G.O.(Ms) No.47, District Rural Development Agency Administration Scheme, 2017
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.II) Department issued G.O.(Ms) No.47 dated 10 April 2017, releasing Rs.11,29,06,000 to 31 District Rural Development Agencies for the District Rural Development Agency Administration Scheme during 2016-17. The amount consists of equal Central and State shares and is restricted to approved salary and contingency expenditure. The document concerns rural development administration funding and does not state that it changes land ownership, classification, use or property rights.
What the document does
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.II) Department, through G.O.(Ms) No.47 dated 10 April 2017, sanctions an additional grant of Rs.11,29,06,000 for 31 District Rural Development Agencies. The grant supports implementation of the District Rural Development Agency Administration Scheme for the financial year 2016-17.
The total comprises:
- Central share of Rs.5,64,53,000.
- State share of Rs.5,64,53,000.
- A funding pattern of 50:50 between the Central and State Governments.
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw and distribute the sanctioned amounts to the 31 agencies through electronic transfer, following the district allocations in the annexure.
Conditions on use of the money
The District Rural Development Agency Administration Scheme funding is subject to controls intended to keep the grant separate, timely and limited to approved purposes:
- Each District Rural Development Agency must maintain a separate account in a nationalised bank.
- The State Government must transfer Central funds to the relevant agency accounts within 10 days of receiving them. Delay makes the State liable to pay interest at 12 per cent per year for the delayed period.
- The State contribution must be released within 15 days. A shortfall may lead to a corresponding deduction from the Central share in the second instalment of the next financial year.
- Funds cannot be diverted from salary and contingency expenditure permitted under the scheme guidelines.
- Spending above the overall ceiling must be met by the State Government.
- Copies of release orders must be sent to the Central Government within 3 days.
The State may provide more than its normal share where a District Rural Development Agency has a genuine requirement.
Oversight and district allocations
The accounts of the District Rural Development Agencies are subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the internal audit arrangements of the Ministry of Rural Development. Project Directors must follow the Central sanction conditions and correctly report releases in utilisation certificates and funding claims.
The annexure provides separate Central, State and total allocations for all 31 listed districts. Individual totals range from Rs.26,96,000 for Perambalur and The Nilgiris to Rs.39,18,000 for Salem, Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore and Villupuram.
Relevance to property matters
G.O.(Ms) No.47 dated 10 April 2017 is an administrative funding sanction. It does not state that any land is acquired, transferred, reclassified or approved for a different use, and it does not set out changes to ownership or property records.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No.47 change my land title or land use?
No land title or land use change is stated in the document. It sanctions administrative funding for 31 District Rural Development Agencies.
How much funding was released under the government order?
The total grant is Rs.11,29,06,000, consisting of a Central share of Rs.5,64,53,000 and an equal State share of Rs.5,64,53,000.
Can a District Rural Development Agency use the grant for any rural project?
No. The funds cannot be diverted from salary and contingency expenditure allowed under the District Rural Development Agency Administration Scheme guidelines.
Are the District Rural Development Agency accounts audited?
Yes. The document provides for audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and by the internal audit arrangements of the Ministry of Rural Development.
