Organisation : Tamil Nadu Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department
Scheme Name : Chief Minister Solar Powered Green House Scheme (CMSPGHS)
Applicable State/UT : Tamil Nadu
Website : https://www.tnrd.tn.gov.in/schemes/st_cmspghs.php
What is Chief Minister Solar Powered Green House Scheme?
In the Governor’s address on 03.06.2011 in the Legislative Assembly, it was announced that “This Government will launch a ‘Solar Powered Green House Scheme’ for the benefit of the poor in the rural areas and construct houses measuring about 300 square feet at a unit cost of Rs.1.80 lakh by meeting the entire cost by the State Government”.
Related / Similar Facility : Tamil Nadu New Health Insurance Scheme (TN-NHIS)
Accordingly, this Government had ordered for construction of 60,000 Solar Powered Green Houses of 300 square feet each, every year for the next five years commencing from 2011-12 at a unit cost of Rs.1.80 lakhs per house. The scheme is named as “Chief Minister’s Solar Powered Green House Scheme (CMSPGHS).”
Features of the Chief Minister Solar Powered Green House Scheme
** All the people living below poverty line in rural areas are eligible for Solar Powered Green Houses.
** Each house is built with an area of 300 square feet at a unit cost of Rs.1.80 lakh fully funded by the State Government.
** Each house consists of a living room, bed room, kitchen, toilet and verandah apart from Rain Water Harvesting provision.
** Each house is provided with 5 solar powered Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL), one each in bed room, living room, kitchen, toilet and verandah. Each beneficiary is given the option to have an electric connection powered by TNEB, which will be metered.
** The unit cost is Rs.1.80 lakh per house @Rs.1.50 lakh for construction and Rs.30,000/- for Solar Powered Lights.
** The RD & PR Department is entrusted with the construction of houses and Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) is the implementing agency for solar lighting component.
** The Green Houses are constructed either insitu (replacing his/her existing dwelling structure) or in the land owned by the beneficiary elsewhere in the Village Panchayat. No land acquisition is envisaged under this scheme. Only people with patta for their sites are eligible under this scheme.
** The supply, installation and commissioning of solar panels and lights are undertaken directly by TEDA by following established procedures in** co-ordination with the Project Directors of District Rural Development Agencies.
Installation of Solar Powered Home Lighting System
The following modalities shall be followed in the installation, operation and maintenance of solar powered lights:-
** Each house shall have 5 CFL lights through Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) System.
** The internal wiring will be done as part of the civil construction. TEDA will do up to the change over including the installation of the change over switch.
** There shall be a 5 year warranty period inclusive of Comprehensive Maintenance Contract (CAMC) period for the systems supplied, based on the rates quoted. The suppliers should set up District level/ Block level Service Centres. A District level Helpline shall also be installed by the supplier/manufacturer.
** The amount of Rs.30,000/- per house for SPV Home lighting system will be drawn by the Commissioner of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj and deposited with TEDA.
** The subsidy amount eligible for the solar lighting system shall be claimed by Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department from Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), GOI and remitted to Government of Tamil Nadu account. TEDA will facilitate claim of the subsidy from MNRE.
** Any savings and interest accrued by TEDA while implementing the Scheme shall be remitted to the Government of Tamil Nadu account.
** Tenders shall be floated by TEDA as per Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998.
** TEDA shall bring out Brochures/Hand outs and other training materials on the usage and maintenance of the SPV equipments. A Hand out on Dos and Don’ts should also be prepared by TEDA in the local language and distributed to the beneficiaries.
** Training Modules shall be prepared by TEDA to train the Panchayat Presidents, Panchayat Secretaries, select SHG Members and other local functionaries deemed fit, so that they can serve as effective interface between the beneficiaries and suppliers.
Eligibility of the Beneficiaries
The beneficiary should:
** Reside within the Village Panchayat
** Find a place in the BPL permanent wait list of the Village Panchayat;
** Own a site of not less than 300 sq.ft. area
** Have clear patta for the site/house in the name of the head of the family or any other member of the household
** Not own any other pucca concrete house in the village or elsewhere
** Not have been benefited under any other housing scheme of the Government.
Mode of Selection of Beneficiaries
** A permanent wait list of BPL for each Village Panchayat should be drawn and the poorest of the poor should be selected.
** While preparing the list of beneficiaries, priority should be given to differently abled, widows, destitute and deserted women, women headed families, transgender, HIV/AIDS/TB affected who are certified by the Deputy Director (Health Services) concerned and victims of natural calamities such as fire, flood, etc. Priority shall also be given to households having a mentally challenged person in the family.
** Any eligible poor person whose name does not figure in the BPL list can apply to the Block Development Officer and an Assistant Director level officer of RD&PR Department may verify the fact and with the concurrence of District Collector, his name may be included in the BPL list and approval of Grama Sabha shall be obtained for the same.
** In the event of inclusion, his/her name will become a part of the permanent wait list and considered for selection accordingly.
** The Village Panchayat should draw a list of eligible beneficiaries living below poverty line under this scheme and place it before the Grama Sabha for its approval.
Release of funds
** The Commissioner of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj is authorized to draw the annual allocation for CMSPGHS in two half-yearly instalments. The fund in turn will be released to the districts at the rate of Rs.1,50,000/- per house.
** The balance amount at the rate of Rs.30,000/- per house shall be deposited with Chairman & Managing Director, TEDA for the purchase and installation of materials relating to Solar Powered Lighting System.
** The DRDA shall release the funds directly to the respective Village Panchayats. The funds should not be routed through the Blocks.
** A separate Savings Bank Account at District Headquarters shall be opened exclusively for CMSPGHS in the name of District Collector/ Chairman, DRDA. There shall be only one CMSPGHS Savings Bank Account at the district level.