G.O.(Ms) No. 101, Establishment of Common Service Centres in 100 Village Panchayats, 2014
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 101, dated 18 August 2014, establishing Common Service Centres in 100 Village Panchayats across 15 districts of Tamil Nadu. These centres are intended to provide public services including access to Revenue Department land records and Registration Department land ownership verification.
What the government approved
Government Order (Ms.) Number 101, dated 18 August 2014, from the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department approves the establishment of Common Service Centres in 100 Village Panchayat offices across 15 districts. The centres form a pilot intended to improve public access to government and payment services.
The selected Village Panchayats are listed in the annexure. They are located in Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Vellore, Salem, Krishnagiri, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Tiruchirapalli, Madurai, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari districts.
Services available through the centres
Government Order (Ms.) Number 101 identifies services that may be delivered through the new Common Service Centres, including:
- Revenue Department electronic land record services.
- Registration Department electronic verification of land ownership.
- Community, nativity and income certificates.
- Electronic payment of house tax or property tax, professional tax and water charges.
- Payment of electricity and telephone bills.
- Booking of State Express Transport Corporation and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation tickets.
- Online agriculture extension, marketing and daily commodity price information.
- Information and status services relating to welfare schemes, scholarships and Employment Office seniority dates.
The document creates service access points. It does not state that the centres decide ownership disputes, change land records or confer title to property.
How the centres are to operate
Government Order (Ms.) Number 101 provides that available space, computers, peripherals and broadband connectivity at Village Panchayat offices will be used. The Information Technology Department is to provide the manpower needed to operate the centres, while the Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency is to provide the software applications.
Existing Information Technology Department guidelines are to be followed for collecting and using service charges. No particular charge or rate is specified in the document.
Why this may matter to property users
Government Order (Ms.) Number 101 may affect buyers, owners and professionals who need easier local access to electronic land records, land ownership verification or property tax payment facilities. Access depends on whether the relevant Village Panchayat is one of the 100 locations listed in the annexure.
The Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj was also directed to verify infrastructure maintenance and revenue sharing arrangements with the Managing Director of Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited.
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Common questions
Can I obtain land records from these Common Service Centres?
The listed services include electronic land record services offered by the Revenue Department. The document does not specify which individual land records are available.
Can a Common Service Centre confirm that a seller owns a property?
The centres may provide electronic verification of land ownership offered by the Registration Department. The document does not say that a centre can resolve an ownership dispute or grant title.
Are Common Service Centres established in every Village Panchayat?
No. Government Order (Ms.) Number 101 establishes centres in 100 Village Panchayats across 15 districts as a pilot.
Does the document specify the service charges?
No specific rate is stated. Collection and use of service charges must follow the existing guidelines issued by the Information Technology Department.
