets the applicable norms. District Collectors except Chennai and Project Directors of District Rural Development Agencies are among the officials receiving the order.
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Common questions
How much additional funding was sanctioned under G.O.(Ms.) No.185?
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department sanctioned an additional Rs.400 crore for the Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam Scheme during 2024-2025.
How many houses does the Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam Scheme cover?
The administrative sanction covers construction of 1,00,000 new houses at Rs.3,10,000 for each house.
Did the Government release the full Rs.1,569.84 crore requested by the Director?
No. The Director requested the remaining Rs.1,569.84 crore, but G.O.(Ms.) No.185 sanctioned an additional Rs.400 crore.
Who must monitor the construction quality and use of the funds?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj must ensure proper use of the funds, submit progress reports, closely monitor the works and ensure that construction quality meets the norms.
