G.O. (Ms.) No. 64, Jal Jeevan Mission, Nomination of Nodal Department and State Nodal Officer, 2020
The Tamil Nadu Government's Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (GGS.1) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 64, dated 17 March 2020, appointing the department as the nodal department for implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission in Tamil Nadu. It also appoints the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, as the State Level Nodal Officer, but contains no provisions concerning land ownership, registration, patta or land use.
What the government order does
Government Order (Ms.) Number 64, dated 17 March 2020, establishes the administrative responsibility for implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission in Tamil Nadu. The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (GGS.1) Department issued it following operational guidelines from the Government of India concerning the mission.
The government order makes two appointments:
- The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department is nominated as the nodal department for the Jal Jeevan Mission in Tamil Nadu.
- The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, is nominated as the State Level Nodal Officer for implementing the mission.
Basis for the appointments
Government Order (Ms.) Number 64 refers to operational guidelines issued on 25 December 2019 by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India. The Tamil Nadu Government made the appointments with reference to those guidelines.
The document does not reproduce the operational guidelines or describe individual projects, funding arrangements, water connections, technical standards or application procedures.
Who is affected
Government Order (Ms.) Number 64 primarily affects government departments, officers and committees responsible for administering the Jal Jeevan Mission in Tamil Nadu. Copies were sent to:
- Members of the Apex Committee of the Jal Jeevan Mission.
- Members of the Executive Committee of the Jal Jeevan Mission.
- Members of the State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committee.
- The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj.
- The Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board.
- District Collectors.
- Project Directors of District Rural Development Agencies.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
Government Order (Ms.) Number 64 is an administrative appointment document, not a land order. It does not address property title, patta, survey boundaries, registration, acquisition, land classification, planning permission or change of land use.
A property buyer or owner therefore cannot use this document as evidence of ownership, approval, water connection entitlement or any change in the legal status of land. Its stated purpose is limited to identifying the responsible Tamil Nadu department and State Level Nodal Officer for the Jal Jeevan Mission.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) Number 64 change my patta or land ownership?
The document does not contain any provision changing patta, ownership, survey boundaries or land classification. It only appoints the nodal department and State Level Nodal Officer for the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Which department coordinates the Jal Jeevan Mission in Tamil Nadu?
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department is nominated as the nodal department for the Jal Jeevan Mission in Tamil Nadu.
Who is the State Level Nodal Officer under this government order?
The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, is nominated as the State Level Nodal Officer.
Does this government order grant a household water connection?
Government Order (Ms.) Number 64 does not grant individual water connections or set out an application process. It only assigns administrative responsibility for implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission in Tamil Nadu.
