Appointment of Special Officers to Town Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations, Amendment to Notifications
The Governor of Tamil Nadu, through the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department, issued Government Order, G.O. Ms. No. 68, dated 30th June 2018, amending earlier notifications on the appointment of special officers to town panchayats, municipalities and corporations. The amendments replaced the earlier end date of 30th June 2018 with 31st December 2018 and took effect from 1st July 2018.
What the notifications do
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department notifications under G.O. Ms. No. 68, dated 30th June 2018, extend the period stated in earlier notifications concerning special officers for town panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations. In every listed notification, the words "until the 30th day of June 2018" are replaced with "until the 31st day of December 2018".
The amendments apply from 1st July 2018. They amend notifications originally published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 24th October 2016, which had also been subsequently amended.
Areas and local bodies covered
G.O. Ms. No. 68 covers the earlier notifications relating to:
- Town panchayats and municipalities governed by the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920.
- Chennai City Municipal Corporation.
- Madurai City Municipal Corporation.
- Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation.
- Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation.
- Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation.
- Salem City Municipal Corporation.
- Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation.
- Erode City Municipal Corporation.
- Vellore City Municipal Corporation.
- Thoothukudi City Municipal Corporation.
- Thanjavur City Municipal Corporation.
- Dindigul City Municipal Corporation.
Separate notification numbers, from No. II(2)/MAWS/567(d-1)/2018 to No. II(2)/MAWS/567(d-14)/2018, make the same date substitution for the relevant category of local body or corporation.
Who is affected
The amendments directly concern the administration of the listed town panchayats, municipalities and corporations through special officers. Residents, property owners and professionals dealing with these local bodies may be affected indirectly because the notifications continue the special officer arrangements until 31st December 2018.
Relevance to land and property matters
G.O. Ms. No. 68 does not state any change to land ownership, property boundaries, land classification, planning permission, tax rates or fees. Its stated purpose is limited to amending the end date in the earlier special officer appointment notifications. A property buyer or owner should therefore read it as an administrative governance notification, rather than as a document granting, transferring or restricting property rights.
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Common questions
Did the notifications extend the term of special officers?
Yes. The listed notifications replace 30th June 2018 with 31st December 2018 as the end date.
When did the amendments take effect?
Each amendment came into force from 1st July 2018.
Do these notifications change my land ownership or property boundaries?
The text does not state any change to land ownership or property boundaries. It amends the period stated in earlier notifications concerning special officers for local bodies.
Which municipal corporations are included?
The notifications cover Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Salem, Tiruppur, Erode, Vellore, Thoothukudi, Thanjavur and Dindigul City Municipal Corporations.
