Reconstitution of the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women by Nomination of Certain Persons as Chairperson and Members
The Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department issued G.O.Ms. No.10, Social Welfare and Women Empowerment [SW.3(2)], dated 11 February 2022, reconstituting the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women by nominating a Chairperson and members for three-year terms. The notification supersedes the Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department notification dated 16 February 2021, and its subject is Commission membership rather than land or property matters.
What the notification does
G.O.Ms. No.10, Social Welfare and Women Empowerment [SW.3(2)], dated 11 February 2022, reconstitutes the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the nominations under the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women Act, 2008.
The notification supersedes Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department Notification No. II(2)/SWNMP/94(I)/2021, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 16 February 2021.
Chairperson and members nominated
G.O.Ms. No.10 appoints the following people to the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women:
- Tmt. A. S. Kumari, Chairperson, Chennai District.
- Dr. Malathi Narayanasamy, Member, Krishnagiri District.
- Tmt. P. Geetha Natarajan, Member, Erode District.
- Tmt. P. Seethapathy, Member, Villupuram District.
- Tmt. M. S. K. Bhavani Rajenthiran, Member, Ramanathapuram District.
- Tmt. R. Rani, Member, Trichirappalli District.
- Tmt. K. Sivagamasundari, Member and Member of the Legislative Assembly.
- Tmt. M. Varalakshmi, Member and Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Terms and conditions
G.O.Ms. No.10 provides the following conditions for the nominated Chairperson and members:
- The Chairperson and members hold office for three years.
- Their honorarium, allowances and other service conditions are governed by the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women (Honorarium, Allowances and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Members) Rules, 2013.
- Members nominated from among the Members of the Legislative Assembly cease to serve on the Commission when they stop being Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly or when their three-year Commission tenure ends, whichever happens first.
- There is no change to the official members of the Commission.
Relevance to property matters
G.O.Ms. No.10 concerns the composition and service terms of the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women. It does not set out provisions relating to land ownership, property registration, land use, planning or development, so the notification does not impose a property-related requirement on buyers or owners.
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Common questions
Does this notification change any Tamil Nadu land or property rule?
No property or land rule is set out in the notification. It deals with nominations and service terms for the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women.
How long will the nominated Chairperson and members hold office?
The Chairperson and members hold office for three years.
What happens to Commission members who are Members of the Legislative Assembly?
Their Commission membership ends when they cease to be Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly or complete the three-year Commission tenure, whichever occurs first.
Did the notification change the Commission's official members?
No. G.O.Ms. No.10 states that there shall be no change in the official members of the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women.
