G.O. (Ms.) No. 59, Laying and upgradation of 55 rural roads, 2017
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 59 on 29 May 2017, granting administrative sanction to lay or upgrade 55 rural roads in Salem, Coimbatore and Nammakkal districts at an estimated cost of Rs. 40.0050 crore. The works are to receive 80 percent loan assistance from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development and a 20 percent State Government contribution, but financial sanction and release of funds are to be ordered separately.
What the government approved
G.O. (Ms.) No. 59 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department approves the laying or upgradation of 55 rural roads in Salem, Coimbatore and Nammakkal districts. The approval follows sanction by the Internal Sanctioning Committee of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund XXII for 2016 to 2017.
The estimated total project cost is Rs. 40.0050 crore. The document provides administrative sanction, allowing the road programme to proceed through the required government process. It also states that separate orders will be issued for financial sanction and release of funds.
Funding and implementation
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department sets out the following funding and implementation terms:
- The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development loan component is 80 percent of the total project value.
- The State Government share is 20 percent of the total project value.
- The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj must closely monitor the works.
- Road quality must comply with the specifications and norms already in force.
- The Director must issue detailed instructions to the District Collectors concerned.
- Before tenders are finalised, officials must ensure that none of the approved works is also included under another scheme of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department or any other department.
Roads covered
The annexure identifies each approved road by district, block, road name, reach, length and updated cost. The supplied portion lists roads in Salem blocks including Ayothiyapattinam, Valapady, P.N. Palayam, Thalaivasal, Edappady, Attur, Gangavalli, Kadayampatti and Magudan Chavadi. It also lists roads in Coimbatore blocks including Karamadai, PN Palayam, Anaimalai, Kinathukadavu, Pollachi North, Pollachi South, Annur and Sulur.
The Salem entries total 16 roads, with a combined length of 34.425 kilometres and an updated cost of Rs. 1500.50 lakh.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O. (Ms.) No. 59 concerns government funding and administration of rural road works. It does not state that land ownership, patta, land classification or permitted land use is changed. A buyer or owner near a listed road can use the annexure to identify whether that road was included in the sanctioned programme, but the document does not provide details of any land acquisition.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 59 change my patta or land classification?
No such change is stated. The document grants administrative sanction for rural road works and does not address patta, ownership or land classification.
Does the administrative sanction mean funds were released immediately?
No. The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department states that separate orders will be issued for financial sanction and release of funds.
Which districts are covered by the rural road programme?
The 55 approved rural road works are located in Salem, Coimbatore and Nammakkal districts.
Who is responsible for monitoring the road works?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj must closely monitor the works, maintain quality under existing specifications and norms, and issue detailed instructions to the District Collectors concerned.
