ABSTRACT

Tsunami – Relief and Rehabilitation – Tsunami Emergency Assistance Project (TEAP) - Execution of Schemes with the Asian Development Bank –Rehabilitation of Tsunami affected areas in Town Panchayats – Appointment of additional staff and Specialists for Directorate of Town Panchayats – personnel working in the Project Implementation Unit in the Directorate of Town Panchayats under Tsunami Emergency Assistance Project – Proposal for Project Allowance - approved by Empowered Committee – Amount Rs.9.23 lakhs – Sanctioned - Orders – Issued.

Revenue (NC.IV.1) Department

G.O.Ms.No.799
Dated: 8.12.2006 

Read:

1.  G.O.Ms.No.379, Revenue Department, dated 27.06.2005

2.  G.O.Ms.No.418, Revenue Department, dated 20.07.2005

3.  G.O.Ms.No.699, Revenue Department, dated 20.12.2005

4.  G.O.Ms.No.669, Revenue Department, dated 10.10.2006

5.  G.O.Ms.No.690, Revenue Department, dated 18.10.2006

6.  Agenda for the Empowered Committee meeting dated 26.10.2006

7.  From the Officer on Special Duty (R&R), Chennai -5 Lr.No.TRR/EAP1/81881/2006, dated: 10.11.2006.

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ORDER:

In the G.O. first read above, orders have been issued according administrative sanction for the implementation of the Tsunami Emergency Assistance Project (TEAP) with Asian Development Bank assistance at a cost of Rs.629.63 Crores for Restoration of livelihood of the Tsunami affected poor, rehabilitation of Tsunami damaged Roads and Bridges, Ports and Harbours, Restoration of Water Supply and Sanitation, Rehabilitation of / up gradation of municipal and rural infrastructures and capacity building and implementation assistance.

2)  In the G.O. second read above, the Government have constituted an Empowered Committee to clear the projects to be implemented with the Asian Development Bank assistance sanctioned in the G.O. first read above.

3)  In the G.O. third, fourth and fifth read above sanction was accorded to appoint additional staff and Specialists for execution of schemes under the Asian Development Bank assisted Tsunami Emergency Assistance Project (TEAP) to the Directorate of Town Panchayats.

4)  The Director of Town Panchayats submitted a proposal for sanction of Rs.9.23 lakhs to meet the expenditure towards sanctioning of Project Allowance at 10% of Basic Pay for the personnel working in the Project Implementation Unit in the Directorate of Town Panchayats under Tsunami Emergency Assistance Project (TEAP).  The OSD(R&R) placed the said proposal before the Empowered Committee at its meeting held on 26.10.2006.  The Committee approved the proposal.

5)  The Government after careful examination, accept the decision of the Empowered Committee and accordingly sanction a sum of Rs.9.23 lakhs (Rupees Nine lakh twenty three thousand only) to meet the expenditure towards Project Allowance at 10% of Basic Pay for the personnel working in the Project Implementation Unit of Directorate of Town Panchayats, already sanctioned in the Government Order's third, fourth and fifth read above as detailed in the Annexure to this order. A sum of Rs.2,30,634/- may be sanctioned for three month from January 2007 to March 2007.

6)  The expenditure sanctioned in paragraph 5 above shall be debited to the following Head of account:-

"2515 – 00 – Other Rural Development Programmes – 102. Community Development Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan – II. State Plan – RB. Asian Development Bank assisted scheme under Tsunami Emergency Assistance Project (TEAP) – Town Panchayats – Livelihood Programme - 01. Salaries - 04. Other Allowance".

(DPC 2515 - 00 - 102 - RB - 0146 )

7)  Necessary funds will be provided in the RE/FMA 2006 – 07.  Pending provision of such funds in RE/FMA 2006 – 07, the Director of Town Panchayats  is authorised to draw and incur the expenditure sanctioned in para 5 above and follow the usual procedures for the payment of project allowance to the personnel working in the Project Implementation Unit of Directorate of Town Panchayats.  He is further directed to send the Statement of Expenditure, Utilisation Certificate and the Progress Report as laid down by Asian Development Bank in consultation with the Project Director (ETRP and TEAP) to the Asian Development Bank, Government and Accountant General.

8) This order is issued with the concurrence of Finance Department vide its U.O.No.74205/MAWS/06, dated 7.12.06 and ASL No.1123 (One Thousand one hundred and Twenty Three)

(By Order of the Governor)

S. AUDISESHIAH,
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

To

The Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

The Officer on Special Duty/ (R &R) and Project Director (ETRP and TEAP) Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

The Director of Town Panchayats, Kuralagam, Chennai - 600 108.

The Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (ADB), Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi.

The Country Director, Indian Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank, No.4, San Martin Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi – 110 021.

The Municipal Administration & Water Supply Department, Chennai -9

The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Chennai -600 015

The Pay and Accounts Officer (North) Chennai -600 001

The Accountant General, Chennai - 600 018 / 600 035.

The Assistant Director of Town Panchayats, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, Thanjavur and Nagercoil Zone.

Copy to:

The Finance (Revenue/BG.II) Department, Chennai - 600 009.

/Forwarded By Order/

Section Officer.

Revenue (NC IV.1) Department

(G.O.Ms.No.799, Revenue (NC.IV.1) Department, Dated: 8.12.06)

ANNEXURE

Round to RS.9.23 lakh

for Three month Rs.2,30,634/-

S. Audiseshiah,
Secretary to Government.

/True Copy/

Section Officer.