G.O. Ms. No. 2395, Approval of Draft Master Plan for Madras Metropolitan Area, 1976
The Rural Development and Local Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. Ms. No. 2395 dated 4 December 1976, approving the draft Master Plan for the Madras Metropolitan Area subject to modifications recommended by a government committee. It also directs publication of the appended notification in the next issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
What the document does
The Rural Development and Local Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. Ms. No. 2395 dated 4 December 1976. It records government approval of the draft Master Plan prepared by the Madras Metropolitan Development Authority for the Madras Metropolitan Area, subject to modifications recommended by a committee constituted by the Government.
The approval followed public consultation, review by the Madras Metropolitan Development Authority, examination by a government committee, and consultation with the Director of Town and Country Planning.
How the Master Plan was considered
The draft Master Plan for the Madras Metropolitan Area was notified for public information on 5 August 1975. Objections and suggestions were invited, and information was sent to heads of departments and constituent local bodies in the Madras Metropolitan Area.
The process recorded in G.O. Ms. No. 2395 included:
- A special committee of the Madras Metropolitan Development Authority considered the objections and suggestions received.
- The Madras Metropolitan Development Authority finalised the draft Master Plan in light of the special committee's suggestions.
- The finalised draft was forwarded to the Government for approval under section 28 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
- A committee constituted by the Government examined the draft and suggested modifications.
- The Government consulted the Director of Town and Country Planning, who accepted the committee's suggestions.
- The Government accepted the committee's recommendation and approved the draft Master Plan subject to those modifications.
Who may be affected
G.O. Ms. No. 2395 concerns the Master Plan for the Madras Metropolitan Area. It is relevant to people, professionals, departments and constituent local bodies interested in planning within that area.
The supplied document does not identify individual properties, survey numbers, land use classifications or the specific modifications recommended by the government committee. A buyer or owner cannot determine the planning status of a particular property from this one-page order alone.
Gazette publication
G.O. Ms. No. 2395 directs that the appended notification be published in the next issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The supplied page records that publication direction but does not include the text of the appended notification.
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Common questions
Did the Government approve the Madras Metropolitan Area draft Master Plan?
Yes. The Government approved it subject to modifications suggested by the committee constituted to examine the draft.
Were public objections and suggestions considered?
Yes. The draft was notified for public information on 5 August 1975, and a special committee of the Madras Metropolitan Development Authority considered the objections and suggestions received.
Does G.O. Ms. No. 2395 show the land use of a particular property?
No. The supplied page does not list survey numbers, individual properties or land use classifications.
Was Gazette publication required?
Yes. The Rural Development and Local Administration Department directed that the appended notification be published in the next issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
