G.O.(Ms.) No.68, Constitution of District Water and Sanitation Committee under Jal Jeevan Mission
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 68 on 18 March 2020, constituting a District Water and Sanitation Committee for implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission. The order also designates an existing Development Committee as the Village Level Committee for the mission, but contains no provisions concerning land ownership, registration, transfer or land use.
What the order does
Government Order (Ms.) Number 68, dated 18 March 2020, was issued by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department. It establishes the administrative committees responsible for implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission at district and village levels in Tamil Nadu.
The District Water and Sanitation Committee was constituted with reference to operational guidelines issued by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India, on 25 December 2019.
District committee membership
Government Order (Ms.) Number 68 places the District Collector in charge of the District Water and Sanitation Committee. Its membership includes:
- The District Collector as Chairman.
- The Project Director, District Rural Development Agency.
- The Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, Rural Water Supply, as Convener.
- Executive Engineers representing Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and Agricultural Engineering.
- The Joint Directors of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry.
- The District Forest Officer.
- Deputy Directors representing Horticulture and Public Health.
- Divisional Engineers responsible for Highways and Rural Road Works.
- The Assistant Director of Panchayats and the Public Relations Officer.
- Any additional member selected by the District Collector according to local needs.
Village level arrangement
Government Order (Ms.) Number 68 provides that the Development Committee constituted under Government Order (Ms.) Number 102 of the Rural Development (C4) Department, dated 12 July 2005, will serve as the Village Level Committee for the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Who is affected
Government Order (Ms.) Number 68 primarily affects District Collectors, district officials, local administration officers and members involved in Jal Jeevan Mission implementation. The order was circulated to mission committees, the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, the Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, District Collectors and Project Directors of District Rural Development Agencies.
For property buyers and owners, the document does not create or change land title, registration, land classification, development rights or transfer requirements. Its stated purpose is committee formation for the Jal Jeevan Mission.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) Number 68 change my land ownership or patta?
No land ownership or patta provision appears in the order. The document concerns the constitution of district and village level committees for the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Who chairs the District Water and Sanitation Committee?
The District Collector is the Chairman of the District Water and Sanitation Committee.
Who acts as the convener of the district committee?
The Executive Engineer of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, Rural Water Supply, is the Convener.
Which body serves as the Village Level Committee for the Jal Jeevan Mission?
The Development Committee constituted under Government Order (Ms.) Number 102 of the Rural Development (C4) Department, dated 12 July 2005, serves as the Village Level Committee.
