G.O. (Ms) No.89, State Level Committee for State Level Grants, 2024
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR-1(2)) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.89 on 7 May 2024, constituting a State Level Committee to administer State Level Grants released under the State Finance Commission. The committee assesses funding requirements and determines allocations among rural local bodies for the specific purposes covered by the grant category.
Purpose and scope
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR-1(2)) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.89 following the recommendations of the Sixth State Finance Commission. The government decided that State Level Grants should be administered by a committee representing the departments and agencies involved.
The committee is responsible for:
- Assessing the requirements for funds.
- Determining how funds should be allocated among local bodies.
- Ensuring that allocations are made for the specific purposes stipulated under the State Level Grant category.
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR-1(2)) Department records that the Finance Department concurred with the decision through U.O.No.397/JS/2024, dated 15 March 2024.
Committee composition
G.O. (Ms) No.89 constitutes the committee with the following officers:
- Principal Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, as Chairperson.
- A representative of the Finance Department, as Member.
- Secretary to Government, School Education Department, as Member.
- Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, as Member.
- Chairman, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited, as Member.
- Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, as Special Invitee.
The composition brings together departments and agencies connected with rural development, finance, school education, water supply and electricity distribution.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms) No.89 directly concerns rural local bodies whose allocations may be determined under the State Level Grant category. It also assigns administrative responsibilities to the listed government departments, the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board and the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited.
For property buyers and owners, the document does not create a land ownership, registration, planning permission or land use procedure. Its subject is the administration and allocation of State Level Grants among local bodies. The source text does not require an individual property owner or buyer to submit an application or pay a fee.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No.89 change my land title or property registration?
No land title or property registration change is stated. G.O. (Ms) No.89 concerns a committee that administers State Level Grants for rural local bodies.
Who decides how the State Level Grants are allocated?
The State Level Committee assesses funding requirements and determines allocations among local bodies for the specific purposes covered by the grant category.
Which organisations are represented on the committee?
The committee includes representatives or officers from the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Finance Department, School Education Department, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board and Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited. The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is a Special Invitee.
Do property owners need to apply or pay a fee under G.O. (Ms) No.89?
The source text does not require property owners to apply or pay a fee. It sets up an administrative committee for State Level Grants.
