Notification Regarding the Procurement of Coal by the Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited Either from the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board or the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited Under Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Finance Department (Salaries), issued G.O. Ms. No. 179 on 4 May 2009 to notify coal procurement by the Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited under the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998. It allows the corporation to procure coal from either the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board or the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited, depending on which source is advantageous.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 179, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Finance Department (Salaries), on 4 May 2009, concerns the purchase of coal by the Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited. The Governor of Tamil Nadu issued the notification under clause (f) of Section 16 of the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998.
The notification identifies two organisations from which the Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited may procure coal. The corporation may choose whichever of the two sources is advantageous.
Organisations covered
The coal procurement arrangement applies to the following organisations:
- The Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited is the purchasing organisation.
- The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board is one permitted source of coal.
- The Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited is the other permitted source of coal.
- The Governor of Tamil Nadu formally notified the procurement arrangement.
- The Government of Tamil Nadu, Finance Department (Salaries), issued G.O. Ms. No. 179.
Key provisions
The Government of Tamil Nadu notification provides that:
- The procurement is specifically for coal.
- The purchaser is the Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited.
- Coal may be procured from either the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board or the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited.
- The choice between the two suppliers depends on which option is advantageous.
- The notification was made under clause (f) of Section 16 of the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998.
The source text does not set out procurement quantities, prices, contract periods or a method for deciding which source is advantageous.
Relevance to land and property
G.O. Ms. No. 179 deals with coal procurement by a government corporation. The source text does not create or change any land classification, ownership right, planning requirement, building restriction, registration process or property charge.
A property buyer, owner or land professional in Tamil Nadu is therefore not identified as a person directly governed by the notification. Its stated application is limited to the procurement arrangement involving the Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited and the two named potential coal suppliers.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect the purchase or ownership of land in Tamil Nadu?
The source text contains no provision about land purchase, ownership, classification, registration or development. It concerns coal procurement by the Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited.
From whom can the Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited procure coal?
It may procure coal from either the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board or the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited, whichever is advantageous.
Which department issued G.O. Ms. No. 179?
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Finance Department (Salaries), issued G.O. Ms. No. 179 on 4 May 2009.
Does the notification specify coal prices or quantities?
No coal price or quantity is stated in the source text. It only identifies the purchaser, the two possible suppliers and the requirement to use whichever source is advantageous.
