G.O. (Ms.) No. 127, Creation of Jamunamarathur Revenue Taluk, 2018
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Unit, issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 127 on 6 April 2018, creating Jamunamarathur revenue taluk in Tiruvannamalai district. The order reorganises Chengam, Kalasapakkam and Polur taluks, transfers 34 revenue villages to the new taluk, and makes Kovilur Madura Jamunamarathur its headquarters. The change affects the revenue administration jurisdiction of land and residents in the transferred villages.
What the document does
Government Order (Ms.) No. 127, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Unit, on 6 April 2018, creates Jamunamarathur as a new revenue taluk in Tiruvannamalai district. The order was published by the department in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 2 May 2018 under Notification No. II(1)/REV/9/2018.
The new taluk is formed by reorganising three existing taluks:
- 14 revenue villages are separated from Chengam taluk.
- 3 revenue villages are separated from Kalasapakkam taluk.
- 17 revenue villages are separated from Polur taluk.
- The resulting Jamunamarathur taluk contains 34 revenue villages and 9 village panchayats.
- Kovilur Madura Jamunamarathur is designated as the taluk headquarters.
Administrative boundaries
Government Order (Ms.) No. 127 places Jamunamarathur taluk within the Tiruvannamalai revenue division. The new taluk covers 125.87 square kilometres and has a stated population of 47,349.
The reorganisation leaves:
- Polur taluk with 97 revenue villages.
- Chengam taluk with 107 revenue villages.
- Kalasapakkam taluk with 51 revenue villages.
The proposal identified Puliyur and Nammiyampattu as the two firkas within the new taluk. The government accepted the reorganisation because the included settlements are hill villages and the distances between villages are substantial.
Who is affected
Government Order (Ms.) No. 127 affects people and land located in the 34 transferred revenue villages. Their taluk level revenue administration moves from Chengam, Kalasapakkam or Polur to Jamunamarathur.
For a property buyer, owner or professional, the important issue is whether the land falls within one of those transferred villages. The document changes administrative jurisdiction. It does not describe any transfer or cancellation of individual property ownership.
Offices, staff and funding
Government Order (Ms.) No. 127 provides for 47 posts through redeployment and creates 33 new posts, including 6 Village Administrative Officer posts. It sanctions annual recurring expenditure of Rs. 1,43,33,016 and non recurring expenditure of Rs. 19,02,446 for staffing, office operations, vehicles and equipment.
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Common questions
Does this document create a new taluk in Tiruvannamalai district?
Yes. Government Order (Ms.) No. 127 creates Jamunamarathur revenue taluk, with Kovilur Madura Jamunamarathur as its headquarters.
How many villages were moved into Jamunamarathur taluk?
The new taluk contains 34 revenue villages, comprising 14 from Chengam, 3 from Kalasapakkam and 17 from Polur.
Does the order change ownership of private land?
The document changes revenue administration boundaries and does not describe any change to individual property ownership.
When was the new taluk order issued and published?
The Government of Tamil Nadu issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 127 on 6 April 2018. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department published it in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 2 May 2018.
