Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 34, Part II, Section 2 (2025)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 34, Part II, Section 2 on 27 August 2025, containing notifications from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department, Health and Family Welfare Department, Home Department, and Housing and Urban Development Department. The notifications cover consolidated stamp duty for specified insurance policies, a tiger conservation steering committee, renewed membership of the State Mental Health Authority after the previous members’ tenure expired, court staffing in Dindigul District, and a listed proposal to include additional areas in the Aranthangi local planning area.
What the Gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 34, Part II, Section 2 publishes Government of Tamil Nadu notifications of interest to sections of the public. For property readers, the contents page lists the inclusion of additional areas in the Aranthangi local planning area under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act. The supplied text does not identify those additional areas or reproduce the detailed Housing and Urban Development Department notification.
Consolidated stamp duty for insurance policies
G.O. (Rt) No. 287, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 5 August 2025, permits the Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Regional Office, Madurai, to pay consolidated stamp duty of Rs. 10,00,000 for insurance policies issued from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026.
This provision concerns stamp duty on the company’s insurance policy issues. The notification does not state that it changes stamp duty on property sale deeds or other land documents.
Tiger conservation committee
G.O. (D). No. 123, Environment, Climate Change and Forests (FR.5), dated 2 June 2025, reconstitutes the State level Steering Committee for coordination, monitoring, protection and conservation of tigers, co-predators and prey animals within Tamil Nadu’s tiger range.
Key provisions include:
- The Chief Minister is Chairperson.
- The Minister in charge of Forests is Vice Chairperson.
- Members include government officials, tiger reserve field directors, wildlife experts, tribal representatives and departmental representatives.
- Non-official members have a three-year tenure from 2 June 2025.
State Mental Health Authority
G.O. Ms. No. 70, Health and Family Welfare (EAP-I-2), dated 21 March 2025, nominates members to the State Mental Health Authority. Renewal was required because the tenure of the previously nominated members had ended.
The nominated categories include an eminent psychiatrist, mental health professional, psychiatric social worker, clinical psychologist, mental health nurse, people with experience of mental illness, caregivers and representatives of non-governmental organisations providing mental health services. Dr. P. P. Kannan is nominated as the member from a government medical college psychiatry department.
District court arrangements
G.O. Ms. No. 390, Home (Courts-III), dated 4 August 2025, increases the number of District Munsifs for Dindigul District to eleven from the date the District Munsif assumes charge at Gujiliamparai. A companion notification fixes one District Munsif for the District Munsif’s Court at Gujiliamparai.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change the planning status of land near Aranthangi?
The contents page lists the inclusion of additional areas in the Aranthangi local planning area. The supplied text does not name the areas, so it is not enough to determine whether a particular property is included.
Does the consolidated stamp duty apply to my property sale deed?
The notification applies to insurance policies issued by the Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Regional Office, Madurai. It does not state that property sale deeds are covered.
Has a new court arrangement been made for Gujiliamparai?
Yes. The Gazette provides for one District Munsif at the District Munsif’s Court at Gujiliamparai and increases the total number of District Munsifs in Dindigul District to eleven when that officer assumes charge.
Were the State Mental Health Authority members renewed?
Yes. G.O. Ms. No. 70, Health and Family Welfare (EAP-I-2), dated 21 March 2025, makes fresh nominations because the tenure of the previously nominated members had ended.
