The Tamil Nadu Industrial Township Area Development Authority Act, 1997
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly enacted The Tamil Nadu Industrial Township Area Development Authority Act, 1997, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on Monday, May 12, 1997, to create a Tamil Nadu Industrial Township Area Development Authority for each Industrial Township Area in Tamil Nadu. The Act provides for administration, civic services, planned development, land development and plot allocation in Industrial Township Areas, and it gives the Authority control over certain licensing, planning and building matters within those areas.
What this Act is for
The Tamil Nadu Industrial Township Area Development Authority Act, 1997 creates an Authority for each Industrial Township Area declared by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under Article 243 Q of the Constitution. The Act says this is needed because an Industrial Township will not have a municipality, but it still needs municipal services and planned industrial growth.
The Act extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu. It applies to any Industrial Township from the date notified by the Government, and different dates may be appointed for different Industrial Townships.
Who runs the Authority
For each Industrial Township Area, the Government may constitute an Authority. The Authority is a body corporate.
Its members include:
- one member representing the promoting agency, nominated by the Government
- one member each representing the Factories, Public Health and Town and Country Planning Departments
- one member from among owners of industrial undertakings in the Industrial Township Area
- one member with special knowledge of technical or other aspects of industrial undertakings in the area
- one member representing the interests of persons employed in industrial undertakings in the area
- a Chief Executive Officer appointed by the Authority
The officer of the promoting agency nominated by the Government is the Chairman.
What the Authority can do
The functions of the Authority are to administer the affairs of the Industrial Township Area and secure its planned development and maintenance.
Key functions include:
- meeting civic needs and the requirements of industrial units
- acting as a single point contact for clearances from different agencies or departments
- promoting and assisting rapid and orderly industrial establishment, growth and development
- identifying industrial sites and tying up infrastructure such as power, water, roads, communications, drainage, pollution abatement systems, industrial sheds, housing and common amenity buildings
- acquiring land in the Industrial Township Area
- preparing a development plan
- demarcating and developing sites for industrial, commercial and residential purposes
- providing infrastructure and amenities, including roads and water supply to industrial units
- allocating or transferring developed plots by sale, lease or otherwise, subject to terms and conditions
- regulating the erection of buildings and setting up of industries
- laying down the purpose for which a site or plot may be used
Why this matters to landowners, buyers and industrial units
If land or an industrial unit is inside an Industrial Township Area, the Authority may control how the site is planned, developed, used and transferred. The Authority may also issue directions on building frontage, alignment, open spaces, height, number of residential buildings, shops, workshops, warehouses, factories, walls and fences, amenities, drainage, disposal of industrial waste and disposal of town refuse.
Every allottee or transferee of land or an industrial unit must comply with those directions and take steps to do so as quickly as possible.
Licensing and department powers inside an Industrial Township Area
The Act applies the Factories Act, 1948 and the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939 to Industrial Township Areas, with modifications. In relation to industrial units within the Industrial Township Area:
- the power to grant licence or approval under the Factories Act, 1948 vests with the officer representing the Factories Department and functioning as a member under the control of the Authority
- the power to grant licence or approval under the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939 vests with the Public Health Officer representing the Public Health Department and functioning as a member under the control of the Authority
The Chairman may also appoint officers exercising powers under the Factories Act, 1948, the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939 and the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 as ex officio members for the Industrial Township Area.
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Common questions
Does this Act apply everywhere in Tamil Nadu?
The Tamil Nadu Industrial Township Area Development Authority Act, 1997 extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu. But its provisions apply to an Industrial Township only from the date notified by the Government.
If my land is inside an Industrial Township Area, can the Authority control how I use or build on it?
Yes. The Authority can regulate the erection of buildings and the setting up of industries, lay down whether a site is for industrial, commercial or residential use, and issue directions on matters such as frontage, alignment, open spaces, height, amenities, drainage and waste disposal.
Can the Authority sell or lease developed plots in an Industrial Township Area?
Yes. The Authority may allocate and transfer developed plots of land within the industrial area by sale, lease or otherwise to persons, bodies of persons, companies or industrial undertakings for industrial, commercial or residential purposes, subject to terms and conditions.
Who gives factory and public health licences inside an Industrial Township Area?
Within an Industrial Township Area, the power to grant licence or approval under the Factories Act, 1948 vests with the officer representing the Factories Department and functioning as a member under the control of the Authority. The power under the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939 vests with the Public Health Officer representing the Public Health Department and functioning as a member under the control of the Authority.
