Appointment of Sanitary Officers or the Sanitary Inspectors of the City Municipal Corporations and the Municipalities under the Act
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. Ms. No. 3, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA2), dated 13th January 2016, appointing specified local body officials as Inspectors under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013. It gives each appointed Inspector authority within the local limits of the relevant City Municipal Corporation, Municipality or Town Panchayat.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 3, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA2), dated 13th January 2016, was issued by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. It appoints specified officers of urban local bodies as Inspectors for the purposes of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.
The appointment was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu using the power provided by the Act. The notification was published as No. II(2)/MAWS/35(b)/2016 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary.
Officials appointed as Inspectors
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department appoints the following local body officials:
- Sanitary Officers or Sanitary Inspectors, as applicable, of the City Municipal Corporations.
- Sanitary Officers or Sanitary Inspectors, as applicable, of the Municipalities, except Sembakkam Municipality.
- The Municipal Commissioner of Sembakkam Municipality.
- Executive Officers of the Town Panchayats.
Sembakkam Municipality is treated differently from other Municipalities. Its Municipal Commissioner, rather than its Sanitary Officer or Sanitary Inspector, is appointed as the Inspector.
Territorial authority
Each appointed Inspector may exercise powers under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, only within the local limits of the City Municipal Corporation, Municipality or Town Panchayat connected with that official's appointment.
The notification does not create one statewide territorial jurisdiction for every appointed official. It links each Inspector's authority to the relevant local body's boundaries.
Who may be affected
The appointment directly concerns Sanitary Officers, Sanitary Inspectors, the Municipal Commissioner of Sembakkam Municipality and Executive Officers of Town Panchayats. It also identifies the local officials responsible for exercising Inspector powers under the Act within urban local body limits.
For property buyers, owners and professionals, the notification does not set land ownership rules, building approval requirements, land use controls, taxes, rates or fees. Its subject is the appointment and territorial jurisdiction of Inspectors under the Act.
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Common questions
Who acts as the Inspector in a Tamil Nadu Municipality?
The Sanitary Officer or Sanitary Inspector, as applicable, is appointed as the Inspector. Sembakkam Municipality is the exception, where the Municipal Commissioner is appointed.
Who is appointed as Inspector in a Town Panchayat?
The Executive Officer of the Town Panchayat is appointed as the Inspector for the purposes of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.
Can an appointed Inspector exercise powers anywhere in Tamil Nadu?
No. Each Inspector's territorial jurisdiction is limited to the local limits connected with the relevant City Municipal Corporation, Municipality or Town Panchayat.
Does the notification change property ownership or land use rules?
No property ownership or land use provisions are included. The notification concerns the appointment and territorial jurisdiction of Inspectors under the Act.
