The Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, Government of India, organized the 2nd 'District Collectors Conference', which took place on the 6th & 7th of September in New Delhi. Over 30 district collectors participated, making presentations on best practices to overcome challenges faced in the sectors of rural development, education, urban development, law & order, and disaster management. 
 
The Planning Commission is providing these presentations for the public to see examples of the good work being done by young IAS officers in the field, and to promote cross-learning and innovation.

1. Date : 06.09.2013
TAMILNADU
COIMBATORE DISTRICTCOIMBATORE DISTRICT
Presented by
Dr.M.Karunagaran I.A.S.,
District Collector

2. Objective
 One of the flagship programme of Government of Tamil
Nadu (CMSPGHS) aims at providing solar powered green
house for the poor people living below poverty line in rural
areas.
 The Type design includes Hall, Bed room, Kitchen, Functional
toilet and Verandah apart from Rain water Harvesting .
 The total plinth area of the building is 300 Sqft.
 The Estimate cost of each house is Rs.2.10 Lakhs which
includes Rs.30,000/- for solar lighting system.

3. S.No Year Takenup Alocation
(Rs.in
Lakhs)
1 2011-2012 1507 2712.60
2 2012-2013 1497 2694.60
3 2013-2014 1497 3143.70
The Houses Taken up during 2011-12 &
2012-13 have been completed.

4. SPECIAL FEATURES
 Minor changes in design permissible without altering the
plinth area.
 Dovetailing funds from MGNREGS and NBA for Toilet
construction
 Rain water harvesting structure in all the houses.

7. The Population of Kemmarampalayam Panchayat is
6175 and most of them belong to SC,ST community.
People were not benefitted under any housing schemes,
since they didn’t have own land.
House site Pattas issued and houses constructed under
CMSPGHS.
All basic amenities provided - CC Road, BT Road, Water
Supply, OHT, Retaining Wall – thro’ Self Sufficiency
Scheme .
Bank loans Rs. 25,000 also arranged for all houses.
Solar Lighting provided.

8. Discussion with Beneficiaries

10. KEMMARAMPALAYAMKEMMARAMPALAYAM
VILLAGE PANCHAYATVILLAGE PANCHAYAT

11. Inspection By Government of India OfficialsInspection By Government of India Officials

12. Under this scheme – Transgenders specially
provided 30 houses in the same place with all
the facilities listed above in Panchukattu
pudur (Thekkampatti Panchayat) in
Karamadai block of Coimbatore District

15. Salient features of THAI
“Habitations” as the basic unit for implementation.
 All facilities – Water supply, Street light, Road, Improvements
to burial ground and any other facilities lacking in the
habitation are provided.
 Initial survey for identification of basic requirements and
fulfillment.
 Dovetailing allowed in MLACDS, MPLADS, 13th Finance
Commission Grant, etc.
 During 2011-12, 391 habitations covered with Rs. 1188.26
lakhs, 2012-13, 294 habitations, Rs. 1147.54 lakhs and 2013-
14, 206 habitations, Rs. 1116.76 lakhs.

16. Sl.No
Habitation
Range
Panchayats
Allocation per Panchayat
(Rs. in lakhs)
Total
Allocation
(Rs. In
Lakhs)
Minimum
basic
grant
Additional
Funds
Total
Funds
1 Below 5 138 20 0 20 2760
2 5-15 77 20 10 30 2310
3 16-25 10 20 20 40 400
4 Above 25 3 20 30 50 150
Total 228 5620

18.  Tiled Flooring,
 False Ceiling,
 Pucca Furnitures,
 Book Rakes,
 Board with attractive pictures,
 AC, Audio & Video system,
 TV, Computer,
 Protected Water Supply etc
Funds Used
 Collector’s Discretionary funds, SSS (PC) and some other savings
funds.
 Anaikatti, Vanjiyapuram, Sangarayapuram, Kalimangalam,
Valparai, Ramampalayam AD welfare schools benefitted.
 6 nos of Adi Dravida welfare schools at an estimate cost of Rs.
34.42 Lakhs.
As a Special initiative 6 Rural Adi Dravida Welfare Primary Schools have
been provided with better modern infrastructure facilities like

19. Kalimangalam

21. Ramampalayam

24. Vanjiyapuram

25. Valparai

26. Anaikatti

27. Sankarayapuram

28.  100% attendance
 More congenial atmosphere expressed
by students and Teachers
 Dropouts reduced
 Increased feeling of pride about school
by the students

29. Catchment area : 63 Sq.Km
Tank bed area : 337 acre
Storage capacity : 97 MCft
Tank bund length : 2880 m

30. Before Desilting

31. During Desilting

32. During Desilting

33. During Desilting

35. During Desilting

36. During Desilting

37. After DesiltingAfter Desilting

38.  Desilted by the MGNREGS workers.
 112 Km length distributaries channel at an
estimated cost of Rs.77.58 lakhs.
 Completed within 10 days and 52417 no of man
days generated.
 Time reduced to reach the water to tail end from 7 days to 4
days.
 Speed of the running/flowing water will be optimized.
 Avoiding wastage of water through seepage, consumption /
evaporation through weed plants.
 Appropriate irrigation to the cultivable area has been thus
ensured.

39. Before
After

40. Before After

41. In order to encourage the self-reliant attitude
of the rural community and their participation,
the Government of Tamil Nadu has a novel
scheme called Self Sufficiency Scheme.
 Implemented both in rural and urban areas.
 Minimum 1/3rd
contribution by public.
 Above 50% contribution, donor can implement the work
 Donor may be individuals, groups, institutions, public or
private companies or from the community.

42. Sl No Year No of works
Allocation
(Rs. In Crores)
1 2011-12 79 9.42
2 2012-13 106 8.68
3 2013-14 61 6.54
TOTAL 246 24.64
By Creating Awareness about the scheme
among the public, the district could achieve
Rs.6.02 crores which is more than district
annual target of Rs.3.50 crores