Tamil Nadu Land Pooling Area Development Scheme Rules, 2024
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 16 dated 14 January 2024, ordered publication of the Tamil Nadu Land Pooling Area Development Scheme Rules, 2024, made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu. The rules establish procedures for preparing, publishing, approving and implementing land pooling schemes, including owner notices, objections, appeals, plot redistribution, record updates and ownership certificates.
What the rules govern
The Tamil Nadu Land Pooling Area Development Scheme Rules, 2024 govern how an appropriate planning authority prepares and processes a Land Pooling Area Development Scheme under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. They apply to land and building owners within a proposed scheme area, affected persons, planning authorities and designated officers.
The declaration of intention must be issued in Form A. A copy and map must be forwarded to the relevant Revenue Department, Commissionerate of Survey and Settlement, Commissionerate of Land Administration, Registration Department and local bodies.
Draft scheme and public objections
The Tamil Nadu Land Pooling Area Development Scheme Rules, 2024 require the draft scheme to include:
- Maps showing the scheme area, surrounding area, existing roads, transport links, original plots, proposed boundary changes and final plots.
- A redistribution and tentative valuation statement in Form B.
- The incremental rate used to determine the value of final plots.
- Estimated works, expected completion dates and financial expenditure in Form C.
- Regulations controlling development within the scheme area.
The planning authority must publish the draft scheme within nine months from publication of the declaration of intention. Publication must be in the District Gazette and on the authority's website. Interested persons have sixty days from publication to submit objections. The draft must also be available for inspection at the authority's head office during office hours.
Approval, plots and records
The appropriate planning authority must consider objections and suggestions before submitting the draft scheme, with any modifications, to the Government. A Government approved draft is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and leading local daily newspapers, including one Tamil newspaper.
The Designated Officer must give individual notices in Form E to owners, consult the planning authority about roads, public purpose plots and final plots, and update scheme documents and maps. After Government approval of the preliminary scheme, final plot information is sent to each corresponding owner in Form F. The approved preliminary scheme is also sent for updating and mutation of revenue records without cost to owners.
Final scheme, appeals and certificates
The Designated Officer must prepare the final scheme within nine months from publication of the preliminary scheme and communicate relevant details and amounts to owners through Form G. Appeals may be submitted in Form H to the Director, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority or Urban Development Authority, as applicable. A further appeal to the Government uses Form I.
Within sixty days from publication of the final scheme, the planning authority must issue a land pooling ownership certificate in Form J after obtaining prior concurrence from the Inspector General of Registration. The certificate records the original and final plots, ownership details, a sketch and plot boundaries.
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Common questions
How can I object to a draft land pooling scheme affecting my property?
An interested person may submit an objection to the appropriate planning authority within sixty days from publication of the draft scheme. An objection to a Government approved draft scheme must be submitted to the designated officer in Form D with supporting documents.
Will I have to pay for updating the revenue records after the preliminary scheme is approved?
No. The approved preliminary scheme must be forwarded for updating and mutation of revenue records without any cost to owners.
What happens if ownership of land in the scheme area is disputed?
An officer not below the rank of Revenue Divisional Officer must conduct an inquiry within thirty days from receiving a request from the appropriate planning authority or designated officer.
What information will the land pooling ownership certificate contain?
Form J records the owner's original plot and final plot, ownership details, a sketch of the reconstituted plots and the schedule of land boundaries.
