G.O. (Ms.) No.49, Panchayat Union School Classroom Funding, 2023
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No.49 on 29 March 2023, sanctioning and releasing the balance Rs.560 crore for new and additional classrooms in Panchayat Union Primary and Middle Schools. The funding forms part of an approved Rs.800 crore scheme for 2022-23 and is to be distributed to districts other than Chennai.
What the government order does
G.O. (Ms.) No.49 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department releases the remaining Rs.560 crore under a scheme for constructing new classrooms and additional classroom buildings in Panchayat Union Primary and Middle Schools. The scheme had received administrative sanction for Rs.800 crore, with an earlier financial sanction of Rs.240 crore.
The Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj reported that all works had commenced and were progressing towards implementation before the forthcoming academic year. Based on that proposal, the Government decided to sanction and release the balance funding for 2022-23.
Where the money goes
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department specifies how the sanctioned amount must be accounted for and transferred:
- Rs.560 crore is classified under General Education, Elementary Education and assistance to local bodies for primary education.
- The expenditure is identified as grants for creating capital assets under the revamping of infrastructure in Panchayat Union Primary and Middle Schools.
- The money must not be paid in cash.
- The amount must be credited to the specified Public Deposit Account for the School Infrastructure Development Scheme.
- The Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj may draw the sanctioned amount and distribute it to districts other than Chennai.
- The Commissioner must send progress reports on classroom construction to the Government.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms.) No.49 directly concerns the Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, District Collectors outside Chennai, District Rural Development Agencies, treasury and accounts authorities, and Panchayat Union Primary and Middle Schools receiving classroom works.
Property buyers and private landowners are not given any duty, payment obligation or approval requirement in the document. G.O. (Ms.) No.49 is a government funding and accounting direction for public school infrastructure. It does not state that private land is acquired, reclassified or subjected to any new ownership restriction.
Earlier approvals
G.O. (Ms.) No.49 records that G.O. (Ms.) No.132, dated 6 December 2022, granted administrative sanction for Rs.800 crore and financial sanction for Rs.240 crore. It also records that G.O. (Ms.) No.33, dated 16 March 2023, amended paragraph 5 of that earlier order.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No.49 affect my private property or land title?
The document does not impose any requirement on private property owners or change land ownership, classification or title. It deals with government funding for classroom construction in Panchayat Union schools.
How much funding does the government release through this order?
The Government sanctions and releases Rs.560 crore, which is the balance of the approved Rs.800 crore scheme after an earlier financial sanction of Rs.240 crore.
Are schools in Chennai covered by the fund distribution?
No. The Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to distribute the amount to districts except Chennai.
Can the sanctioned classroom funding be paid in cash?
No. The document requires the amount to be credited to the specified Public Deposit Account for the School Infrastructure Development Scheme.
