G.O. (Ms.) No.130, Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development Scheme, 2020-2021
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No.130 dated 27 July 2020, granting administrative sanction of Rs.470 crore for the Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development Scheme for 2020-2021 and approving detailed guidelines in English and Tamil. The supplied text concerns constituency development funding and contains no provision changing land ownership, land classification or property rights.
What the document does
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No.130 dated 27 July 2020 for implementation of the Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development Scheme during 2020-2021. It grants administrative sanction for Rs.470 crore and states that detailed implementation guidelines in English and Tamil are annexed to the Government Order.
The supplied text records that the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj submitted the proposal and draft guidelines. The Government examined that proposal before approving the funding and guidelines.
Funding provisions
G.O. (Ms.) No.130 provides:
- Administrative sanction of Rs.470 crore for the scheme in 2020-2021.
- An allocation of Rs.2 crore per constituency per year.
- Rs.1 crore for the tied component and Rs.1 crore for the untied component.
- Approval of detailed implementation guidelines in English and Tamil.
The source does not reproduce the detailed annexed guidelines, so it does not identify the individual works permitted under each component.
COVID-19 funding background
G.O. (Ms.) No.130 also explains earlier decisions affecting scheme funds:
- Members of the Legislative Assembly had been permitted to allocate at least Rs.25 lakh for equipment for Government Hospitals and Dispensaries for COVID-19 testing, screening and containment facilities.
- That expenditure was to be met from unsanctioned funds available for 2019-2020 or adjusted against the 2020-2021 allocation.
- The per Member of the Legislative Assembly allotment for 2020-2021 had been reduced to Rs.2 crore.
- Rs.235 crore, calculated at Rs.1 crore from each constituency's scheme funds, was allocated to the Health and Family Welfare Department for medicines and materials through the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation.
Who is affected
The main participants are Members of the Legislative Assembly and the government bodies responsible for administering constituency development funds. Recipients listed include the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, District Collectors except Chennai, District Rural Development Agencies and other state and local government offices.
Relevance to property and land
The supplied text contains no measure transferring land, changing land use, classifying land or altering ownership rights. A property buyer or owner would be affected only if a separate project funded under the scheme concerns a particular locality or property, and no such project is identified in the supplied text.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No.130 change my land ownership or land classification?
The supplied text contains no provision changing land ownership, land classification, land use or property rights. It approves funding and guidelines for a constituency development scheme.
How much funding was sanctioned for the scheme in 2020-2021?
The Government granted administrative sanction for Rs.470 crore for implementation of the Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development Scheme in 2020-2021.
How is the allocation for each constituency divided?
The source states that each constituency receives Rs.2 crore per year, consisting of Rs.1 crore for the tied component and Rs.1 crore for the untied component.
Does the document list the development works that can be funded?
The source says detailed guidelines in English and Tamil are annexed to G.O. (Ms.) No.130, but those detailed guidelines are not included in the supplied text.
