G.O. (Ms) No.91, Constitution of State Disaster Mitigation Fund, 2022
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Disaster Management Wing, D.M.III (2) Section, issued G.O. (Ms) No.91 dated 28 February 2022, constituting the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Mitigation Fund under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The fund is exclusively for projects intended to mitigate disasters and takes effect from the date of notification.
What the government order does
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Disaster Management Wing, D.M.III (2) Section, issued G.O. (Ms) No.91 dated 28 February 2022. It contains a notification by which the Government of Tamil Nadu constitutes the State Disaster Mitigation Fund using the power conferred by section 48 (1) (c) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
The notification states that the fund takes effect from the date of notification. The government also directed that the notification be published in the Extraordinary issue of the Government Gazette dated 28 February 2022.
Purpose and scope
The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Mitigation Fund is restricted to projects undertaken exclusively for disaster mitigation. The government order does not identify individual projects, locations, properties or beneficiaries.
Key points are:
- The Government of Tamil Nadu formally constitutes a State Disaster Mitigation Fund.
- The legal basis cited is section 48 (1) (c) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
- Money from the fund is intended exclusively for disaster mitigation projects.
- The fund takes effect from the date of notification.
- Separate guidelines will govern the constitution and administration of the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Mitigation Fund.
Who is involved
G.O. (Ms) No.91 dated 28 February 2022 was issued by order of the Governor and signed by the Principal Secretary to Government. Copies were directed to the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration, the Director of Disaster Management in the Tamil Nadu Disaster Risk Reduction Agency, and all District Collectors, among other government offices.
The source also records earlier correspondence from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Disaster Management Division, and from the Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration.
Relevance to land and property readers
G.O. (Ms) No.91 dated 28 February 2022 creates a government fund for disaster mitigation. It does not set out changes to land ownership, registration, classification, planning permission, building rights or property boundaries. Any practical rules for administering the fund are not included, because the Revenue and Disaster Management Department states that separate guidelines will be issued.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No.91 change my land ownership or property records?
The document does not contain any provisions changing land ownership, property records, boundaries or registration. It constitutes the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Mitigation Fund for disaster mitigation projects.
What can the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Mitigation Fund be used for?
The notification says the fund is for projects undertaken exclusively for the purpose of disaster mitigation.
When does the State Disaster Mitigation Fund take effect?
The notification states that the fund takes effect from the date of notification. The government requested publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Extraordinary Gazette dated 28 February 2022.
Does G.O. (Ms) No.91 include rules for administering the fund?
No detailed administration guidelines are included. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department states that guidelines on the constitution and administration of the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Mitigation Fund will be issued separately.
