G.O.(Ms) No.164, Kudimaramathu Rejuvenation of Minor Irrigation Tanks, Ponds and Ooranies in Rural Areas during 2019-20
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS-3) Department issued Government Order (Ms) No. 164 on 11 November 2019, sanctioning Rs.500 crore from State funds for rejuvenating minor irrigation tanks, ponds and ooranies in rural areas during 2019-20. The funding supports Kudimaramathu works carried out in convergence with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
What the order authorises
Government Order (Ms) No. 164, dated 11 November 2019, sanctions Rs.500 crore from State funds for rejuvenating minor irrigation tanks, ponds and ooranies in rural areas during 2019-20. The works must follow the Kudimaramathu guidelines approved under Government Order (Ms) No. 96, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, dated 26 July 2019.
The wider programme has a total estimated cost of Rs.1,250 crore, consisting of Rs.500 crore from State funds and Rs.750 crore from Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme funds.
Works covered
The approved Kudimaramathu programme provides for:
- Desilting and deepening 5,000 minor irrigation tanks through Panchayat Unions.
- Desilting and deepening 25,000 ponds and ooranies through Village Panchayats using machinery.
- Using the Public Works Department Schedule of Rates for 2019-20 for works financed from the Rs.500 crore State allocation.
- Constructing related structures such as inlets, outlets, surplus weirs, sluices, baby ponds and bathing ghats through convergence with Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme funds.
Funding and administration
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS-3) Department classifies the Rs.500 crore expenditure as an item of New Service. Legislative approval was to be obtained in due course, with the expenditure initially met through an advance from the Contingency Fund pending that approval.
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is the estimating, reconciling and controlling authority for the new account head. The Director is also authorised to draw and disburse the sanctioned amount and must seek the required Contingency Fund advance and submit explanatory notes for inclusion in the Supplementary Estimates for 2019-20.
Who may be affected
Government Order (Ms) No. 164 is directed to rural development authorities, District Collectors other than Chennai, District Rural Development Agencies, treasury authorities and accounting officials. It concerns public funding and implementation of rural water body works. It does not contain provisions changing private land ownership, title, registration or property boundaries.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms) No. 164 change ownership of land near a tank or oorani?
No ownership or title change is set out in the text. Government Order (Ms) No. 164 deals with funding and administration for rejuvenating rural minor irrigation tanks, ponds and ooranies.
How much State funding was sanctioned for the Kudimaramathu works?
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS-3) Department sanctioned Rs.500 crore from State funds for the 2019-20 works.
What kinds of water body works are included?
The programme includes desilting and deepening minor irrigation tanks, ponds and ooranies, along with structures such as inlets, outlets, surplus weirs, sluices, baby ponds and bathing ghats.
Which authority controls and disburses the sanctioned funds?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is the estimating, reconciling and controlling authority and is authorised to draw and disburse the sanctioned amount.
