From the Commissioner of Municipal Administration D.O.Lr.No.77131/04/E2 dated 11.1.05.

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ORDER:

In the letter read above, the Commissioner of Municipal Administration has submitted proposals to Government for sanction of honorarium to the sanitary workers etc. for the services rendered by them especially the removal of death bodies during the relief operations of the Tsunami disaster that struck Tamil Nadu on 26.12.2004.

2. The Commissioner of Municipal Administration has reported that the total number of sanitary workers under the Commissioner of Municipal Administration is 3861 and the Director of Special Village Panchayats is 938. Thus the total number of the persons involved in Tsunami relief work is 4,799 and the amount required at the rate of Rs.2,500/- per worker works out to Rs. 1,19,97,500/-.

3. The Government have examined the proposal of the Commissioner of Municipal Administration and decided to accept it. Accordingly, the Government accord sanction for an amount of Rs. 1,19,97,500/- (Rupees one crore, nineteen lakhs, ninety seven thousand and five hundred only) towards sanction of honorarium to the sanitary workers, Sanitary Maistry, Tractor Drivers and other staff as recommended by the Commissioner of Municipal Administration and Director of Special Village Panchayat who handled the dead bodies which is not in their normal line of duty, in appreciation of the services rendered by them during the relief operations of the Tsunami disaster that struck on 26.12.2004.

4 The amount sanctioned in para 3 above shall be debited to the following head of account:-

"2245 Relief on account of Natural Calamities - 80 General - 800 Other expenditure - I. Non Plan - AB Assistance for undertaking immediate relief works in connection with Tsunami -33.PPSS 02. Remuneration. (D.PC.Code 2245 80 800 AB 3326).

5. Necessary funds will be provided in the FMA2004-05. Pending provision of additional funds, the Pay and Accounts Officer (East) Chennai is directed to admit and honour the bill, if otherwise found to be in order.

6. The Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Revenue Administration is authorized to draw and disburse the amount sanctioned in para 3 above as per the existing procedure to the Commissioner of Municipal Administration. and the Director of Special Village Panchayats. The Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Revenue Administration is requested to send the utilization certificate to the Accountant general and the Government in due course.

7) The Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Revenue Administration is requested to send necessary proposals for inclusion of the expenditure sanctioned in para 3 above in the FMA for 2004-2005.

8) The expenditure sanctioned in para 3 above shall be brought to the notice of the Legislature by specific inclusion in the FSE 2004-2005. The Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Revenue Administration is requested to send necessary proposals to the Finance(Revenue) Department in this regard without fail.

9) This order issues with the concurrence of the Fin. Dept. vide its U.O. No.10597/Revenue/05 dated 10.2.2005. The Additional Sanction Ledger No. is 1509 .

(By Order of the Governor)

N. SUNDARADEVAN