G.O. (Ms.) No. 89, Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund Assistance Enhancement, 2015
The Tamil Nadu Government Revenue [DM-I(1)] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 89 on 18 February 2015, increasing death relief under the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund from Rs.15,000 to Rs.50,000 per person and revising the annual family income ceiling from Rs.24,000 to Rs.48,000. The order revises the earlier assistance and income limits and takes effect from 18 February 2015.
What the order does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 89, issued by the Tamil Nadu Government Revenue [DM-I(1)] Department on 18 February 2015, changes two financial limits under the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund. It concerns relief following death and does not contain provisions about land ownership, registration, revenue records or property transactions.
The Government accepted a recommendation from the Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration to revise limits that had remained unchanged for several years.
Key changes
G.O. (Ms.) No. 89 makes the following changes under the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund:
- Financial assistance in the event of death is increased from Rs.15,000 to Rs.50,000 per person.
- The annual family income ceiling is increased from Rs.24,000 to Rs.48,000.
- The revised limits apply from 18 February 2015, the date on which the order was issued.
- The Finance Department concurred with the order on 17 February 2015.
Who may be affected
The Revenue Department had been sanctioning relief to the legal heirs of people who died due to events including snake bites, drowning in ponds, lakes, rivers or the sea, suffocation accidents, building collapse and household fire accidents. Families seeking death relief under the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund may therefore be affected by the higher assistance amount and revised income ceiling.
The Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund is also described as providing grants for reasons such as natural calamities, communal clashes, accidents, explosive accidents, bomb blasts, dacoit raids, wild animal attacks, costly surgery, medical treatment, factory or mill lockouts or layoffs, and public causes served by institutions. Relief is to be issued by the department concerned in the Secretariat under the prescribed procedure.
Relevance to property matters
G.O. (Ms.) No. 89 is a public relief measure administered through the Revenue Department. It does not change land classification, title, patta, planning permission, land use or registration requirements. A property buyer or owner would generally need it only if their family is seeking eligible death relief from the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund.
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Common questions
How much death relief is available under this order?
G.O. (Ms.) No. 89 increases the financial assistance from Rs.15,000 to Rs.50,000 per person in the event of death.
What is the revised annual family income ceiling?
The annual family income ceiling under the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund is revised from Rs.24,000 to Rs.48,000.
When did the revised assistance take effect?
The revised assistance and income ceiling took effect on 18 February 2015, the date G.O. (Ms.) No. 89 was issued.
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 89 affect my land or property records?
No land or property record changes are included. G.O. (Ms.) No. 89 deals with financial assistance under the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund.
