G.O. (Ms.) No. 92, Self Sufficiency Scheme 2019-20

Scope and funding

Government Order (Ms.) No. 92 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.1) Department governs the Self Sufficiency Scheme for 2019-20 in rural and urban areas. It provides administrative sanction for Rs.50 crore and releases Rs.25 crore for implementation. The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj may distribute the money to districts and must report progress to the Government.

Who can propose a project

Individuals, groups, institutions, communities, and public or private companies may propose works. An application must identify the proposed work and include consent to contribute at least one-third of its estimated cost.

Applications go to the District Collector, or to the Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation for Chennai District. The authority checks need and feasibility, obtains an estimate from the implementing agency, and requires the contribution by Demand Draft before sanction. Contributions from local bodies and universities are not accepted.

Permitted community works

Eligible works include:

• Buildings, toilets, laboratories, cycle stands, fencing and compound walls for specified government schools, colleges and hostels.
• Facilities for government hospitals, health centres, veterinary facilities, libraries, burial grounds, noon meal centres, Anganwadis and public distribution shops.
• Drinking water supply, cement concrete roads, bridges, culverts, parks, playgrounds and sanitary complexes.
• Furniture, computers and accessories for specified government institutions and public buildings. Old computers and accessories cannot be purchased.
• Solid and liquid waste management, environmental hygiene works, solar lights for public buildings and reverse osmosis drinking water plants.

Three stages of photography, before, during and after construction, are mandatory.

Property and ownership conditions

Government Order (Ms.) No. 92 does not give contributors ownership, lease, maintenance or usage rights over a property. A permanent structure cannot be built without the property owner's prior permission. Where a local body or department must permit or maintain an asset, its permission or concurrence must be obtained before administrative sanction.

Prohibited works

The scheme generally excludes private or individual assets, land acquisition, reimbursements for completed or partly completed work, recurring expenditure, commercial establishments, and works in government-aided or self-financing educational institutions. Works inside places of religious worship or on land owned by religious faiths or groups are also prohibited. Desilting is generally prohibited, subject to the stated exceptions for certain Public Works Department tanks and water supply tanks controlled by municipalities or town panchayats, with a public contribution of 50 per cent.