Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 31 (31 II 2 v7)

What the gazette covers

The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 31 on August 5, 2015. The issue contains notifications and orders from the Highways and Minor Ports Department, Home Department, and Labour and Employment Department, including land acquisitions, police jurisdiction changes and an Employees’ State Insurance exemption.

Highway land acquisitions

The Highways and Minor Ports Department issued two acquisition notifications under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001:

• Government Order (D) No. 142, Highways and Minor Ports (HP1), dated July 1, 2015, acquires 0.50.5 hectares of dry land in Thindamangalam Village, Omalur Taluk, Salem District. The land is needed to form a village road branching from the Omalur to Mecheri road and connecting Natchuvayanur Puthur and Poosariyur through Thindamangalam.
• Government Order (Ms.) No. 77, Highways and Minor Ports (HS2), dated July 17, 2015, acquires 7,050 square metres of punjai land in Gunaramanallur Village, Tenkasi Taluk, Tirunelveli District. The land is required for construction of the Tenkasi bypass road.
• Both schedules identify survey numbers, acquisition extents and owners or interested persons. The Gunaramanallur schedule also records affected trees and compound walls.
• The Thindamangalam plan is available at the office of the District Collector, Salem. The Gunaramanallur plan is available at the office of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Tenkasi. Both may be inspected during office hours.

Police jurisdiction in Coimbatore District

The Home Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 542, Home (Police 14), dated July 17, 2015. It places Karumathampatti, Annur and Kovilpalayam Police Stations under the Karumathampatti Sub-Division instead of the Periyanaickenpalayam Sub-Division. It also places Chettipalayam and Sulur Police Stations under the Karumathampatti Sub-Division instead of the Perur Sub-Division.

Employees’ State Insurance exemption

The Labour and Employment Department issued Government Order (D) No. 319, Labour and Employment (L1), dated July 7, 2015, exempting permanent employees of the Tamil Nadu Ex-Servicemen’s Corporation Limited from the Employees’ State Insurance Act for a specified period.

Key conditions include:

• The employer must keep a register of exempted employees and their designations.
• Benefits earned from contributions paid before the exemption continue.
• Contributions already paid for the exempted period will not be refunded.
• Required returns, records and access for authorised inspection must still be provided.