G.O Ms No. 16.9.2002

Highways Department - NABARD - Rural Roads - Improvements to Rural Roads to Other District Roads standards with loan assistance from NABARD under RIDF - VIII- Project 42 (Rural Roads) - Sanctioned - Orders - Issued.

In the reference first read above, the Chief Engineer (Rural Roads), Chennai has sent proposals for improving Rural Roads to Other District Roads standard under Rural Roads, Special Component Plan and Bus Route Improvement Scheme with Loan Assistance from NABARD under RIDF VIII Project 42 (Rural Roads). The proposal of the Chief Engineer (Rural roads) envisages improvements of 105.20 kms. of Rural roads to Other District roads standard and 2 bridges work at a total cost of Rs.21.5265 crores (Rupees twenty one crores, fifty two lakhs and sixty five thousand only). The above proposal was forwarded to the NABARD for loan assistance.

2. The NABARD in their letter second read above have sanctioned Road Works and bridge works for improvement of Rural roads to Other District roads standard at a 90% cost of Rs. 19.3738 crores (Rupees Nineteen crores thirty seven lakhs and thirty eight thousands only ). Balance 10% share of Rs. 2.1527 crores is the Government contribution. The Chief Engineer (Rural Roads) has requested for administrative sanction.

3. The Government have carefully examined the proposal of the Chief Engineer (Rural Roads), Chennai, in the light of sanction accorded by NABARD as in para 2 above, and accord administrative sanction for 33 works (31 Roads and 2 bridges) as detailed in Annexure to this order at a total cost of Rs. 21.5265 crores (Rupees Twenty one crores, fifty two lakhs and sixty five thousand only) out of which the government contribution would be Rs. 2.1527 crores (Rupees two crores, fifteen lakhs and twenty seven thousands only) and the share of NABARD would be Rs. 19.3738 crores (Rupees Nineteen crores, thirty seven lakhs and thirty eight thousand only) as loan assistance.

4. The expenditure sanction in para 3 above shall be debited to the following heads of account:

Sl. No 1	Name of scheme 2	No.of Works 3	Length in Kms 4	Amount (Rs. in lakhs) 5	The head of account to which expenditure is to be charged. 6
1.	Rural Roads Scheme	Roads 13 Bridges 1 Total 14	28.80 ---- 28.80	455.70 57.50 513.20	5054 Capital Outlay on roads and bridges 04. District and other roads 337. Road works schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan II-State Plan-JI Improvements to Rural roads with loan assistance from NABARD. 16 Major works. (D.P. Code 5054-04-337-JI-1601)
2.	Special Component Plan Scheme	Roads 8 Bridges 1 Total 9	23.80 --- 23.80	431.70 36.50 468.20	5054 Capital outlay on roads and bridges 04 District and Other Roads. 789 Special Component Plan for scheduled Caste Schemes in the Tenth five Year Plan II State Plan JA- Improvements to Rural Roads with loan assistance from NABARD under Special component Plan. 16 Major Works. (DPC 5054-04-789-JA16 00)
3.	Bus Route Improvement Scheme	Roads 10 Bridges - Total 10	52.60 --- 52.60	1171.25 --- 1171.25	5054 Capital outlay on roads and Bridges 04 District and Other roads 337 Road works schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan II State Plan- JJ Improvements to Bus route with loan assistance from NABARD.16 Major Works (DPC 5054-04-337-55-1609)
	Total Roads	31	105.20	2058.65
	Total Bridges	2	----	94.00
	Grand Total	33	105.20	2152.65

5. The Chief Engineer (Rural roads), Chennai is requested to execute the Works sanctioned in para 3 above utilising the provisions made by NABARD and the Government as their shares in full and complete the Roads and bridge works within the time limit prescribed by NABARD.

The Senior Personal Assistant to Hon'ble Minister for Public Works & P.E Department Chennai-9 (w.e)