G.O. (Ms) No.38, Fifth State Finance Commission Grants for January 2021
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR-1) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.38 on 26 February 2021, sanctioning Rs.860,34,58,210 as Fifth State Finance Commission grants for Village Panchayats, Panchayat Unions and District Panchayats for January 2021. The document concerns government funding for rural local bodies and does not contain provisions changing private land ownership, classification or title.
Purpose
G.O. (Ms) No.38, issued by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR-1) Department on 26 February 2021, sanctions Rs.860,34,58,210 for the three tiers of Panchayat Raj Institutions for January 2021. The funding consists of minimum grants and population grants under the Fifth State Finance Commission arrangements for 2020-21.
Who is affected
The funding decision directly applies to:
- 12,525 Village Panchayats.
- 388 Panchayat Unions.
- 36 District Panchayats.
- The Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, who is authorised to draw and distribute the money.
- Pay and Accounts Officers and Treasury Officers responsible for admitting eligible bills.
Property buyers and owners are not assigned any duty or payment under G.O. (Ms) No.38. The document does not alter pattas, land records, ownership, land classification, planning permission or property registration.
Key provisions
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR-1) Department records that rural local body devolution grants are apportioned among Village Panchayats, Panchayat Unions and District Panchayats in the ratio 55:37:8. Horizontal distribution is based on:
- Total population from the 2011 Census, 60 per cent.
- Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe population, 15 per cent.
- Area, 15 per cent.
- Per capita consumption expenditure distance, 10 per cent.
The sanctioned amount is assigned under the listed accounts as follows:
- Village Panchayat minimum grant, Rs.300,60,00,000.
- Village Panchayat population grant, Rs.189,68,20,120.
- Panchayat Union minimum grant, Rs.31,04,00,000.
- Panchayat Union population grant, Rs.273,69,42,710.
- District Panchayat population grant, Rs.65,32,95,380.
The Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj may make deductions for committed expenditure, including pension contributions and other deductions specifically authorised by government orders.
Relevance to land and property matters
G.O. (Ms) No.38 is a financial sanction for rural local bodies, not a land administration decision affecting individual properties. A buyer, owner or property professional would need to refer to separate land records, planning documents or registration records for information about a particular property.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No.38 change my patta or land ownership?
No. The document sanctions grants to rural local bodies and contains no provision changing pattas, private ownership or land records.
Which local bodies receive the January 2021 grant?
The grant covers 12,525 Village Panchayats, 388 Panchayat Unions and 36 District Panchayats.
How much funding was sanctioned?
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR-1) Department sanctioned Rs.860,34,58,210 for January 2021.
Who distributes the sanctioned money?
The Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw the amount from the listed accounts and disburse it to the three tiers of Panchayat Raj Institutions.
