G.O. (Ms.) No. 107, Gandarvakottai Village Panchayat Reorganisation, 2026
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 107 dated 5 June 2026, excluding the entire area of Gandarvakottai Village Panchayat from the Gandarvakottai Panchayat Development Block in Pudukkottai District. The notification partially modifies the earlier declaration of the development block because the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department had constituted the same area as Gandarvakottai Town Panchayat.
What the notification changes
G.O. (Ms.) No. 107 dated 5 June 2026 of the Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, changes the rural local government arrangement for Gandarvakottai in Pudukkottai District.
- The entire local area of Gandarvakottai Village Panchayat is excluded from the Gandarvakottai Panchayat Development Block.
- The earlier notification declaring the Gandarvakottai Panchayat Development Block is partially modified to reflect this exclusion.
- The reason for the change is that the entire Village Panchayat area was constituted as Gandarvakottai Town Panchayat.
- The exclusion was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu using powers under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994.
Related Town Panchayat notification
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department notification records that the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department had already constituted the entire Gandarvakottai Village Panchayat area as Gandarvakottai Town Panchayat. That action was published as Notification No. II(2)/MAWS/220(z)/2026 on page 1 of Part II, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 14 March 2026.
The later exclusion from the Panchayat Development Block aligns the rural local government records with the constitution of the area as a Town Panchayat.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 107 dated 5 June 2026 directly concerns the local area formerly administered as Gandarvakottai Village Panchayat. Residents, property owners, buyers and professionals dealing with property in that area should note that the document identifies the entire area as Gandarvakottai Town Panchayat rather than part of the rural Panchayat Development Block arrangement.
The notification concerns local government classification and boundaries. It does not provide property survey details, ownership changes, tax rates, planning requirements or approval procedures for individual properties.
Election wards
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department states that, following the exclusion of the area from the Gandarvakottai Panchayat Development Block, wards will be divided for the next ordinary election. The notification does not provide the ward boundaries or the number of wards.
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Common questions
Is Gandarvakottai Village Panchayat still part of the Gandarvakottai Panchayat Development Block?
No. G.O. (Ms.) No. 107 dated 5 June 2026 excludes the entire local area of Gandarvakottai Village Panchayat from that development block.
Why was the Gandarvakottai area removed from the rural development block?
The entire Village Panchayat area had been constituted as Gandarvakottai Town Panchayat by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department.
Does the notification change ownership of land in Gandarvakottai?
The notification does not state any change to land ownership. It deals with the area's local government classification and its exclusion from the Panchayat Development Block.
Does the notification show the new election ward boundaries?
No. It states only that wards will be divided for the next ordinary election following the exclusion.
