G.O. (Ms). No.154, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase IX and Phase X Central Assistance, 2017
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS-2) Department issued G.O. (Ms). No.154 on 28 December 2017, releasing Rs.195.625 crore in central assistance for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase IX and Phase X road works during 2017-18. It authorises the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to transfer the money to the Tamil Nadu Rural Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation account.
What the government order does
G.O. (Ms). No.154 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS-2) Department, dated 28 December 2017, releases Rs.195.625 crore received from the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. The money is programme funding for road works under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana during the financial year 2017-18.
The released amount is divided as follows:
- Rs.35.5375 crore for Phase IX works.
- Rs.160.0875 crore for Phase X works.
The total is described as Rs.195.625 crore, or Rupees one hundred ninety five crore, sixty two lakh and fifty thousand only.
Administration of the funding
G.O. (Ms). No.154 authorises the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to draw and disburse the sanctioned amount to the Tamil Nadu Rural Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation account. The Director had requested authority to draw the amount from the Pay and Accounts Officer (South), Chennai-35, and transfer it to that corporation account.
The expenditure is to be recorded under the specified capital outlay head for rural development, covering roads and bridge works under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and Bharat Nirman. The Finance Department gave its concurrence through U.O.No.67286/Fin(RD)/2017, dated 28 December 2017.
Earlier sanctions and releases recorded
G.O. (Ms). No.154 notes that administrative sanction had previously been given for:
- Phase IX road works costing Rs.357.12 crore, with maintenance costs of Rs.24.16 crore.
- Phase X road works costing Rs.758.44 crore, with maintenance costs of Rs.50.54 crore.
It also records earlier central grant releases for Phase VIII and Phase IX works before the release covered by this document.
Who may be affected
G.O. (Ms). No.154 directly concerns the government departments and public bodies responsible for financing and implementing Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana rural road works. For property buyers and owners, the document is a funding and disbursement approval. The text does not change land ownership, land classification, planning permission or property registration requirements.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms). No.154 change my land ownership or classification?
No such change is included in the text. The document releases and authorises the transfer of central assistance for rural road works.
How much money was released for the rural road programme?
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS-2) Department released Rs.195.625 crore, comprising Rs.35.5375 crore for Phase IX and Rs.160.0875 crore for Phase X.
Which authority can draw and transfer the sanctioned money?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw and disburse the amount to the Tamil Nadu Rural Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation account.
What financial year does the released assistance cover?
The central assistance covered by G.O. (Ms). No.154 is for the financial year 2017-18.
