Kovalam village RCC

I have been asked many questions as regards the SGH, PLF and HLF and so on. I am reproducing a Taminadu Government note on this subject and hope this clarifies most doubts. The State of Tamilnadu has an evolved system of Self Help Groups which seek and obtain Micro Credit Financing and these groups are self sufficient in their management. The Govt. does provide the basic framework in all villages for their working. One Abbreviation which will not be covered here is ECR - this is east Coast Road on which the village of Kovalam is situate. The RCC at Kovalam discussed the involvement of women its running and as they were closely involved with the PLF, SHG and so on these abbreviations were used. I hope the below given note clarifies. I have given the meaning of tamil words in the note in brackets.


Mahalir Thittam (Women's scheme) – Restructuring of Panchayat (village council) Level Federations - Structure of Panchayat Level
Federation (PLF) Membership Qualifications, Administrative structure of Federation, duties and
responsibilities, Formation of Social Audit Committee, Bank Accounts and Maintenance of
Registers, Income and Expenditure and Formation of Habitation Level Forums and its functions –
Approval of Detailed guidelines
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS-3) Department
G.O.(Ms) No. 125
Dated: 21.7.2008.
Read:
1. G.O.Ms.No.116 SW & NMP Department, dated: 31.7.2002.
2. G.O Ms No. 132 Rural Department & Panchayat
Raj (CGS-I) Department, dated 20.07.2007.
3. G.O Ms No. 177, Rural Department & Panchayat
Raj (CGS-II) Department, dated 05.12.2006.
4. G.O Ms.No. 104, Rural Department & Panchayat
Raj (CGS-I) Department, dated 19.06.2007
5. From the Managing Director, TNCDW Ltd D.O.Lr.No.
1719/B/2008 dated 7.7.2008.
ORDER:
In the Government Order first read above, orders prescribing norms for formation of
Panchayat Level Federation and Block level Federation, its Membership, imparting Training,
Functions, Systems & Procedures to be followed in the Federation, were issued.
2.
The Honourable Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration has
announced on the floor of the Assembly that “PLFs will be restructured and will be registered so
as to give them legal status”. Based on the announcement, the Managing Director, Tamil Nadu
Corporation for Development of Women Limited in his letter 5th read above, has sent a proposal
stating that many PLFs continue to be weak due to various reasons and variation of number of
Self Help Groups (SHGs) and number of habitations in the Village Panchayats of Tamil Nadu,
there is an imperative need to restructure the present PLFs and requested orders of Government
to restructure the PLFs.
3. The Government after careful consideration of the proposal of the Managing Director,
Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women Limited issue the following changes to the
Government Order first read above in relation to restructuring of Panchayat Level Federation.
(i) The Panchayat Level Federation of Self Help Groups will be at two levels i.e at
Habitation level and at Panchayat Level. The Government order that at Habitation
Level a Habitation Level Forum (HLF) and at Panchayat Level a Panchayat Level
Federation (PLF) of SHGs shall be formed. The structure of the Panchayat Level
Federation of SHGs, the qualification and membership, PLF and Habitation Level
Forums of SHGs, and their Administration and other activities etc. are prescribed in
the detailed guidelines annexed to this order. The units mentioned as above shall be
formed and function accordingly.
(ii) All the reorganized PLFs shall register under Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act
1975.
(iii) The Government authorize the Prinicipal Secretary to Government, Rural Development
& Panchayat Raj Department to amend the guidelines based on the operational
requirement, in consultation with the Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Corporation for
Development of Women Limited.
(By Order of the Governor)
K.ASHOK VARDHAN SHETTY,
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT