G.O. (Ms). No.89, PMGSY Phase VIII Road Maintenance, 2018
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS-2) Department issued G.O. (Ms). No.89 on 29 June 2018, sanctioning Rs.13.50 crore for maintenance of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase VIII roads during 2018-19. It authorises the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, who is also the Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Rural Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation, to draw the sanctioned amount and credit it to the corporation’s maintenance fund account.
Purpose and scope
G.O. (Ms). No.89 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS-2) Department sanctions Rs.13.50 crore for maintaining roads constructed under Phase VIII of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana during 2018-19. The amount is based on maintenance requirements received from Rural Development Programme Implementation Units.
The document concerns government funding for rural road maintenance. It does not contain provisions concerning private land ownership, pattas, land transfer, acquisition or change of land use.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms). No.89 primarily applies to the government bodies responsible for maintaining Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana roads.
- The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw the sanctioned maintenance amount.
- The Director, who is also the Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Rural Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation, must credit the amount to the corporation’s maintenance fund account.
- Rural Development Programme Implementation Units identified the maintenance requirement of Rs.13.50 crore for Phase VIII works.
- The Highways Department is expected to arrange its maintenance funding for 2018-19 separately.
Key provisions
G.O. (Ms). No.89 provides that:
- Rs.13.50 crore is sanctioned for maintenance of Phase VIII roads during 2018-19.
- The expenditure must be charged to the specified account for capital outlay on rural development programmes and road or bridge works under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and Bharat Nirman.
- The sanctioned amount must be credited to the Tamil Nadu Rural Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation maintenance fund account.
- Maintenance requirements for Phase IX and Phase X are not covered. A separate proposal using State Finance Commission devolution was to be sent for those phases.
Funding background
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department had earlier administratively sanctioned Rs.24.729 crore for Phase VIII maintenance during 2018-19. Of this, Rs.16.469 crore was apportioned to the Rural Development Department and Rs.8.26 crore to Highways.
The Director reported that road maintenance is a prerequisite for release of programme funds by the Ministry of Rural Development. The Ministry required 50 percent of the annual maintenance fund to be credited to the relevant account by June and the remaining 50 percent by November.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms). No.89 change my patta or land ownership?
No such change is provided in the document. It deals with funding for maintenance of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase VIII roads.
Which roads are covered by the Rs.13.50 crore sanction?
The sanction covers maintenance of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase VIII roads for 2018-19.
Who can draw and credit the sanctioned maintenance money?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, who is also the Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Rural Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation, is authorised to draw and credit the amount to the corporation’s maintenance fund account.
Does the sanction cover Phase IX, Phase X or Highways Department maintenance?
No. The document says a separate proposal would be sent for Phase IX and Phase X, while the Highways Department would arrange its maintenance fund separately.
