G.O.(Ms) No.15, Establishment of Micro Composting Centres in Peri-Urban / Bigger Village Panchayats, 2020
The Tamil Nadu Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (GGS.1) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 15, dated 7 January 2020, approving guidelines and funding for 300 Micro-Composting Centres in selected peri-urban and bigger Village Panchayats. Each selected Village Panchayat must earmark suitable Poramboke land vested with it, located away from water bodies, for the centre.
What the government approved
Government Order (Ms.) Number 15 of the Tamil Nadu Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (GGS.1) Department approves the establishment of 300 Micro-Composting Centres in peri-urban and bigger Village Panchayats. The centres are intended to address environmental pollution and health risks caused by unmanaged biodegradable waste in areas with high population density, commercial activity or floating populations.
The project uses the World Bank Performance Based Incentive Fund received for 2019-20 under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin). The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj may allocate centres among districts according to need.
Village Panchayats covered
The approved guidelines require a selected Village Panchayat to generate an average of at least 0.5 ton of biodegradable waste per day. Each Micro-Composting Centre may handle between 0.5 ton and 3 ton of wet waste daily.
A qualifying Village Panchayat must also meet one or more of these conditions:
- Population exceeding 10,000.
- Location next to a Corporation, Municipality or Town Panchayat.
- Tourism or pilgrimage importance.
- A major bus stand, railway station or market serving a floating population.
- Large industrial, commercial or educational establishments.
District Collectors must identify eligible Village Panchayats and submit proposals to the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj for sanction.
Land and property implications
Government Order (Ms.) Number 15 requires the Village Panchayat proposing a Micro-Composting Centre to earmark the necessary Poramboke land vested with that Village Panchayat. The selected land must be away from water bodies.
The document does not direct private property owners to provide land. Its stated land requirement concerns Poramboke land already vested with the relevant Village Panchayat.
Facilities and operation
The approved Micro-Composting Centre guidelines provide for:
- Compost tubs, waste receiving platforms and stabilization or storage areas.
- Shredding machines, conveyor belts, weighing machines, sieving machines and trolleys.
- Use of existing battery-operated e-carts to transport biodegradable waste.
- Weighing, screening, shredding and composting of segregated biodegradable waste.
- Direct supervision by the Project Director of the District Rural Development Agency and the Executive Engineer for Rural Development.
Bulk waste generators are responsible for managing biodegradable waste within their premises. Where they lack such facilities, e-carts may collect only biodegradable waste from them on a payment basis fixed by the Village Panchayat.
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Common questions
Can my private land be selected for a Micro-Composting Centre?
The guidelines specify Poramboke land vested with the Village Panchayat. They do not direct private landowners to provide land.
Can a Micro-Composting Centre be built near a lake or other water body?
No. The earmarked Village Panchayat Poramboke land must be away from water bodies.
Which Village Panchayats are eligible for a centre?
A Village Panchayat must generate at least 0.5 ton of biodegradable waste per day and meet at least one listed condition, such as having more than 10,000 people, being peri-urban, or having significant tourism, transport, market, industrial, commercial or educational activity.
Who selects the Village Panchayats and approves their proposals?
District Collectors identify Village Panchayats under the prescribed criteria and send proposals to the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj for sanction.
