G.O.(Ms.) No.72, Comprehensive School Infrastructure Development Scheme, 2015-2016
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS-1) Department issued Government Order G.O.(Ms.) No.72 on 29 April 2015, sanctioning Rs.100 crore and approving guidelines for the Comprehensive School Infrastructure Development Scheme during 2015-2016. The scheme funds buildings, kitchens, water supply, toilets, repairs and related infrastructure in eligible Panchayat Union Primary and Middle Schools.
What the government approved
Government Order G.O.(Ms.) No.72 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS-1) Department, dated 29 April 2015, approves Rs.100 crore for the Comprehensive School Infrastructure Development Scheme during 2015-2016. The money comes from State Finance Commission Grants, with Rs.67 crore from the Panchayat Unions' share and Rs.33 crore from the District Panchayats' share.
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw and release the funds to districts in eight instalments.
Schools covered
The Comprehensive School Infrastructure Development Scheme applies to Panchayat Union Primary and Middle Schools in rural areas. For 2015-2016, most facilities are to be provided in schools situated in Village Panchayats selected under the Tamil Nadu Village Habitations Improvement Scheme.
The guidelines make two exceptions:
- Additional toilets may be provided in any Village Panchayat where student strength creates a further need, including by combining funds with another ongoing scheme.
- All types of permitted facilities may be provided in Panchayat Union Schools located in Town Panchayats and Municipalities.
Permitted works
The approved guidelines allow the following works:
- New school buildings based on student strength, at approximately 9 square feet per student.
- Repairs to roofs, floors, doors, windows, walls, blackboards and tiled roofing.
- New or repaired kitchen sheds, including storage rooms where needed.
- Water pipeline extensions, connections, storage tanks, borewells and rainwater harvesting facilities.
- Repair, renovation or construction of separate toilets for boys and girls.
- Incinerators in girls' toilets at middle schools.
- Compound walls, depending on need and available funds.
Rainwater harvesting is mandatory for newly constructed school buildings. Repairs to existing school buildings are limited to buildings not repaired during the previous three years, and recent white washing or colour washing cannot be repeated within three years.
Selection and checks
A committee consisting of the Block Development Officer, an Assistant Engineer or Junior Engineer, and the school Headmaster must inspect each school and identify required works using survey information. Dilapidated buildings may be recommended for demolition, with replacement construction funded through the scheme or combined with funds from other schemes if necessary.
District officials must conduct field visits and test checks while estimates are prepared, ensuring that essential work is included, unnecessary or unauthorised work is excluded, and repair estimates are properly examined.
Relevance to property owners
Government Order G.O.(Ms.) No.72 governs public school infrastructure funding and implementation. It does not set out requirements for private land sales, ownership records or property registration.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms.) No.72 affect the purchase or registration of private property?
The document deals with infrastructure works in Panchayat Union Primary and Middle Schools. It does not provide rules for private property purchases, ownership records or registration.
Can a new school building be constructed if there is no vacant space?
Yes. It may be built on the first floor of an existing reinforced concrete building after the Executive Engineer (Rural Development) confirms its structural stability.
Can schools outside Village Panchayats selected under the Tamil Nadu Village Habitations Improvement Scheme receive works?
Additional toilets may be provided in any Village Panchayat where student strength requires them. All permitted facilities may also be provided in Panchayat Union Schools located in Town Panchayats and Municipalities.
Who decides which school works should be carried out?
A committee comprising the Block Development Officer, an Assistant Engineer or Junior Engineer, and the school Headmaster must inspect each school and list the required works.
