G.O. (Ms) No. 167, Amendment to the Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development Scheme Guidelines, 2020-21
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No. 167, dated 21 October 2020, amending the Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development Scheme guidelines for 2020-21. It removes the mandatory Rs.25 lakh allocation for COVID-19 pandemic relief from the tied component and increases the allocation for other tied works from Rs.25 lakh to Rs.50 lakh.
What the document changes
G.O. (Ms) No. 167, issued by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department on 21 October 2020, amends the scheme guidelines issued in G.O. (Ms) No. 130, dated 27 July 2020. The amendment changes how part of the Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development Scheme allocation for 2020-21 must be used.
The Government had reduced the budget allocation by Rs.1 crore per Legislative Assembly constituency. That amount was allocated to the Health and Family Welfare Department for procuring medicines and materials through the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation to detect and contain COVID-19. The remaining Rs.2 crore per constituency was available for implementing the scheme.
Revised tied component
G.O. (Ms) No. 167 revises the Rs.1 crore tied component, which must be used for specified priority works. The changes are:
- The mandatory Rs.25 lakh allocation for COVID-19 pandemic relief works is deleted.
- Rs.50 lakh remains allocated for infrastructure in schools, Anganwadi centres and noon meal centres, and for drinking water supply works.
- The allocation for other tied works is increased from Rs.25 lakh to Rs.50 lakh.
- The total tied component remains Rs.1 crore.
The amendment followed representations from Members of the Legislative Assembly that Rs.1 crore had already been deducted from each constituency's scheme allocation for COVID-19 relief purposes.
Untied component and affected authorities
The remaining Rs.1 crore is an untied component. Members of the Legislative Assembly may select works under this component, provided the works do not fall within the negative list referred to in the scheme guidelines.
G.O. (Ms) No. 167 applies to Members of the Legislative Assembly and the government bodies responsible for administering the scheme, including the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, District Collectors, District Rural Development Agencies, local bodies and treasury authorities.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O. (Ms) No. 167 concerns constituency development funding. It contains no change to land ownership, land classification, planning permission, registration or property records. A property owner or buyer may be affected only indirectly if scheme funds are used for eligible local infrastructure or drinking water works in the area.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No. 167 change my patta, land title or property classification?
No. The document only amends funding guidelines for the Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development Scheme and contains no provision changing land records, ownership or land classification.
How is the revised Rs.1 crore tied component divided?
Rs.50 lakh is allocated for infrastructure in schools, Anganwadi centres and noon meal centres, and for drinking water supply works. The other Rs.50 lakh is allocated for other tied works.
Does the amendment remove all constituency funding for COVID-19 measures?
No. It deletes the additional mandatory Rs.25 lakh allocation for COVID-19 pandemic relief within the tied component. The document also records that Rs.1 crore per constituency had already been reduced and allocated for procuring COVID-19 medicines and materials.
Can a Member of the Legislative Assembly choose any work under the untied component?
A Member of the Legislative Assembly may choose works under the Rs.1 crore untied component, but the selected works must not fall within the negative list referred to in the scheme guidelines.
