Guidelines for Implementation of Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development Scheme 2017-18
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS1) Department issued G.O.(Ms.) No.57 on 29 May 2017, approving funding and guidelines for the Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development Scheme for 2017-2018. It sanctions Rs.470 crore for constituency infrastructure works, with an initial release of Rs.117.50 crore, and requires each Member of Legislative Assembly to prioritise water supply works through the tied component.
What the government order does
G.O.(Ms.) No.57 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS1) Department, dated 29 May 2017, provides administrative sanction of Rs.470 crore for the Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development Scheme during 2017-2018. An initial 25 per cent, amounting to Rs.117.50 crore, is released.
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj may draw the sanctioned amount and distribute it to District Collectors, except Chennai, and to the Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation.
Who and what it affects
The Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development Scheme applies in rural and urban areas across Tamil Nadu. Members of Legislative Assembly identify infrastructure gaps and propose works within their constituencies.
The guidelines govern public infrastructure spending. They do not state that private land ownership, title or transfer rights are changed.
Allocation and priority works
Each constituency receives Rs.2 crore per year under the scheme. The 2017-2018 allocation is divided as follows:
- Rs.1.10 crore is the tied component.
- Rs.90 lakh is the untied component.
- For 2017-2018 only, the entire tied component must be used for water supply works.
- The untied component may fund works outside the prohibited list, including water supply works and bus passenger shelters.
The water supply priority responds to drought, reduced rainfall, falling groundwater levels and drying drinking water sources.
Prohibited works and exceptions
The guidelines generally prohibit:
- Government office and residential buildings, including buildings of public sector undertakings, cooperatives and societies.
- Assets benefiting an individual or family.
- Renovation, maintenance and repair works.
- Movable items, equipment and furniture.
Specified exceptions include:
- Direct Procurement Centres, Milk Producers' Cooperative Societies and Bulk Chilling Centres.
- Certain compound walls for Member of Legislative Assembly offices not yet completed.
- Maintenance sheds, compound walls and concrete flooring for State Transport undertaking bus depots.
- New houses in Town Panchayats under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna (Grameen) norms.
- Repairs to eligible houses built under government schemes up to 31 December 2007, limited to Rs.50,000 per house and subject to required permission where applicable.
- Furniture and equipment for listed government educational, health, hostel, veterinary and technical institutions.
- Aids and appliances for differently abled persons.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms.) No.57 change ownership or title rights over my land?
No change to private land ownership or title rights is stated. The document approves funding and rules for public infrastructure works under the Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development Scheme.
How much funding is available for each Member of Legislative Assembly constituency?
The guidelines state that each constituency receives Rs.2 crore per year. For 2017-2018, Rs.1.10 crore is tied to water supply works and Rs.90 lakh is available under the untied component.
Can the untied component be used for bus passenger shelters?
Yes. Construction of bus passenger shelters is expressly permitted under the Rs.90 lakh untied component.
Can scheme funds be used to repair houses?
Repairs are generally prohibited, but eligible houses constructed under government schemes up to 31 December 2007 may be repaired at a cost not exceeding Rs.50,000 per house. Permission from the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board or Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation must be obtained where applicable.
