G.O.(Ms) No.151, District Rural Development Agency Administration Scheme Fund, 2019
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.2) Department issued G.O.(Ms) No.151 dated 18 October 2019, sanctioning Rs.9,65,10,000 as the first instalment of the District Rural Development Agency Administration Scheme Fund for 2019-20. The money was allocated among 31 District Rural Development Agencies, and the document contains no change to land ownership, registration, classification or property rights.
What the document does
G.O.(Ms) No.151 dated 18 October 2019, issued by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.2) Department, approves and releases administrative funding for District Rural Development Agencies during the financial year 2019-20.
The total sanctioned amount is Rs.9,65,10,000. It consists of:
- Central share of Rs.5,79,06,000, representing 60 per cent.
- State share of Rs.3,86,04,000, representing 40 per cent.
- Funding for all 31 District Rural Development Agencies listed in the annexure.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms) No.151 primarily affects the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, the Project Directors of the District Rural Development Agencies, and the government officers responsible for drawing, distributing and accounting for the funds.
Property buyers, owners and land professionals are not assigned any duty under the document. It does not set out rules concerning land title, patta, registration, land classification, planning permission, acquisition or change of land use.
District allocations
The annexure to G.O.(Ms) No.151 provides separate Central and State shares for each of the 31 districts. Combined allocations range from Rs.23 lakh for Perambalur and The Nilgiris to Rs.33.50 lakh for Salem, Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore and Villupuram.
Other districts receive totals calculated from the same 60:40 funding pattern. The annexure records an overall Central share of Rs.579.060 lakh, State share of Rs.386.040 lakh and total of Rs.965.100 lakh.
Administration and accountability
G.O.(Ms) No.151 authorises the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to draw and disburse the sanctioned money to the District Rural Development Agencies in 31 districts through the Electronic Clearing Service.
The expenditure must be recorded under the government account head specified in the document for District Rural Development Agency administration costs. Project Directors must follow the instructions in the Government of India sanction, correctly acknowledge the release details, and include them when submitting utilisation certificates and claim proposals to the Government of India.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No.151 affect my land title or patta?
No land title or patta provision appears in G.O.(Ms) No.151. It sanctions administrative funding for 31 District Rural Development Agencies.
How much money was sanctioned under the scheme?
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.2) Department sanctioned Rs.9,65,10,000, comprising a Central share of Rs.5,79,06,000 and a State share of Rs.3,86,04,000.
Which districts receive the funding?
The funding is distributed among all 31 District Rural Development Agencies listed in the annexure, with separate Central and State shares for each district.
Who is responsible for distributing the money?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw and disburse the sanctioned amount to the 31 District Rural Development Agencies through the Electronic Clearing Service.
