G.O.(Ms).No. 16, Tamil Nadu Land Pooling Area Development Scheme Rules, 2024
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No. 16 dated 14 January 2024, notifying the Tamil Nadu Land Pooling Area Development Scheme Rules, 2024 made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu. The rules establish procedures for publishing, preparing, approving and implementing land pooling schemes, including objections, appeals, ownership records, final plots and development applications.
What the rules govern
The Tamil Nadu Land Pooling Area Development Scheme Rules, 2024 govern the procedure for Land Pooling Area Development Schemes under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. They apply to planning authorities, designated officers, government bodies, landowners and other people affected by land included in a scheme.
The rules require a planning authority's declaration of intention to be issued in Form A. A copy of the declaration and map must also be sent to the relevant Revenue Department, survey, land administration, registration and local body authorities.
Draft scheme and public participation
The Tamil Nadu Land Pooling Area Development Scheme Rules, 2024 require the Draft Scheme to include:
- Maps showing the scheme area, surrounding area, roads, transport links, original plots, existing buildings and proposed plot boundaries.
- A plan showing the plots after execution of the Final Scheme.
- The incremental rate used to determine the value of the final plot.
- A redistribution and tentative valuation statement in Form B.
- Estimated works, expected completion dates and financial expenditure in Form C.
- Regulations controlling development within the scheme area.
The appropriate 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 raise objections, and the Draft Scheme must be available for inspection at the authority's head office during office hours.
Decisions, records and ownership
The designated officer must issue individual notices to landowners when preparing the Preliminary Scheme. After government approval, information about the final plot must be sent to the corresponding owner in Form F.
The approved Preliminary Scheme must be forwarded for mutation and updating of revenue records without cost to owners. The designated officer must prepare the Final Scheme within nine months from publication of the Preliminary Scheme and communicate relevant amounts and details to each owner in Form G.
Within sixty days from publication of the Final Scheme, the appropriate planning authority must issue a land pooling ownership certificate in Form J, after prior concurrence from the Inspector General of Registration. It must identify the original plot and final plot, ownership details, a sketch of the reconstituted plots and boundary schedules.
Objections, appeals and development
A person affected by an approved Draft Scheme may submit objections in Form D with supporting documents. Appeals against specified designated officer decisions may be made in Form H to the relevant Director, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority or Urban Development Authority. A further appeal to the Government may be made in Form I. Applications by specified non-government applicants for development permission must use Form K.
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Common questions
How long do I have to object to a Draft Scheme?
Interested persons may raise objections within sixty days from the date on which the Draft Scheme is published.
Where can I inspect a Draft Scheme?
The Draft Scheme must be open for public inspection at the head office of the appropriate planning authority during office hours. It must also be published in the District Gazette and on the authority's website.
Will owners have to pay for updating revenue records after the Preliminary Scheme is approved?
No. The approved Preliminary Scheme must be forwarded to the relevant authorities for updating and mutation of revenue records without any cost to owners.
What information will the land pooling ownership certificate contain?
The Form J certificate must contain details of the owner's original plot and final plot, ownership information, a sketch of the reconstituted plots and the schedule of land boundaries.
