G.O.(Ms) No.09, District Rural Development Agency Administration Scheme Fund, 2019
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS2) Department issued G.O.(Ms) No.09, dated 29 January 2019, sanctioning Rs.9,63,70,000 as the second instalment of District Rural Development Agency Administration Scheme funding for all 31 District Rural Development Agencies for the financial year 2018-19. It authorises electronic disbursement of the funds and sets administrative requirements for the agencies, but does not change land ownership, property records or transaction requirements.
What the government order does
G.O.(Ms) No.09 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS2) Department, dated 29 January 2019, approves and releases the second instalment of funding under the District Rural Development Agency Administration Scheme for the financial year 2018-19. The total sanction covers all 31 District Rural Development Agencies listed in the annexure.
The funding follows a 60:40 sharing arrangement between the Central Government and the State Government:
- Central share of 60 percent: Rs.5,78,22,000.
- State share of 40 percent: Rs.3,85,48,000.
- Total amount sanctioned: Rs.9,63,70,000.
The Government accepted the funding proposal submitted by the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj after the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, released the Central share.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms) No.09 primarily affects the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, the Project Directors of the District Rural Development Agencies, and the 31 agencies receiving the funds. Property buyers, landowners and people registering property are not given any new duty under the document.
The document deals with administrative funding for rural development agencies. It does not state that any land is acquired, transferred, reclassified or subjected to new restrictions. It also does not alter patta records, planning permissions or registration procedures.
Key administrative provisions
G.O.(Ms) No.09 includes the following directions:
- The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj may draw and disburse the sanctioned amount to District Rural Development Agencies in 31 districts.
- Disbursement must be made through the Electronic Clearing Service according to the attached annexure.
- Project Directors must follow the instructions in the Ministry of Rural Development sanction order.
- Project Directors must properly record the release details when submitting utilisation certificates and claim proposals to the Government of India.
- The expenditure must be charged to the account head specified for District Rural Development Agency administration costs under other rural development programmes.
- The Finance Department concurred with the sanction on 29 January 2019.
District allocations
The annexure gives separate Central share, State share and total figures for each of the 31 districts. The combined allocations shown in the annexure total Rs.578.220 lakh from the Central Government and Rs.385.480 lakh from the State Government, producing an overall total of Rs.963.700 lakh.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No.09 affect my land ownership or patta?
No change to land ownership or patta is stated. The document sanctions administrative funding for 31 District Rural Development Agencies.
How much funding was sanctioned under the scheme?
The total sanction is Rs.9,63,70,000, consisting of a Central share of Rs.5,78,22,000 and a State share of Rs.3,85,48,000.
Which districts receive the funding?
The annexure allocates funding to District Rural Development Agencies in all 31 districts listed in the document.
How will the sanctioned money be released?
The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj is authorised to draw and disburse the funds to the 31 District Rural Development Agencies through the Electronic Clearing Service.
