G.O. (Ms.) No. 97, Withdrawal of Erode Corporation Lands, 2026
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 97 on 12 March 2026, recording the Governor of Tamil Nadu's withdrawal of specified government road and cart-track land in Erode A and Erode B villages from the control of the Erode Municipal Corporation. The withdrawal, connected with granting house-site pattas under a one-time regularisation scheme, takes effect from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 12 March 2026.
What the notification does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 97 of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department withdraws two specified portions of land from the control of the Erode Municipal Corporation. The Governor of Tamil Nadu exercised the power under sub-section (2) of section 118 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998.
The Tamil heading describes the withdrawal as part of granting house-site pattas under a one-time regularisation scheme. The scheduled lands were recorded as Government Poramboke Vandipathai, meaning a government cart track, and Government Poramboke Salai, meaning a government road.
Lands covered
The schedule covers land in Erode Taluk and Erode District, within the Erode Municipal Corporation limits:
- Erode A Village: Survey Number 438/4, classified before subdivision as Government Poramboke Vandipathai. Its total extent is shown as 0.40.00 hectares, with 0.03.84 hectares withdrawn. After subdivision, Survey Number 438/4 remains Government Poramboke Vandipathai, while Survey Numbers 438/7 to 438/17 are recorded as Natham.
- Erode B Village: Survey Number 164, classified before subdivision as Government Poramboke Salai. Its total extent is shown as 0.43.77.5 hectares, with 0.03.88.4 hectares withdrawn. After subdivision, Survey Number 164/1 remains Government Poramboke Salai, while Survey Numbers 164/2 to 164/13 are recorded as Natham.
The schedule also identifies the surrounding survey numbers. For Erode A, they are 440 on the east, 437 on the west, 438/2, 438/3 and 438/5 on the north, and 439 on the south. For Erode B, they are 424 on the east, 64 on the west, 64 and 424 on the north, and 76 on the south.
Who should check it
G.O. (Ms.) No. 97 is relevant to occupants, owners, buyers and professionals dealing with the listed survey numbers or their subdivisions. They should compare the survey number, subdivision, classification, extent and boundaries in their property records with the gazette schedule.
The notification withdraws municipal control over the scheduled portions. It does not name individual beneficiaries or state that an individual patta has been issued.
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Common questions
Does the notification apply to all land in Erode Municipal Corporation?
No. It applies only to the scheduled portions in Survey Number 438/4 in Erode A Village and Survey Number 164 in Erode B Village, including the subdivisions listed in the schedule.
When did the withdrawal from Erode Municipal Corporation control take effect?
It took effect from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, 12 March 2026.
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 97 itself grant me a house-site patta?
The notification links the withdrawal to granting house-site pattas under a one-time regularisation scheme, but it does not identify any individual beneficiary or state that a particular person has received a patta.
What land classifications are shown after subdivision?
In Erode A Village, Survey Number 438/4 remains Government Poramboke Vandipathai and Survey Numbers 438/7 to 438/17 are shown as Natham. In Erode B Village, Survey Number 164/1 remains Government Poramboke Salai and Survey Numbers 164/2 to 164/13 are shown as Natham.
