ABSTRACT

Reproductive and Child Health Project – National Component – Major Civil Works in Primary Health Centres and First Referral Units at a cost of Rs. 3.41 crores – Sanctioned – Orders issued.

Health and Family Welfare Department

 

G.O. (2D) No.32                                                                               Dated 27-5-2003

Read:

1. G.O. (2D) No. 12, Health and Family Welfare, dated 13.3.2002.

2. From the Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi Letter L.M. 12015 / 1 / 2002 / FWB, dated 20.12.2002.

3. From the Project Director, Reproductive and Child Health Project Letter 109 / RCHP / P / 2002, dated 14.1.2003.

ORDER:

The National Component of the Reproductive Child Health Project provides a lumpsum financial assistance to the extent of Rs. 10.00 lakhs per Community Health Centre (CHC)/ First Referral Units (FRUs) for constructing operation theatres or labour room, and for providing water supply or electricity facility or for upgrading these facilities. As per the Reproductive Child Health norms, Tamil Nadu is eligible for Rs.940.00 lakhs for carrying out Major Civil Works Government of India have earlier released a sum of Rs.402.30 lakhs for Tamil Nadu under the National Component for the major civil works as first instalment. Accordingly in G.O. (2D) No. 12, Health, dated 13.3.2002, sanction was accorded to incur a non-recurring expenditure of Rs. 4.04 crores for carrying out Civil Works including construction / repairs of Labour room and Operation Theatre and provision of Water Supply and Electricity facilities in the Primary Health Centres / First Referral Units approved in Government Letter No. 28528 / EAP3 / 2002-2, dated 25.6.2002.

2. The Government of India in their letter dated 20.12.2002 have now released an additional instalment of Rs. 3.43 crores towards major Civil Works under the Reproductive and Child Health Project for the year 2002-2003. The Project Director, Reproductive and Child Health Project has now sent proposal requesting Government sanction for the above amount of Rs. 3.43 crores for carrying out Major Civil Works. He has informed that the selection of Primary Health Centres has been done on the basis of the number of institutional deliveries in the Primary Health Centre / Health Sub Centres and number of caesareans performed in the First Referral Units. The Health Sub Centres have been identified based on the stayal of the Village Health Nurses in the quarters. The Civil Works will be carried out by the State Public Works Department.

3. The Government after careful consideration have decided to accept the proposal of the Project Director, Reproductive and Child Health Project. Accordingly, sanction is accorded to incur a non-recurring expenditure of Rs. 3.41 crores (Rupees three crores and forty one lakhs only) to carryout Major Civil Works through Public Works Department under Reproductive and Child Health Project, subject to the following conditions:-

(i) To avoid duplication of work, the Project Director, Reproductive and Child Health Project, is requested to obtain an undertaking from the Deputy Director of Health Services / Joint Director of Health Services concerned that no similar item of work has been entrusted to the Public Works Department earlier under other schemes.

(ii) The Civil Works should be done through Public Works Department as "Remittance Works".

4. The Project Director, Reproductive and Child Health Project is authorised to incur non-recurring expenditure of Rs. 3.41 crores as per distribution of funds to Districts shown in the Annexure for carrying the Civil Works through the Public Works Department and to identify the Primary Health Centres / First Referral Units / Health Sub Centres on the basis of norms in consultation with Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine / Director of Medical and Rural Health Services.

5. The non-recurring expenditure sanctioned in para 3 above should be debited to the head of account "2211-00-Family Welfare –103 Maternity and Child Health Schemes in the Xth Five Year Plan – III – Centrally Sponsored - SE National Component – Reproductive and Child Health Project –16. Major Works." (D. P. Code 2211-00-103-SE-1604).

6. Chief Engineer (Building) is requested to execute the work under "Remittance" head of account following all procedures in force.

7. Public Works Department should follow the World Bank Guidelines for carrying out the Civil Works.

10. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide its U.O. No. 49 / ADS (KSG) 2003-1, dated 10.3.2003.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

 

GIRIJA VAIDYANATHAN,

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To

The Project Director, Reproductive and Child Health Project, Chehnai-6.

The Pay and Accounts Officer,(South), Chennai- 35

The Accountant General, Chennai-18/35

The Accountant General, Chennai-18 (By name)

The Chief Engineer (Building), Public Works Department, Chennai-5.

 

Copy to:

The Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi-11.

The Planning and Development, Chennai-9.

The Finance (Health.I/BG.II) Department, Chennai-9.

Chief Minister’s Office, Chennai-9.

Senior Personal Assistant to Hon’ble Minister (Health & Education), Chennai-9.

SF/SC.

 

FORWARDED BY ORDER

SECTION OFFICER