G.O. (Ms) No.30, Special Scheme for Provision of Basic Amenities to Adi-Dravidar Habitations, 2022-23
The Tamil Nadu Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR.3) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.30 dated 13 March 2023, permitting the Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to implement the Adi-Dravidar Habitation Improvement Scheme for 2022-23 with Rs. 100 crore from the State Budget for the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department. The government order funds basic amenity works in selected Scheduled Caste habitations and does not identify individual properties or provide for changes to land ownership or title.
What the government order does
The Tamil Nadu Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR.3) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.30 dated 13 March 2023 to implement the Adi-Dravidar Habitation Improvement Scheme in Scheduled Caste habitations for 2022-23. The government permits expenditure of Rs. 100 crore from the State Budget for the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, with implementation through the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
The scheme continues a programme implemented for 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22. The source states that Scheduled Castes are known as Adi Dravidar in Tamil Nadu.
Who it affects
The Adi-Dravidar Habitation Improvement Scheme is intended for Scheduled Caste habitations selected for basic amenity works. It directly involves:
- Residents of habitations selected for works.
- The Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, who is responsible for implementation.
- The Director of Adi Dravidar Welfare, who is authorised to draw and disburse the funds.
- District administrations involved in selecting, executing or monitoring works.
Atrocity prone villages identified by the Additional Director General of Police, Social Justice and Human Rights must be included, regardless of their population.
Key provisions
G.O. (Ms) No.30 dated 13 March 2023 provides that:
- The Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj may implement the scheme at a cost of Rs. 100 crore.
- Work selection must follow the guidelines in G.O. (Ms) No.67, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR-3) Department, dated 4 June 2019, and the amendment in G.O. (Ms) No.108, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR-3) Department, dated 10 June 2020.
- The selection rules must be followed without deviation.
- The Commissioner must periodically report selected works, progress, execution and pending works to the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department.
- The Commissioner must regularly provide utilisation certificates for the sanctioned funds.
The supplied text does not reproduce the detailed guidelines or list the specific types or locations of works.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O. (Ms) No.30 concerns government funding and administration of basic amenity works in selected habitations. The supplied text does not identify individual survey numbers, properties or land parcels, and it does not state that land ownership, title, classification or permitted land use is changed.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No.30 change the ownership or title of my land?
The supplied text does not provide for any change to land ownership or title. It authorises funding and implementation of basic amenity works in selected Scheduled Caste habitations.
How much money was approved for the scheme?
The government approved Rs. 100 crore for the Adi-Dravidar Habitation Improvement Scheme for 2022-23.
Which villages must be included in the scheme?
Atrocity prone villages identified by the Additional Director General of Police, Social Justice and Human Rights must be taken up regardless of population. Other work selection must follow the referenced 2018-19 guidelines and amendment.
Does the government order list the specific works or properties covered?
No specific works, survey numbers or properties are listed in the supplied text. The Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj must report the selection and progress of works periodically.
